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Dr. Sonia Longo
Department of Energy, Information Engineering and Mathematical Models; University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed.9, 90128 - PALERMO, Italy

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Conference paper
Published: 25 May 2021 in Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions
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This chapter describes the research experience of the International Energy Agency - Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme Annex 72 members on the application of multi-objective optimization processes for the selection of design or retrofit actions that allow for improving different aspects (energy, environmental, economic, etc.) of buildings in a life cycle perspective. Thirteen case studies were examined focussing on methodologies, applications and results and deriving generic conclusions and guidelines for building designers and decision-makers.

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Francesco Montana; Sonia Longo; Harpa Birgisdottir; Maurizio Cellura; Rolf Frischknecht; Francesco Guarino; Benedek Kiss; Bruno Peuportier; Thomas Recht; Eleonora Riva Sanseverino; Zsuzsa Szalay. Multicriteria-Oriented Optimization of Building Energy Performances: The Annex 72 IEA-EBC Experience. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2021, 239 -260.

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Francesco Montana, Sonia Longo, Harpa Birgisdottir, Maurizio Cellura, Rolf Frischknecht, Francesco Guarino, Benedek Kiss, Bruno Peuportier, Thomas Recht, Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Zsuzsa Szalay. Multicriteria-Oriented Optimization of Building Energy Performances: The Annex 72 IEA-EBC Experience. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions. 2021; ():239-260.

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Francesco Montana; Sonia Longo; Harpa Birgisdottir; Maurizio Cellura; Rolf Frischknecht; Francesco Guarino; Benedek Kiss; Bruno Peuportier; Thomas Recht; Eleonora Riva Sanseverino; Zsuzsa Szalay. 2021. "Multicriteria-Oriented Optimization of Building Energy Performances: The Annex 72 IEA-EBC Experience." Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions , no. : 239-260.

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Published: 30 March 2021 in Energies
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The European Union is moving towards a sustainable, decarbonized, and circular economy. It has identified seven key value chains in which to intervene, with the battery and vehicle value chain being one of them. Thus, actions and strategies for the sustainability of batteries need to be developed. Since Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a strategic tool for evaluating environmental sustainability, this paper investigates its application to two configurations of a sodium–nickel chloride cell (planar and tubular), focusing on the active material and the anode, with the purpose of identifying the configuration characterized by the lowest environmental impacts. The results, based on a “from cradle to gate” approach, showed that the tubular cell performs better for all environmental impact categories measured except for particulate matter, acidification, and resource depletion. With nickel being the main contributor to these impact categories, future sustainable strategies need to be oriented towards the reduction/recovery of this material or the use of nickel coming from a more sustainable supply chain. The original contribution of the paper is twofold: (1) It enriches the number of case studies of LCAs applied to sodium/nickel chloride cells, adding to the few studies on these types of cells that can be found in the existing scientific literature. (2) The results identify the environmental hot spots (cell configuration and materials used) for improving the environmental footprint of batteries made from sodium/nickel chloride cells.

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Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Maria Cusenza; Francesco Guarino; Marina Mistretta; Domenico Panno; Claudia D’Urso; Salvatore Leonardi; Nicola Briguglio; Giovanni Tumminia; Vincenzo Antonucci; Marco Ferraro. Life Cycle Assessment for Supporting Eco-Design: The Case Study of Sodium–Nickel Chloride Cells. Energies 2021, 14, 1897 .

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Sonia Longo, Maurizio Cellura, Maria Cusenza, Francesco Guarino, Marina Mistretta, Domenico Panno, Claudia D’Urso, Salvatore Leonardi, Nicola Briguglio, Giovanni Tumminia, Vincenzo Antonucci, Marco Ferraro. Life Cycle Assessment for Supporting Eco-Design: The Case Study of Sodium–Nickel Chloride Cells. Energies. 2021; 14 (7):1897.

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Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Maria Cusenza; Francesco Guarino; Marina Mistretta; Domenico Panno; Claudia D’Urso; Salvatore Leonardi; Nicola Briguglio; Giovanni Tumminia; Vincenzo Antonucci; Marco Ferraro. 2021. "Life Cycle Assessment for Supporting Eco-Design: The Case Study of Sodium–Nickel Chloride Cells." Energies 14, no. 7: 1897.

