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Senior Full Professor of Physical Chemistry & Lecturer of Sustainable & Efficient Energy at Dept. of Excellence Biotechnology, Chemistry & Pharmacy, Univ. of Siena, Italy; ViceRector for Energy. Since 2013 Italian Permanent Representative in Energy Committee of HORIZON 2020 and MUR Delegate for the EU SET Plan. Since 2017 appointed by Ministry of Research in the Mission Innovation Inter-Ministry Task Force. Scientific Advisor of Italian Presidency of Minister Council (2007-08). Advisor for Energy of MIUR Ministry at G7 Berlin (October 2015) , Kyoto, (April 2016) and Torino, (Sept.2017). Member of Technical Table of Presidency of Minister Council on "De-carbonization of Italian Economy". Since October 2017 Member of ENEA National CTS. Author of more than 300 papers in international journals of physical chemistry and energy. In the last 15 years active in research on LCA of Energy Processes & Renewable Sources and Complex Systems. Recipient of 2014 SCI Gold Medal for excellent achievements in the field of energy and environment. Co-recipient of the World Energy Globe Award 2014. Chairman of the VIII SET Plan Conference in the frame of Italian EU Presidency, Dec 2014. Member of Editorial Board of QUALE ENERGIA (SINCE 2000), MASTERHEAD INTERN. J. OF ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY (SINCE 2009)- EDITORIAL BOARD INTERN. J. OF SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH (JSER), SINCE 2019 Member of Editorial Board of SUSTAINABILITY; SINCE 2016-GUEST EDITOR FOR EES ( ENERGY POLICY , ENERGY)
This work aims to review the most significant studies dealing with the environmental issues of the use of lead in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). A careful discussion and rationalization of the environmental and human health toxicity impacts, evaluated by life cycle assessment and risk assessment studies, is presented. The results of this analysis are prospectively related to the possible future massive production of PSC technology.
Simone Maranghi; Maria Laura Parisi; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. The critical issue of using lead for sustainable massive production of perovskite solar cells: a review of relevant literature. Open Research Europe 2021, 1, 44 .
AMA StyleSimone Maranghi, Maria Laura Parisi, Riccardo Basosi, Adalgisa Sinicropi. The critical issue of using lead for sustainable massive production of perovskite solar cells: a review of relevant literature. Open Research Europe. 2021; 1 ():44.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimone Maranghi; Maria Laura Parisi; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. 2021. "The critical issue of using lead for sustainable massive production of perovskite solar cells: a review of relevant literature." Open Research Europe 1, no. : 44.
This paper presents the life cycle assessment (LCA) of two different solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)-based combined heat and power (CHP) systems with thermal energy storage, one based on a reversible solid oxide fuel cell (r-SOFC) and hydrogen storage, and the other on a natural gas-fed SOFC. Both systems have been included alternately into the same single-family house nanogrid, that also includes a photovoltaic (PV) system for renewable energy production. The hourly electrical and thermal demands over an entire year of the user are calculated by means of the commercial software TRNSYS 17, the simulation of the two CHP systems operation is performed using the commercial software HOMER PRO, and the life cycle assessment is performed by means of the software SimaPro 9 and Ecoinvent 3.3. The main finding of this study is that, in the considered Italian scenario, the r-SOFC-based CHP system has, in general, a more adverse environmental impact than the natural gas-fed one. This is essentially because the higher electricity production of the natural gas-fed SOFC, mainly due to its continuous operation, determines a higher self-consumption referred to the total alternating current (AC) load on a yearly basis. On the other hand, the r-SOFC with H2 storage shows a more adverse environmental impact, despite the higher power self-consumption from the PV system. Indeed, relatively to the r-SOFC system, in the cold seasons large part of the electrical energy necessary to power the H2 production and AC loads is taken from the Italian national grid, which has a relatively high share of electricity produced by fossil fuel thermal power plant. Moreover, the effects of an increased renewable energy (solar) share in the country energy mix are also reported and discussed, and the results of a Monte Carlo analysis aimed at evaluating the effects of the uncertainty relative to the input parameters for the LCA analysis are presented as well.
Giuseppe Di Florio; Edoardo Gino Macchi; Luigi Mongibello; Maria Camilla Baratto; Riccardo Basosi; Elena Busi; Martina Caliano; Viviana Cigolotti; Matteo Testi; Martina Trini. Comparative life cycle assessment of two different SOFC-based cogeneration systems with thermal energy storage integrated into a single-family house nanogrid. Applied Energy 2021, 285, 116378 .
