Francesco Guarino

Dr. Francesco Guarino

Department of Energy, Information Engineering and Mathematical Models; University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed.9, 90128 - PALERMO, Italy
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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

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1 January 2017 in Applied Energy
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Francesco Guarino
AAAndreas Athienitis
Andreas Athienitis
MCMaurizio Cellura
Maurizio Cellura
DBDiane Bastien
Diane Bastien


1 September 2018 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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GTGiovanni Tumminia
Giovanni Tumminia
Francesco GuarinoFrancesco Guarino
Francesco Guarino
SLSonia Longo
Sonia Longo
Marco FerraroMarco Ferraro
Marco Ferraro
MCMaurizio Cellura
Maurizio Cellura
VAVincenzo Antonucci
Vincenzo Antonucci

1 August 2018 in Energy for Sustainable Development
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MCMaurizio Cellura
Maurizio Cellura
Francesco GuarinoFrancesco Guarino
Francesco Guarino
SLSonia Longo
Sonia Longo
GTGiovanni Tumminia
Giovanni Tumminia

1 January 2017 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Sonia LongoSonia Longo
Sonia Longo
Marina MistrettaMarina Mistretta
Marina Mistretta
Francesco GuarinoFrancesco Guarino
Francesco Guarino
MCMaurizio Cellura
Maurizio Cellura

30 April 2020 in Applied Sciences
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GFGirolama Airò Farulla
Girolama Airò Farulla
Maurizio CelluraMaurizio Cellura
Maurizio Cellura
Francesco GuarinoFrancesco Guarino
Francesco Guarino
Marco FerraroMarco Ferraro
Marco Ferraro
Power systems in the future are expected to be characterized by an increasing penetration of renewable energy sources systems. To achieve the ambitious goals of the “clean energy transition”, energy storage is a key factor, needed in power system design and operation as well as power-to-heat, allowing more flexibility linking the power networks and the heating/cooling demands. Thermochemical systems coupled to power-to-heat are receiving an increasing attention due to their better performance in comparison with sensible and latent heat storage technologies, in particular, in terms of storage time dynamics and energy density. In this work, a comprehensive review of the state of art of theoretical, experimental and numerical studies available in literature on thermochemical thermal energy storage systems and their use in power-to-heat applications is presented with a focus on applications with renewable energy sources. The paper shows that a series of advantages such as additional flexibility, load management, power quality, continuous power supply and a better use of variable renewable energy sources could be crucial elements to increase the commercial profitability of these storage systems. Moreover, specific challenges, i.e., life span and stability of storage material and high cost of power-to-heat/thermochemical systems must be taken in consideration to increase the technology readiness level of this emerging concept of energy systems integration.