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Published: 23 December 2020 in Sustainability
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In this study the environmental performance of a first-of-its-kind integrated process based on supercritical water gasification and oxidation (SCW-GcO), was evaluated using life cycle assessment (LCA). The process was applied to the treatment of carbon black and used oil as model wastes. Mass and energy balances were performed using Aspen Plus, and the environmental assessment was carried out through SimaPro. A “from cradle to grave” approach was chosen for the analysis, considering impact categories such as climate change, ozone depletion, human toxicity, particulate matter, land use, resource depletion, and other relevant indicators. The environmental profile of the SCW-GcO process was compared to other technologies for the treatment of dangerous wastes, solvent mixtures, and exhaust mineral oils by using the Ecoinvent database. It is shown that SCW-GcO allows for reduced impacts in different categories and the obtention of a favorable positive life cycle energy balance, achieving good environmental performance.

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Pasquale Iannotta; Giuseppe Caputo; Francesca Scargiali; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Alberto Brucato. Combined Gasification-Oxidation System for Waste Treatment with Supercritical Water: LCA and Performance Analysis. Sustainability 2020, 13, 82 .

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Pasquale Iannotta, Giuseppe Caputo, Francesca Scargiali, Sonia Longo, Maurizio Cellura, Alberto Brucato. Combined Gasification-Oxidation System for Waste Treatment with Supercritical Water: LCA and Performance Analysis. Sustainability. 2020; 13 (1):82.

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Pasquale Iannotta; Giuseppe Caputo; Francesca Scargiali; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Alberto Brucato. 2020. "Combined Gasification-Oxidation System for Waste Treatment with Supercritical Water: LCA and Performance Analysis." Sustainability 13, no. 1: 82.

Review
Published: 22 December 2020 in International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning
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The existing policy for greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement aims at decarbonisation of the power sector. The interrelations between the power sector and other economic sectors raise a question of whether the GHG emission reduction policy in the power sector is as effective as it is claimed. Consequential life cycle assessment (CLCA) has been developed to assess the environmental impacts of any industrial/productive sector in relation with changes in the policy and its indirect impacts on other economic sectors. This review is conducted on CLCA studies in the power sector in terms of system boundaries expansion and socio-economic interactions and the ability to quantify indirect environmental impacts. It is indicated that CLCA expanded the system boundaries by applying mutatis mutandis assumption to include several affected products with various scales of change. Economic modelling tools are frequently applied to make assumptions on the extent of change. The applications of these tools also help to identify the environmental profile of product systems and the socio-economic changes such as economic growth and consumer behaviours. Thanks for the expansion of system boundaries and inclusion of socio-economic interactions, the total environmental impacts of power sector are comprehensively quantified. The variations of the total environmental impacts, with different magnitude of change, were observed in several reviewed case studies. In term of GHG emissions, some products become cleaner, for example battery; however, in most of the cases, the power system in general becomes more polluted when indirect impacts on other economic sectors are included.

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Le Quyen Luu; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Eleonora Riva Sanseverino. A Review on Consequential Life Cycle Assessment in the Power Sector. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 2020, 15, 1157 -1168.

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Le Quyen Luu, Sonia Longo, Maurizio Cellura, Eleonora Riva Sanseverino. A Review on Consequential Life Cycle Assessment in the Power Sector. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. 2020; 15 (8):1157-1168.

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Le Quyen Luu; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Eleonora Riva Sanseverino. 2020. "A Review on Consequential Life Cycle Assessment in the Power Sector." International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 15, no. 8: 1157-1168.