AMA StyleGiuseppe Di Florio, Edoardo Gino Macchi, Luigi Mongibello, Maria Camilla Baratto, Riccardo Basosi, Elena Busi, Martina Caliano, Viviana Cigolotti, Matteo Testi, Martina Trini. Comparative life cycle assessment of two different SOFC-based cogeneration systems with thermal energy storage integrated into a single-family house nanogrid. Applied Energy. 2021; 285 ():116378.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiuseppe Di Florio; Edoardo Gino Macchi; Luigi Mongibello; Maria Camilla Baratto; Riccardo Basosi; Elena Busi; Martina Caliano; Viviana Cigolotti; Matteo Testi; Martina Trini. 2021. "Comparative life cycle assessment of two different SOFC-based cogeneration systems with thermal energy storage integrated into a single-family house nanogrid." Applied Energy 285, no. : 116378.
A series of catechol-based sensitizers, Cat-I to Cat-XV, for a possible application in type II DSSCs is presented. The electronic structures and excited state properties of free and bound to (TiO2)9 dyes have been analysed and compared by means of Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Time Dependent DFT (TDDFT) methods. In particular, the effect of introducing electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents, as well as the effect of introducing an ethylene spacer as π bridge between the substituents and the catechol unit to increase the conjugation has been investigated. Moreover, key aspects that could strongly influence the direct (type II) electron injection mechanism are analyzed and discussed. The results of the calculations suggest that the introduction of the π bridge contributes to enhance the dye-to-TiO2 charge transfer (DTCT) efficiency regardless of the presence of electron-donating or electron-withdrawing substituents.
Carmen Coppola; Alessio D'Ettorre; Maria Laura Parisi; Lorenzo Zani; Gianna Reginato; Massimo Calamante; Alessandro Mordini; Maurizio Taddei; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. In silico investigation of catechol-based sensitizers for type II dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Inorganica Chimica Acta 2020, 518, 120233 .
AMA StyleCarmen Coppola, Alessio D'Ettorre, Maria Laura Parisi, Lorenzo Zani, Gianna Reginato, Massimo Calamante, Alessandro Mordini, Maurizio Taddei, Riccardo Basosi, Adalgisa Sinicropi. In silico investigation of catechol-based sensitizers for type II dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Inorganica Chimica Acta. 2020; 518 ():120233.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmen Coppola; Alessio D'Ettorre; Maria Laura Parisi; Lorenzo Zani; Gianna Reginato; Massimo Calamante; Alessandro Mordini; Maurizio Taddei; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. 2020. "In silico investigation of catechol-based sensitizers for type II dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)." Inorganica Chimica Acta 518, no. : 120233.
This paper compares the economic and environmental optimal design of Solar Home Systems (SHSs) and explores the role of economic incentives (such as tariffs and technology costs) in approximating the two optima. To achieve that, we present a methodology for the environmental and economic evaluation of grid-connected SHSs: user-scale electric systems involving a photovoltaic (PV) power system and a battery energy storage system. The proposed methodology is based on a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) optimization, life cycle assessment and life cycle costing. This methodological framework is applied to a case study involving a typical SHS installation in Italy. The results of the environmental optimal design brought to the evaluation of a 3.25 kW PV assisted by 8.66 kWh of nickel cobalt manganese batteries, whereas the costs of the SHS are minimized by a small PV system (less than 1 kW). Results underline that the environmental optimal configurations rely on battery technologies, which entails a significant cost compared to the grid connection. In contrast, the economic optimal design solutions is less impactful than the grid mix both from an environmental and economic points of view. Thanks to a reduction of batteries and PV costs, the environmental impact of the economic optimal design is expected to decrease in the future.
Federico Rossi; Miguel Heleno; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. Environmental and economic optima of solar home systems design: A combined LCA and LCC approach. Science of The Total Environment 2020, 744, 140569 .
AMA StyleFederico Rossi, Miguel Heleno, Riccardo Basosi, Adalgisa Sinicropi. Environmental and economic optima of solar home systems design: A combined LCA and LCC approach. Science of The Total Environment. 2020; 744 ():140569.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFederico Rossi; Miguel Heleno; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. 2020. "Environmental and economic optima of solar home systems design: A combined LCA and LCC approach." Science of The Total Environment 744, no. : 140569.
This paper presents an environmental sustainability assessment of residential user-scale energy systems, named solar home systems, encompassing their construction, operation, and end of life. The methodology adopted is composed of three steps, namely a design phase, a simulation of the solar home systems’ performance and a life cycle assessment. The analysis aims to point out the main advantages, features, and challenges of lithium-ion batteries, considered as a benchmark, compared with other innovative devices. As the environmental sustainability of these systems is affected by the solar radiation intensity during the year, a sensitivity analysis is performed varying the latitude of the installation site in Europe. For each site, both isolated and grid-connected solar home systems have been compared considering also the national electricity mix. A general overview of the results shows that, regardless of the installation site, solid state nickel cobalt manganese and nickel cobalt aluminium lithium-ion batteries are the most suitable choices in terms of sustainability. Remarkably, other novel devices, like sodium-ion batteries, are already competitive with them and have great potential. With these batteries, the solar home systems’ eco-profile is generally advantageous compared to the energy mix, especially in on-grid configurations, with some exceptions.
