Antonio Verzino

Dr. Antonio Verzino

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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 February 2026 in Energies
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AVAntonio Verzino
Antonio Verzino
Lorenzo TalluriLorenzo Talluri
Lorenzo Talluri
Andrea RocchettiAndrea Rocchetti
Andrea Rocchetti
Luca SocciLuca Socci
Luca Socci
The rapid growth of data centres is driving higher electricity consumption and continuous generation of low-grade waste heat. Integrating this heat into district-heating networks offers a smart strategy for thermal management in urban areas. In this context, this study presents an energy and exergy analysis of an integrated system comprising a data centre, vapour-compression heat pumps, thermochemical energy storage, and a third-generation district-heating network in Varna (Bulgaria). The proposed system relies on data-centre waste-heat recovery via vapour-compression heat pumps and thermochemical energy storage, enabling seasonal decoupling between heat availability and demand. Despite the relatively small size of the data centre (500 kW) compared to the district-heating system (average thermal demand of 9.3 MW), recovered waste heat can supply up to 3.0% of the annual heat demand and over 20% of the instantaneous load. The integrated configuration consistently improves overall exergy efficiency, confirming its thermodynamic advantage. These findings show that data centres can act as reliable thermal assets for existing district-heating networks, with heat pumps and thermal energy storage emerging as key enablers for district-heating decarbonisation.

7 January 2025 in Journal of Building Engineering
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Luca SocciLuca Socci
Luca Socci
Andrea RocchettiAndrea Rocchetti
Andrea Rocchetti
MLMartina Lippi
Martina Lippi
FSFederica Savelli
Federica Savelli
AVAntonio Verzino
Antonio Verzino
LCLorenzo Ciappi
Lorenzo Ciappi