Journal article
Published: 09 December 2020 in Sustainability
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Road construction and maintenance have a great impact on the environment, owing to the huge volumes of resources involved. Consequently, current production procedures and technologies must be properly investigated, for identifying and quantifying the life cycle environmental impacts produced. In this paper, primary data, i.e., site-specific data directly collected or measured on a reference plant, are analyzed for calculating the impact of the production of a hot mix asphalt. The analysis is performed in a from “cradle to gate” approach to estimate the environmental burdens of the production process in an average plant, representative of the existing technology in Italy and Southern Europe. The research outcomes are useful to increase reliability in quantification of asphalt production impacts and the contribution of each component. The results represent a reference basis for producers, designers, and contractors in the decisional phases, identifying the most critical aspects in the current practice and the possible improvements for reducing impacts of road industries. In this regard, efficient energy technologies for reducing the production temperature (such as warm mix asphalt) and burned fuels are proven to assure relevant improvements in the environmental performance.

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Giuseppe Sollazzo; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Clara Celauro. Impact Analysis Using Life Cycle Assessment of Asphalt Production from Primary Data. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10171 .

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Giuseppe Sollazzo, Sonia Longo, Maurizio Cellura, Clara Celauro. Impact Analysis Using Life Cycle Assessment of Asphalt Production from Primary Data. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (24):10171.

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Giuseppe Sollazzo; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Clara Celauro. 2020. "Impact Analysis Using Life Cycle Assessment of Asphalt Production from Primary Data." Sustainability 12, no. 24: 10171.

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Published: 26 October 2020 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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This paper assesses the potential energy and environmental impacts of an anaerobic digester coupled with a combined heat and power plant powered with bio-wastes from the agri-food sector. The analysis is carried out through the Life Cycle Assessment methodology following a “cradle-to-grave” approach and is based mostly on primary data. The anaerobic digester - combined heat and power plant is analysed considering a twofold perspective: one more energy – oriented where the main function of the system is to generate renewable electricity and a waste – oriented one in which the main function is treating bio-wastes. In addition, the environmental indirect effects related to potential competitive uses of bio-wastes are evaluated. Biomass transport and the electricity consumed during the operation phase make the largest contribution (higher than 60%) to almost all the impact categories examined. The comparison with the electricity eco-profile from the national grid and with a composting facility highlights that the anaerobic digester - combined heat and power system may reach better energy and environmental performances for both the electricity generation and bio-waste management.

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Maria Anna Cusenza; Sonia Longo; Francesco Guarino; Maurizio Cellura. Energy and environmental assessment of residual bio-wastes management strategies. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 285, 124815 .

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Maria Anna Cusenza, Sonia Longo, Francesco Guarino, Maurizio Cellura. Energy and environmental assessment of residual bio-wastes management strategies. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020; 285 ():124815.

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Maria Anna Cusenza; Sonia Longo; Francesco Guarino; Maurizio Cellura. 2020. "Energy and environmental assessment of residual bio-wastes management strategies." Journal of Cleaner Production 285, no. : 124815.

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Published: 22 September 2020 in Sustainability
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While the operational energy use of buildings is often regulated in current energy saving policies, their embodied greenhouse gas emissions still have a considerable mitigation potential. The study aims at developing a multi-objective optimization method for design and renovation of buildings incorporating the operational and embodied energy demands, global warming potential, and costs as objective functions. The optimization method was tested on the renovation of an apartment building in Denmark, mainly focusing envelope improvements as roof and exterior wall insulation and windows. Cellulose insulation has been the predominant result, together with fiber cement or aluminum-based cladding and 2-layered glazing. The annual energy demand has been reduced from 166.4 to a range between 76.5 and 83.7 kWh/(m2 y) in the optimal solutions. The fact that the legal requirements of 70 kWh/(m2 y) are nearly met without building service improvements indicates that energy requirements can be fulfilled without compromising greenhouse gas emissions and cost. Since the method relies on standard national performance reporting tools, the authors believe that this study is a preliminary step towards more cost-efficient and low-carbon building renovations by utilizing multi-optimization techniques.

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Francesco Montana; Kai Kanafani; Kim Bjarne Wittchen; Harpa Birgisdottir; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Eleonora Riva Sanseverino. Multi-Objective Optimization of Building Life Cycle Performance. A Housing Renovation Case Study in Northern Europe. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7807 .

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Francesco Montana, Kai Kanafani, Kim Bjarne Wittchen, Harpa Birgisdottir, Sonia Longo, Maurizio Cellura, Eleonora Riva Sanseverino. Multi-Objective Optimization of Building Life Cycle Performance. A Housing Renovation Case Study in Northern Europe. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (18):7807.

