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Energies, Volume 14, Issue 12

June-2 2021 - 355 articles

Cover Story: When developing a sustainability plan in a complex and heavily urbanized territory, one of the most relevant options available is installing rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels. This study develops an approach based on a cluster analysis of the urban/morphological characteristics of the municipalities. Once a clear group diversification is obtained, the roof surface of the center of gravity of each cluster is extrapolated to all similar settlements. This, together with the information of local solar irradiation, allowed us to compute each cluster’s potential solar energy production and its capability to respond to the local energy demand, a key parameter to decide about the possibility of a local smart electricity network. Finally, the emissions avoided thanks to solar PV development are computed in terms of carbon dioxide and other relevant pollutants. View this paper
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Articles (355)

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,823 Views
12 Pages

21 June 2021

Plaster has, from ancient times, been used as a decorative material. However, the advances in materials engineering such as thermal and moisture control provide new opportunities. Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) have been found to possess passive mois...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,038 Views
4 Pages

21 June 2021

Power network operators are rapidly incorporating wind power generation into their power grids to meet the widely accepted carbon neutrality targets and facilitate the transition from conventional fossil-fuel energy sources to the clean and low-carbo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,833 Views
16 Pages

Potential of the Middle Cambrian Aquifer for Carbon Dioxide Storage in the Baltic States

  • Jānis Krūmiņš,
  • Māris Kļaviņš,
  • Aija Dēliņa,
  • Raivo Damkevics and
  • Valdis Segliņš

21 June 2021

The importance of CO2 removal from the atmosphere has long been an essential topic due to climate change. In this paper, the authors aim to demonstrate the suitability of the underground reservoirs for CO2 storage based on their geological characteri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,402 Views
17 Pages

Using the Multi-Criteria Model for Optimization of Operational Routes of Thermal Power Plants

  • Cayo Cid de França Moraes,
  • Plácido Rogério Pinheiro,
  • Ivo Goncalves Rolim,
  • Jose Luis da Silva Costa,
  • Marcos da Silva Elias Junior and
  • Sidney Jose Meireles De Andrade

21 June 2021

The constant problems evidenced in the Brazilian hydrological scenario, where the source of hydraulic potential corresponds to about 63.9% of the energy matrix, coupled with the exponential growth in the supply of renewable energy, corroborates the i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,350 Views
19 Pages

Design of a Smart Nanogrid for Increasing Energy Efficiency of Buildings

  • Yerasimos Yerasimou,
  • Marios Kynigos,
  • Venizelos Efthymiou and
  • George E. Georghiou

21 June 2021

Distributed generation (DG) systems are growing in number, diversifying in driving technologies and providing substantial energy quantities in covering the energy needs of the interconnected system in an optimal way. This evolution of technologies is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,436 Views
17 Pages

Robust Predictive Power Control of N*3-Phase PMSM for Flywheel Energy Storage Systems Application

  • Wenjuan Zhang,
  • Yu Li,
  • Gongping Wu,
  • Zhimeng Rao,
  • Jian Gao and
  • Derong Luo

21 June 2021

In this study, a robust predictive power control (R-PPC) method for an N*3-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) is developed in the field of flywheel energy storage systems application, which can effectively improve robustness against indu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,034 Views
21 Pages

21 June 2021

This paper proposes a novel model predictive current control scheme for two-stage matrix converter. The switching frequency is kept constant by fixing the switching instant. The control strategy achieves to control source reactive power in the input...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,265 Views
11 Pages

Reduction of Fractionation of Lightweight Slurry to Geothermal Boreholes

  • Marcin Kremieniewski,
  • Bartłomiej Jasiński,
  • Grzegorz Zima and
  • Łukasz Kut

21 June 2021

When designing the cement slurry for casing string cementing in geothermal boreholes, the appropriate thermal conductivity is selected. In the zone of geothermal water, where thermal energy is collected, cement slurry is used, from which the cement s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,011 Views
18 Pages

Complementing Syngas with Natural Gas in Spark Ignition Engines for Power Production: Effects on Emissions and Combustion

  • Carlo Caligiuri,
  • Urban Žvar Baškovič,
  • Massimiliano Renzi,
  • Tine Seljak,
  • Samuel Rodman Oprešnik,
  • Marco Baratieri and
  • Tomaž Katrašnik

21 June 2021

Power generation units based on the bio-syngas system face two main challenges due to (i) the possible temporary shortage of primary sources and (ii) the engine power derating associated with the use of low-energy density fuels in combustion engines....

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,651 Views
17 Pages

21 June 2021

When developing a sustainability plan in a complex and heavily urbanized territory, one of the most relevant options available is installing rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels. Thus, it is essential to determine the amount of available surface and the...

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Energies - ISSN 1996-1073