Rome (IT), 07-08 November 2019 Last week the Joint EERA – SmiLES Workshop on Hybrid Energy and Energy Storage Systems was held in Rome. Prof. Giovanna Cavazzini of the TES research group organized the workshop in collaboration with Manuel Baumann (KIT), Atle Harby (SINTEF) and Marco Ferraro (CNR) within the framework of the EERA Joint…
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Is it possible to numerically analyse the impact of the introduction of hydrualic turbines in a water distribution network? See the results of our analysis on the optimization of the energy recovery potential in a South African water distribution network in the paper presented at the HYDRO 2019 Conference in Porto (Portugal): Van Dijk M.,…
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Can nanofluids increase the performance of ORC systems? Is it possible to extract additional heat thanks to innovative nanoparticles? In collaboration with dr. Peter McGrail of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory we have experimentally determined the behaviour of the nanoparticle MIL101, a robust Metal Organic Heat Carrier, combined with the working fluid R245fa. The resulting semi-empirical…
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La prof.ssa Cavazzini è intervenuta al convegno “Domotica avanzata e sistemi di controllo per l’efficienza energetica negli edifici: aspetti tecnici ed economici”, organizzato Alperia Bartucci e da ANACI con il patrocinio di ENEA e del GSE. Quello degli edifici figura tra i principali settori per consumi rappresentando il 39% degli usi finali di energia: adottare…
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The University of Padova (Italy) is seeking outstanding researchers of any age and nationality to leverage successful applications for the next ERC Starting Grant call, that is funded by the European Commission Framework programme Horizon 2020. ERC Starting Grants are open to potential Principal Investigators with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD, a…
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