Federico Rossi; Maria Laura Parisi; Sarah Greven; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. Life Cycle Assessment of Classic and Innovative Batteries for Solar Home Systems in Europe. Energies 2020, 13, 3454 .
AMA StyleFederico Rossi, Maria Laura Parisi, Sarah Greven, Riccardo Basosi, Adalgisa Sinicropi. Life Cycle Assessment of Classic and Innovative Batteries for Solar Home Systems in Europe. Energies. 2020; 13 (13):3454.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFederico Rossi; Maria Laura Parisi; Sarah Greven; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. 2020. "Life Cycle Assessment of Classic and Innovative Batteries for Solar Home Systems in Europe." Energies 13, no. 13: 3454.
Technologies to produce electric energy from renewable geothermal source are gaining increasing attention, due to their ability to provide a stable output suitable for baseload production. Performing life cycle assessment (LCA) of geothermal systems has become essential to evaluate their environmental performance. However, so far, no documented nor reliable information has been made available for developing robust LCA studies. This work provides a comprehensive inventory of the Italian Bagnore geothermal power plants system. The inventory is based exclusively on primary data, accounting for every life cycle stage of the system. Data quality was assessed by means of a pedigree matrix. The calculated LCA results showed, with an overall low level of uncertainty (2–3%), that the commissioning and operational phases accounted for more than 95% of the environmental profile. Direct emissions to atmosphere were shown to be the major environmental impact, particularly those released during the operational phase (84%). The environmental performances comparison with the average Italian electricity mix showed that the balance is always in favor of geothermal energy production, except in the climate change impact category. The overall outcome confirms the importance, for flash technology employing fluid with a high concentration of gas content, of using good quality primary data to obtain robust results.
Lorenzo Tosti; Nicola Ferrara; Riccardo Basosi; Maria Laura Parisi. Complete Data Inventory of a Geothermal Power Plant for Robust Cradle-to-Grave Life Cycle Assessment Results. Energies 2020, 13, 2839 .
AMA StyleLorenzo Tosti, Nicola Ferrara, Riccardo Basosi, Maria Laura Parisi. Complete Data Inventory of a Geothermal Power Plant for Robust Cradle-to-Grave Life Cycle Assessment Results. Energies. 2020; 13 (11):2839.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLorenzo Tosti; Nicola Ferrara; Riccardo Basosi; Maria Laura Parisi. 2020. "Complete Data Inventory of a Geothermal Power Plant for Robust Cradle-to-Grave Life Cycle Assessment Results." Energies 13, no. 11: 2839.
The prediction of ground-state redox potentials by quantum chemical methods has a prominent role in the rational design of novel organic photosensitizers both for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and photocatalytic systems for the production of H2. Indeed, the ground-state redox potential of the photosensitizers is one of the key parameters to identify the most promising candidates for such applications. Here, the ground-state redox potentials of 16 organic donor-π-acceptor D-π-A and donor-acceptor-π-acceptor D-A-π-A dyes having a medium to large size of the conjugated scaffold are evaluated, using the methods of the Density Functional Theory (DFT), in terms of free energy differences between their neutral and oxidized ground-state forms. These results are compared to the available experimental data and to the computed highest occupied molecular orbital energy −ε(HOMO) values as an approximation of ground-state redox potentials according to Koopmans’ theorem. Using the MPW1K functional in combination with the 6-31+G* basis set, the strategy based on the free energy cycle, including solvent effects, reproduces with a good level of accuracy the observed values (mean absolute error (MAE) < 0.2 eV) and trend of redox potentials within related families of dyes. On the other hand, the −ε(HOMO) values are only able to capture the experimental trends in redox potential values.
Sanaz Mohammadpourasl; Fabrizia Fabrizi De Biani; Carmen Coppola; Maria Laura Parisi; Lorenzo Zani; Alessio Dessì; Massimo Calamante; Gianna Reginato; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. Ground-State Redox Potentials Calculations of D-π-A and D-A-π-A Organic Dyes for DSSC and Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Production. Energies 2020, 13, 2032 .