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Francesco Montana; Kai Kanafani; Kim Bjarne Wittchen; Harpa Birgisdottir; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Eleonora Riva Sanseverino. 2020. "Multi-Objective Optimization of Building Life Cycle Performance. A Housing Renovation Case Study in Northern Europe." Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7807.

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Published: 06 July 2020 in Solar Energy
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This study presents the comparison of the life cycle performance of two different urban energy systems, applied to a large mixed-use community, in Calgary (Canada). The two systems investigated consist of an energy efficient conventional system, using heat pumps for heating, cooling and domestic hot water; the second design widely deploys solar thermal panels coupled to district heating infrastructure and a borehole seasonal thermal storage. The analysis is based on the Life Cycle Assessment methodology and includes the stages of raw materials and energy supply, system manufacturing, use stage of the systems, generation and use of energy on-site, maintenance and components’ substitution, and explores the performances of the systems on a life cycle perspective thanks to the use of different indicators of ILCD 2011 Midpoint impact assessment method. The solar-based system, performs better than the conventional system from the point of view of all indicators used in the study. In detail, ozone depletion and land use can be reduced of about 79.7% and 27% respectively, while the remaining impact categories show a reduction of about 39–56%. These results can be extended to other similar systems operating under similar weather constraints, energy systems included in the operation, thermal loads requirements. Moreover, the study is based on the premises and assumptions of real documented case studies in Canada, thus further reinforcing the solidity of the results.

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Francesco Guarino; Sonia Longo; Caroline Hachem Vermette; Maurizio Cellura; Vincenzo La Rocca. Life cycle assessment of solar communities. Solar Energy 2020, 207, 209 -217.

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Francesco Guarino, Sonia Longo, Caroline Hachem Vermette, Maurizio Cellura, Vincenzo La Rocca. Life cycle assessment of solar communities. Solar Energy. 2020; 207 ():209-217.

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Francesco Guarino; Sonia Longo; Caroline Hachem Vermette; Maurizio Cellura; Vincenzo La Rocca. 2020. "Life cycle assessment of solar communities." Solar Energy 207, no. : 209-217.

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Published: 30 June 2020 in Tecnica Italiana-Italian Journal of Engineering Science
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Le Luu; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Eleonora Sanseverino. CLCA for Assessing Environmental Impacts of Power Sector in the GHG Policy Context. Tecnica Italiana-Italian Journal of Engineering Science 2020, 64, 229 -238.

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Le Luu, Sonia Longo, Maurizio Cellura, Eleonora Sanseverino. CLCA for Assessing Environmental Impacts of Power Sector in the GHG Policy Context. Tecnica Italiana-Italian Journal of Engineering Science. 2020; 64 (2-4):229-238.

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Le Luu; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Eleonora Sanseverino. 2020. "CLCA for Assessing Environmental Impacts of Power Sector in the GHG Policy Context." Tecnica Italiana-Italian Journal of Engineering Science 64, no. 2-4: 229-238.

Review
Published: 14 June 2020 in Energies
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Energy is engaged in the supply chain of many economic sectors; therefore, the environmental impacts of the energy sector are indirectly linked to those of other sectors. Consequential life cycle assessment (CLCA) is an appropriate methodology to examine the direct and indirect environmental impacts of a product due to technological, economic or social changes. To date, different methodological approaches are proposed, combining economic and environmental models. This paper reviews the basic concept of CLCA and the coupling of economic and environmental models for performing CLCA in the energy sector during the period 2006–2020, with the aim to provide a description of the different tools, highlighting their strengths and limitations. From the review, it emerges that economic modelling tools are frequently used in combination with environmental data for CLCA in the energy sector, including equilibrium, input-output, and dynamic models. Out of these, the equilibrium model is the most widely used, showing some strengths in availability of data and energy system modelling tools. The input-output model allows for describing both direct and indirect effects due to changes in the energy sector, by using publicly available data. The dynamic model is less frequently applied due to its limitation in availability of data and modelling tools, but has recently attracted more attention due to the ability in modelling quantitative and qualitative indicators of sustainability.

