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Dr. Alessandro Colangelo
Politecnico di Torino

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Journal article
Published: 11 February 2021 in Sustainability
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With the 2010/31/EU directive, all new buildings shall be nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEB) from 2020 onward, with the aim of strongly reducing the energy consumption related to the building sector. To achieve this goal, it is not sufficient to focus on the design of the building envelope; smart and efficient energy management is necessary. Moreover, to ensure the adoption of RES systems in the built environment, innovative technologies need to be further developed in order to increase their cost-effectiveness, energy efficiency and integration capability. This paper proposes a synthesis, design and operation optimization of an integrated multi-energy system composed of traditional and innovative renewable technologies, developed within the European project Re-COGNITION. A biogas-based micro cogeneration unit, lightweight glass-free photovoltaic modules, a passive variable geometry small wind turbine optimized for an urban environment and latent heat thermal storage based on phase change materials are some of the technologies developed within the Re-COGNITION project. The optimization problem is solved to contemporarily evaluate (a) the optimal design and (b) the optimal operations of the set of technologies considering both investment and operating costs, using mixed integer non-linear programming. The optimization is applied to the four pilots that are developed during the project, in various European cities (Turin (Italy), Corby (United Kingdom), Thessaloniki (Greece), Cluj-Napoca (Romania). Simulation results show that the development and optimal exploitation of new technologies through optimization strategies provide significant benefits in terms of cost (between 11% and 42%) and emissions (between 10% and 25%), managing building import/export energy and charge/discharge storage cycles.

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Giulia Mancò; Elisa Guelpa; Alessandro Colangelo; Alessandro Virtuani; Tommaso Morbiato; Vittorio Verda. Innovative Renewable Technology Integration for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings within the Re-COGNITION Project. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1938 .

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Giulia Mancò, Elisa Guelpa, Alessandro Colangelo, Alessandro Virtuani, Tommaso Morbiato, Vittorio Verda. Innovative Renewable Technology Integration for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings within the Re-COGNITION Project. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1938.

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Giulia Mancò; Elisa Guelpa; Alessandro Colangelo; Alessandro Virtuani; Tommaso Morbiato; Vittorio Verda. 2021. "Innovative Renewable Technology Integration for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings within the Re-COGNITION Project." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1938.

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Published: 16 December 2020 in Applied Sciences
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Nowadays, flexibility through energy storage constitutes a key feature for the optimal management of energy systems. Concerning thermal energy, Latent Heat Thermal Storage (LHTS) units are characterized by a significantly higher energy density with respect to sensible storage systems. For this reason, they represent an interesting solution where limited space is available. Nevertheless, their market development is limited by engineering issues and, most importantly, by scarce knowledge about LHTS integration in existing energy systems. This study presents a new modeling approach to quickly characterize the dynamic behavior of an LHTS unit. The thermal power released or absorbed by a LHTS module is expressed only as a function of the current and the initial state of charge. The proposed model allows simulating even partial charge and discharge processes. Results are fairly accurate when compared to a 2D finite volume model, although the computational effort is considerably lower. Summarizing, the proposed model could be used to investigate optimal LHTS control strategies at the system level. In this paper, two relevant case studies are presented: (a) the reduction of the morning thermal power peak in District Heating systems; and (b) the optimal energy supply schedule in multi-energy systems.

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Alessandro Colangelo; Elisa Guelpa; Andrea Lanzini; Giulia Mancò; Vittorio Verda. Compact Model of Latent Heat Thermal Storage for Its Integration in Multi-Energy Systems. Applied Sciences 2020, 10, 8970 .

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Alessandro Colangelo, Elisa Guelpa, Andrea Lanzini, Giulia Mancò, Vittorio Verda. Compact Model of Latent Heat Thermal Storage for Its Integration in Multi-Energy Systems. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10 (24):8970.

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Alessandro Colangelo; Elisa Guelpa; Andrea Lanzini; Giulia Mancò; Vittorio Verda. 2020. "Compact Model of Latent Heat Thermal Storage for Its Integration in Multi-Energy Systems." Applied Sciences 10, no. 24: 8970.

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Published: 09 January 2020 in Energy
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Data centres (DCs) are expected to satisfy the rising demand for internet services. Denmark alone is expected to host several large-scale DCs, whose demand for electricity in 2040 may reach 33% of 2017 national electricity consumption. Understanding the operation and interactions of DCs with energy systems is key to understanding their impacts on installed capacities, costs and emissions. The present paper makes three contributions in this regard. First, we introduce a thermodynamic model that relates the power consumption of DCs to their production of excess heat (EH). Second, the results are scaled up to represent DCs in a national energy-system model for the analysis of different scenarios. Third, scenarios are generated and analysed to quantify the impact of DCs on the Danish energy system until 2050. The results show that DCs might have significant impacts on Denmark’s power and district heating (DH) sectors. First, the power demand from DCs translates into an additional 3–6 GW of offshore wind capacity. Second, EH from DCs is beneficial to the whole energy system, the entire quantity of EH being utilized in four out of five scenarios. EH recovery from DCs is economically beneficial, providing from 4% to 27% of Denmark’s DH after 2040.

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Stefan Petrović; Alessandro Colangelo; Olexandr Balyk; Chiara Delmastro; Maurizio Gargiulo; Mikkel Bosack Simonsen; Kenneth Karlsson. The role of data centres in the future Danish energy system. Energy 2020, 194, 116928 .

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Stefan Petrović, Alessandro Colangelo, Olexandr Balyk, Chiara Delmastro, Maurizio Gargiulo, Mikkel Bosack Simonsen, Kenneth Karlsson. The role of data centres in the future Danish energy system. Energy. 2020; 194 ():116928.

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Stefan Petrović; Alessandro Colangelo; Olexandr Balyk; Chiara Delmastro; Maurizio Gargiulo; Mikkel Bosack Simonsen; Kenneth Karlsson. 2020. "The role of data centres in the future Danish energy system." Energy 194, no. : 116928.