AMA StyleSanaz Mohammadpourasl, Fabrizia Fabrizi De Biani, Carmen Coppola, Maria Laura Parisi, Lorenzo Zani, Alessio Dessì, Massimo Calamante, Gianna Reginato, Riccardo Basosi, Adalgisa Sinicropi. Ground-State Redox Potentials Calculations of D-π-A and D-A-π-A Organic Dyes for DSSC and Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Production. Energies. 2020; 13 (8):2032.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSanaz Mohammadpourasl; Fabrizia Fabrizi De Biani; Carmen Coppola; Maria Laura Parisi; Lorenzo Zani; Alessio Dessì; Massimo Calamante; Gianna Reginato; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. 2020. "Ground-State Redox Potentials Calculations of D-π-A and D-A-π-A Organic Dyes for DSSC and Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Production." Energies 13, no. 8: 2032.
Datasets concerning the European electricity mix, built employing the Ecoinvent database v.3.3 processes, are reported in this paper. Foreseen future scenarios are modelled based on acknowledged projections for energy market in Europe in 2050. These electricity mix data inventories could be useful for any academic or stakeholder interested in performing long-term prospective assessment of innovative generation technologies in the future European energy market.
Maria Laura Parisi; Simone Maranghi; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. Life Cycle Inventories datasets for future European electricity mix scenarios. Data in Brief 2020, 30, 105499 .
AMA StyleMaria Laura Parisi, Simone Maranghi, Riccardo Basosi, Adalgisa Sinicropi. Life Cycle Inventories datasets for future European electricity mix scenarios. Data in Brief. 2020; 30 ():105499.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Laura Parisi; Simone Maranghi; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. 2020. "Life Cycle Inventories datasets for future European electricity mix scenarios." Data in Brief 30, no. : 105499.
A life cycle analysis was performed for the assessment of the environmental performances of three existing Italian power plants of comparable nominal power operating with different sources of renewable energy: Geothermal, solar, and wind. Primary data were used for building the life cycle inventories. The results are characterized by employing a wide portfolio of environmental indicators employing the ReCiPe 2016 and the ILCD 2011 Midpoint+ methods; normalization and weighting are also applied using the ReCiPe 2016 method at the endpoint level. The midpoint results demonstrate a good eco-profile of the geothermal power plant compared to other renewable energy systems and a definite step forward over the performance of the national energy mix. The Eco-Point single score calculation showed that wind energy is the best technology with a value of 0.0012 Eco-points/kWh, a result in line with previously documented life cycle analysis studies. Nevertheless, the geothermal power plant achieved a value of 0.0177 Eco-points/kWh which is close to that calculated for the photovoltaic plant (0.0087 Eco-points/kWh) and much lower than the national energy mix one (0.1240 Eco-points/kWh). Also, a scenario analysis allowed for a critical discussion about potential improvements to the environmental performance of the geothermal power plant.
Riccardo Basosi; Roberto Bonciani; Dario Frosali; Giampaolo Manfrida; Maria Laura Parisi; Franco Sansone. Life Cycle Analysis of a Geothermal Power Plant: Comparison of the Environmental Performance with Other Renewable Energy Systems. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2786 .
AMA StyleRiccardo Basosi, Roberto Bonciani, Dario Frosali, Giampaolo Manfrida, Maria Laura Parisi, Franco Sansone. Life Cycle Analysis of a Geothermal Power Plant: Comparison of the Environmental Performance with Other Renewable Energy Systems. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (7):2786.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRiccardo Basosi; Roberto Bonciani; Dario Frosali; Giampaolo Manfrida; Maria Laura Parisi; Franco Sansone. 2020. "Life Cycle Analysis of a Geothermal Power Plant: Comparison of the Environmental Performance with Other Renewable Energy Systems." Sustainability 12, no. 7: 2786.
New generation photovoltaic devices have attracted much attention in the last decades since they can be efficiently manufactured employing abundant raw materials and with less-energy intensive processes. In this context, the use of powerful environmental assessment is pivotal to support the fine-tuning of solar cells fabrication and hit the target of manufacturing effective sustainable technological devices. In this work, a mass-based green metrics and life cycle assessment combined approach is applied to analyze the environmental performances of an innovative synthetic protocol for the preparation of organic dye TTZ5, which has been successfully proposed as sensitizer for manufacturing dye sensitized solar cells. The new synthetic strategy, which is based on the C-H activation process, has been compared with the previously reported synthesis employing classic Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling chemistry. Results highlight the contribution of direct energy consumption and purification operations in organic syntheses at lab scale. Furthermore, they demonstrate the usefulness of the environmental multifaceted analytic tool and the power of life cycle assessment to overcome the intrinsic less comprehensive nature of green metrics for the evaluation of organic synthetic protocols.
Maria Laura Parisi; Alessio Dessì; Lorenzo Zani; Simone Maranghi; Sanaz Mohammadpourasl; Massimo Calamante; Alessandro Mordini; Riccardo Basosi; Gianna Reginato; Adalgisa Sinicropi. Combined LCA and Green Metrics Approach for the Sustainability Assessment of an Organic Dye Synthesis on Lab Scale. Frontiers in Chemistry 2020, 8, 1 .
AMA StyleMaria Laura Parisi, Alessio Dessì, Lorenzo Zani, Simone Maranghi, Sanaz Mohammadpourasl, Massimo Calamante, Alessandro Mordini, Riccardo Basosi, Gianna Reginato, Adalgisa Sinicropi. Combined LCA and Green Metrics Approach for the Sustainability Assessment of an Organic Dye Synthesis on Lab Scale. Frontiers in Chemistry. 2020; 8 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Laura Parisi; Alessio Dessì; Lorenzo Zani; Simone Maranghi; Sanaz Mohammadpourasl; Massimo Calamante; Alessandro Mordini; Riccardo Basosi; Gianna Reginato; Adalgisa Sinicropi. 2020. "Combined LCA and Green Metrics Approach for the Sustainability Assessment of an Organic Dye Synthesis on Lab Scale." Frontiers in Chemistry 8, no. : 1.
A Life Cycle Analysis was performed considering three existing power plants of comparable size operating with different sources of renewable energy: geothermal, solar and wind. Primary data were used for building the life cycle inventories. The geothermal power plant includes emissions treatment for removal of hydrogen sulfide and mercury. The scenario about the substitution of natural emissions from geothermal energy, with specific reference to the greenhouse effect, is also investigated performing a sensitivity analysis. The results are characterized employing a wide portfolio of environmental indicators employing the Recipe 2016 and the ILCD 2011 Midpoint+ methods; normalization and weighting are also applied using the Recipe 2016 method at endpoint level. The results demonstrate a good eco-profile of geothermal power plant with respect to other renewable energy systems and allow for a critical analysis to support potential improvements of the environmental performances.
Riccardo Basosi; Roberto Bonciani; Dario Frosali; Giampaolo Manfrida; Maria Laura Parisi; Franco Sansone. Life Cycle Analysis of a Geothermal Power Plant: Comparison of the Environmental Performance with Other Renewable Energy Systems. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleRiccardo Basosi, Roberto Bonciani, Dario Frosali, Giampaolo Manfrida, Maria Laura Parisi, Franco Sansone. Life Cycle Analysis of a Geothermal Power Plant: Comparison of the Environmental Performance with Other Renewable Energy Systems. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRiccardo Basosi; Roberto Bonciani; Dario Frosali; Giampaolo Manfrida; Maria Laura Parisi; Franco Sansone. 2020. "Life Cycle Analysis of a Geothermal Power Plant: Comparison of the Environmental Performance with Other Renewable Energy Systems." , no. : 1.
The spectroscopical characterization of melanins is a prior requirement for the efficient tailoring of their radical scavenging, UV-Vis radiation absorption, metal chelation and natural pigment properties. The Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR), exploiting the common persistent paramagnetism of melanins, represents the elective standard for the structural and dynamical characterization of their constituting radical species. As much as melanins are mainly investigated using X-band (9.5 GHz) CW- EPR, an integration with an alternative application of Q-band (34 GHz) in CW and pulse EPR for the discrimination of melanin pigments of different composition is here presented. The longitudinal relaxation times measured highlight faster relaxation rates for cysteinyldopa melanin, compared to those of the most common dopa melanin pigment, suggesting pulse EPR spin-lattice relaxation time measurements as a complementary tool for characterization of pigments of interest for biomimetic materials engineering.
Maher Al Khatib; Jessica Costa; Maria Camilla Baratto; Riccardo Basosi; Rebecca Pogni. Paramagnetism and Relaxation Dynamics in Melanin Biomaterials. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2020, 124, 2110 -2115.
AMA StyleMaher Al Khatib, Jessica Costa, Maria Camilla Baratto, Riccardo Basosi, Rebecca Pogni. Paramagnetism and Relaxation Dynamics in Melanin Biomaterials. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 2020; 124 (11):2110-2115.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaher Al Khatib; Jessica Costa; Maria Camilla Baratto; Riccardo Basosi; Rebecca Pogni. 2020. "Paramagnetism and Relaxation Dynamics in Melanin Biomaterials." The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 124, no. 11: 2110-2115.
The environmental impact associated with the various scale dimensions (i.e., laboratory, pilot plant, and industrial) is influenced by substantial changes correlated with many process parameters. Performing an industrial eco-design study starting from laboratory data is complex, and the risk of outlining an environmental profile that does not correspond to the real future industrial system is quite high. Usually, this is due to the scarcity of information about the industrial scale of the analysed system and to the difficulty of predicting the behaviour and evolution of the process during the scale-up. The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the main advantages and drawbacks of the application of LCA to support the industrial scale-up in the chemical sector. The matters addressed in the previous chapter will also be emphasised and integrated with other methodological issues. Moreover, an LCA methodological framework to deal with a systematic scale-up procedure overarching all the LCA phases is proposed.
Simone Maranghi; Maria Laura Parisi; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. LCA as a Support Tool for the Evaluation of Industrial Scale-Up. Life Cycle Assessment in the Chemical Product Chain 2020, 125 -143.
AMA StyleSimone Maranghi, Maria Laura Parisi, Riccardo Basosi, Adalgisa Sinicropi. LCA as a Support Tool for the Evaluation of Industrial Scale-Up. Life Cycle Assessment in the Chemical Product Chain. 2020; ():125-143.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimone Maranghi; Maria Laura Parisi; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. 2020. "LCA as a Support Tool for the Evaluation of Industrial Scale-Up." Life Cycle Assessment in the Chemical Product Chain , no. : 125-143.
In recent decades, the close correlation between urban development and the concept of sustainability has become increasingly evident and important. This is demonstrated by European Union policies concerning EU cities and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including sustainable development goal (SDG) 11: Sustainable cities and communities. In the context of increasing urbanization, it is essential to find innovative methods to manage urban living systems and to establish a standard method for assessing the environmental performance of cities and their infrastructures. A unified and complete methodology for assessing policies for urban sustainability that takes into consideration urban complexity is currently lacking. In this paper, we integrate the Urban Metabolism and Lice Cycle Assessment approach to assess urban sustainability by developing a multi-dimensional measure framework applied to cities. Our aim is to provide a holistic view of the city and unveiling the interconnections among a set of urban dimensions identified by means of an approach based on complex systems science and complex networks. We also propose a specific survey to investigate the city in a multi-dimensional perspective and suggest key indicators based on network centrality measures for investigating and comparing the interconnections among a set of urban dimensions specifically identified (e.g. energy, material, transport). Finally, a case study based on Beijing is considered to show potential applications.
Simone Maranghi; Maria Laura Parisi; Angelo Facchini; Alessandro Rubino; Olga Kordas; Riccardo Basosi. Integrating urban metabolism and life cycle assessment to analyse urban sustainability. Ecological Indicators 2020, 112, 106074 .
AMA StyleSimone Maranghi, Maria Laura Parisi, Angelo Facchini, Alessandro Rubino, Olga Kordas, Riccardo Basosi. Integrating urban metabolism and life cycle assessment to analyse urban sustainability. Ecological Indicators. 2020; 112 ():106074.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimone Maranghi; Maria Laura Parisi; Angelo Facchini; Alessandro Rubino; Olga Kordas; Riccardo Basosi. 2020. "Integrating urban metabolism and life cycle assessment to analyse urban sustainability." Ecological Indicators 112, no. : 106074.
The development of sustainable technologies for energy generation should necessarily undergo sustainability assessment. A well-recognized, valuable tool to accomplish this task is the life cycle assessment. In particular, prospective life cycle assessment can provide the useful methodological framework to calculate eco-profiles of third-generation photovoltaic technologies with a future-oriented perspective. In this paper, we present the life cycle assessment of a real semi-industrial production process of dye-sensitized solar modules performed by the Italian Dyepower consortium. Due to the unique availability of primary data at the semi-industrial scale, an extensive inventory is built and a long-term approach is implemented based on predictive scenarios featuring technological development and energy mix evolution. The aim is to evaluate of the potential of this technology from an environmental sustainability perspective as a renewable source for electricity generation in the future European energy market, namely, for building integrated applications. The results demonstrate the well-performing environmental footprint of the device and its pre-industrial fabrication process that, coupled with architectural versatility and remarkable performance in low intensity and diffuse light, make this technology suitable for different niches of the energy market. This analysis also highlights challenges in the fabrication process and identifies the technological improvements, alternative materials and engineering solutions that would further improve the environmental footprint of dye sensitized solar modules. Finally, the proposed life cycle assessment approach, provided that detailed and robust primary data are available, is valid for the investigation of the eco-profile of third generation photovoltaic technologies in terms of environmental sustainability in the European context.
Maria Laura Parisi; Simone Maranghi; L. Vesce; A. Sinicropi; A. Di Carlo; R. Basosi. Prospective life cycle assessment of third-generation photovoltaics at the pre-industrial scale: A long-term scenario approach. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2020, 121, 109703 .
AMA StyleMaria Laura Parisi, Simone Maranghi, L. Vesce, A. Sinicropi, A. Di Carlo, R. Basosi. Prospective life cycle assessment of third-generation photovoltaics at the pre-industrial scale: A long-term scenario approach. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2020; 121 ():109703.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Laura Parisi; Simone Maranghi; L. Vesce; A. Sinicropi; A. Di Carlo; R. Basosi. 2020. "Prospective life cycle assessment of third-generation photovoltaics at the pre-industrial scale: A long-term scenario approach." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 121, no. : 109703.
Datasets concerning some user-scale Smart Grids, named Nano-grids, are reported in this paper. First several Solar Home Systems composed of a photovoltaic plant, a backup generator and different types of lithium-ion batteries are provided. Then, the inventory analysis of hybrid Nano-grids integrating batteries and hydrogen storage is outlined according to different scenarios. These data inventory could be useful for any academic or stakeholder interested in reproducing this analysis and/or developing environmental sustainability assessment in the field of Smart Grids. For more insight, please see “Environmental analysis of a Nano-Grid: a Life Cycle Assessment” by Rossi F, Parisi M.L., Maranghi S., Basosi R., Sinicropi A. [1].
Federico Rossi; Maria Laura Parisi; Simone Maranghi; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. Life Cycle Inventory datasets for nano-grid configurations. Data in Brief 2019, 28, 104895 .
AMA StyleFederico Rossi, Maria Laura Parisi, Simone Maranghi, Riccardo Basosi, Adalgisa Sinicropi. Life Cycle Inventory datasets for nano-grid configurations. Data in Brief. 2019; 28 ():104895.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFederico Rossi; Maria Laura Parisi; Simone Maranghi; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. 2019. "Life Cycle Inventory datasets for nano-grid configurations." Data in Brief 28, no. : 104895.
Renewable energy sources are fundamental to face the problem of climate changes. Unfortunately, some resources, such as wind and solar radiation, have fluctuations affecting the electrical grids stability. Energy storage systems can be used for a smart energy management to accumulate power from renewable sources. For such reason, these devices play a key role to achieve a sustainable electric system. On the other hand, they are affected by some environmental drawbacks mainly connected with the depletion of rare and expensive materials. Based on these considerations, in this study a nano-grid composed by a photovoltaic plant, a backup generator and an energy storage system is analysed by an environmental Life Cycle Assessment approach. A Solar Home System is designed, and its environmental profile is evaluated considering several Lithium-ion batteries. Among them, nickel-cobalt aluminium oxide cells resulted to be the most suitable solution for a Solar Home System (46.66 Pts/MWh). Moreover, a sensitivity analysis of the Solar Home System is performed and a hybrid energy storage plant integrating hydrogen and batteries is proposed to face the problem of seasonal solar radiation variability. Four scenarios having different gas pressure levels and lifespan of the devices are considered. Results show that currently the most sustainable configuration is represented by the Solar Home System, but in the future a hybrid nano-grid equipped with 700 bar hydrogen storage might be the best off-grid configuration for minimizing the impact on the environment (37.77 Pts/MWh). Extending the perspective of our analysis to future on-grid potential configurations, an efficient connection of the Solar Home System with a smart-grid is assessed as it looks more sustainable than other off-grid solutions (22.81 Pts/MWh).
Federico Rossi; Maria Laura Parisi; Simone Maranghi; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. Environmental analysis of a nano-grid: A Life Cycle Assessment. Science of The Total Environment 2019, 700, 134814 .
AMA StyleFederico Rossi, Maria Laura Parisi, Simone Maranghi, Riccardo Basosi, Adalgisa Sinicropi. Environmental analysis of a nano-grid: A Life Cycle Assessment. Science of The Total Environment. 2019; 700 ():134814.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFederico Rossi; Maria Laura Parisi; Simone Maranghi; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. 2019. "Environmental analysis of a nano-grid: A Life Cycle Assessment." Science of The Total Environment 700, no. : 134814.
The development of perovskite solar cell technology is steadily increasing. The extremely high photoconversion efficiency drives factor that makes these devices so attractive for photovoltaic energy production. However, the environmental impact of this technology could represent a crucial matter for industrial development, and the sustainability of perovskite solar cell is at the center of the scientific debate. The life cycle assessment studies available in the literature evaluate the environmental profile of this technology, but the outcomes vary consistently depending on the methodological choices and assumptions made by authors. In this work, we performed the harmonization of these life cycle assessment results to understand which are effectively the environmental hotspots of the perovskite solar cell fabrication. The outcomes of this analysis allowed us to outline an environmental ranking of the profiles of the several cell configurations investigated and, most importantly, to identify the material and energy flows that mostly contribute to the technology in terms of environmental impact.
Simone Maranghi; Maria Laura Parisi; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. Environmental Profile of the Manufacturing Process of Perovskite Photovoltaics: Harmonization of Life Cycle Assessment Studies. Energies 2019, 12, 3746 .
AMA StyleSimone Maranghi, Maria Laura Parisi, Riccardo Basosi, Adalgisa Sinicropi. Environmental Profile of the Manufacturing Process of Perovskite Photovoltaics: Harmonization of Life Cycle Assessment Studies. Energies. 2019; 12 (19):3746.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimone Maranghi; Maria Laura Parisi; Riccardo Basosi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. 2019. "Environmental Profile of the Manufacturing Process of Perovskite Photovoltaics: Harmonization of Life Cycle Assessment Studies." Energies 12, no. 19: 3746.
Versatile peroxidase (VP) from Bjerkandera adusta is an enzyme able to oxidize bulky and high-redox substrates trough a Long-Range Electron Transfer (LRET) pathway. In this study, the introduction of radical-forming aromatic amino acids by chemical modification of the protein surface was performed, and the catalytic implications of these additional surface active-sites on the oxidation of 2,6-dimethylphenol, Mn2+ and Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR) were determined. These three different substrates are oxidized in different active-sites of enzyme molecule, of which the high redox RBBR the only one that is transformed by an external radical formed on the protein surface. Both catalytic constants kcat and KM were significantly affected by the chemical modifications. Tryptophan- and tyrosine-modified VP showed higher catalytic transformation than the unmodified enzyme for RBBR, while the Mn2+ oxidation was significantly reduced by all chemical modifications. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance studies demonstrated the formation of additional protein-based radicals after the chemical modification with radical-forming amino acids. In addition, the catalytic rate of the LRET-mediated transformation showed a good correlation with the ionization energy of the additional amino acid on the protein surface.
Flor Sánchez-Alejandro; Maria Camilla Baratto; Riccardo Basosi; Olivia Graeve; Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt. Addition of new catalytic sites on the surface of versatile peroxidase for enhancement of LRET catalysis. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 2019, 131, 109429 .
AMA StyleFlor Sánchez-Alejandro, Maria Camilla Baratto, Riccardo Basosi, Olivia Graeve, Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt. Addition of new catalytic sites on the surface of versatile peroxidase for enhancement of LRET catalysis. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 2019; 131 ():109429.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFlor Sánchez-Alejandro; Maria Camilla Baratto; Riccardo Basosi; Olivia Graeve; Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt. 2019. "Addition of new catalytic sites on the surface of versatile peroxidase for enhancement of LRET catalysis." Enzyme and Microbial Technology 131, no. : 109429.
Electric production from geothermal energy is still little exploited compared to its large potential and to the World renewable energy production from other sources. Some countries have exploited this energy source in order to enhance their transition to renewables. Today the largest geothermal energy producers in the world are New Zealand, U.S.A, Mexico, Philippines, Italy, Iceland, and, more recently, Turkey (Geothermal, 2012). Differently from other renewable sources, geothermal energy produces impacts on the environment that are very site-specific because of the nature of the resource and its geological characteristics Bravi et al.,2010; Parisi et al.,2013. In the same way, the atmospheric emissions associated to the activity of geothermal power plants for electric or heat production (mainly CO2, H2S, NH3, Hg, CH4) are also site-specific. In fact, due to technological and geographical differences among the geothermal installations operating all over the World, it is quite impossible to identify and attribute typical emission patterns, to perform forecasts valid for multiple sites or to collect universal data. Furthermore, it is virtually impossible the comparison among technologies located in different regions or countries. Definitively, inventories of primary data, as accurate and complete as possible, are essential to correctly evaluate the peculiarities of geo-thermoelectric energy production Parisi et al.,2018. Data reported here try to fill the gap in respect to the Italian situation. To this end, a complete survey of the atmospheric emissions from all the geothermal power plants in operation in the Tuscany Region is performed. In addition to data reporting, also some statistical analysis is performed to process data and to operate a further level of simplification which averages the emissions on the basis of geothermal sub-areas. The data collected is related to the research article "Life cycle assessment of atmospheric emission profiles of the Italian geothermal power plants" Parisi et al.,2019.
Nicola Ferrara; Riccardo Basosi; Maria Laura Parisi. Data analysis of atmospheric emission from geothermal power plants in Italy. Data in Brief 2019, 25, 104339 .
AMA StyleNicola Ferrara, Riccardo Basosi, Maria Laura Parisi. Data analysis of atmospheric emission from geothermal power plants in Italy. Data in Brief. 2019; 25 ():104339.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNicola Ferrara; Riccardo Basosi; Maria Laura Parisi. 2019. "Data analysis of atmospheric emission from geothermal power plants in Italy." Data in Brief 25, no. : 104339.