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Quyen Le Luu; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Eleonora Riva Sanseverino; Maria Anna Cusenza; Vincenzo Franzitta. A Conceptual Review on Using Consequential Life Cycle Assessment Methodology for the Energy Sector. Energies 2020, 13, 1 .

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Quyen Le Luu, Sonia Longo, Maurizio Cellura, Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Maria Anna Cusenza, Vincenzo Franzitta. A Conceptual Review on Using Consequential Life Cycle Assessment Methodology for the Energy Sector. Energies. 2020; 13 (12):1.

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Quyen Le Luu; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Eleonora Riva Sanseverino; Maria Anna Cusenza; Vincenzo Franzitta. 2020. "A Conceptual Review on Using Consequential Life Cycle Assessment Methodology for the Energy Sector." Energies 13, no. 12: 1.

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Published: 02 June 2020 in Science of The Total Environment
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Biomasses and bio-waste have an important role in decarbonizing the European energy mix, the latter contributing to the transition towards a circular economy. In particular, Refuse Derived Fuel (RFD) - a biofuel obtained from dry residue of waste – appears a really interesting energy option. In this framework this study aims at assessing the environmental profile of electricity generation from RDF in Italy, comparing two different kinds of RDF production and combustion plants. The functional unit is 1 kWh of net electricity from RDF delivered to the grid. Two Italian plants are examined: one located in Ravenna (RDF is produced in a direct flow treatment plant) and the other one in Bergamo (RDF is produced in a unique flow treatment plant and electricity is generated in a cogenerator). Results show that, comparing the plants, it is not possible to identify an option for RDF production or electricity generation characterized by lowest impacts for all the examined impact categories. However, cogeneration process and the avoided burdens due to the valorisation of ferrous metals and dry fractions during RDF production can reduce most of the environmental impacts. A dominance analysis reveals that chimney direct emissions generated during RDF combustion significantly contribute to some impact categories, as well as electricity consumption during RDF production. Furthermore, disposal of incineration wastes is a relevant contributor to human toxicity and freshwater eutrophication. The eco-profile of electricity from RDF is compared with electricity from the Italian grid and from multi-Si PV. The comparison highlights that electricity from RDF performs worse for relevant environmental impact categories such as climate change, human toxicity and photochemical oxidant formation. On the other hand, electricity from RDF performs better than electricity from the grid and from photovoltaic for resource depletion, an impact category of growing importance in the framework of circular economy.

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Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Pierpaolo Girardi. Life Cycle Assessment of electricity production from refuse derived fuel: A case study in Italy. Science of The Total Environment 2020, 738, 139719 .

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Sonia Longo, Maurizio Cellura, Pierpaolo Girardi. Life Cycle Assessment of electricity production from refuse derived fuel: A case study in Italy. Science of The Total Environment. 2020; 738 ():139719.

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Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Pierpaolo Girardi. 2020. "Life Cycle Assessment of electricity production from refuse derived fuel: A case study in Italy." Science of The Total Environment 738, no. : 139719.

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Published: 20 April 2020 in Energies
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The development of the road construction sector determines the consequences on consumption of non-renewable resources, energy expenditure and environmental pollution. Recent sustainability issues have highlighted the importance of efficient design and quality-oriented techniques in this sector, due to the huge amount of materials involved in construction and maintenance activities. Thus, it is necessary to properly quantify the environmental impacts of asphalt mixtures used for pavement construction, considering the whole life cycle of the products. Life cycle assessment (LCA) represents the most appropriate methodological framework for assessing the environmental burdens of a product, from raw material acquisition to final disposal. A common problem for LCA is the lack of primary data useful to calculate the product eco-profile, for a specific production process. In this context, there is generally limited reliable and accurate data regarding the asphalt plant production phase, which represents the most critical phase. Consequently, the aim of this paper is to perform an environmental/energy audit of an asphalt plant and, further, to collect and analyze primary data useful for the definition of the eco-profile of 1 metric ton of hot mix asphalt (HMA), following a “gate to gate” approach, including transport. The asphalt production is examined in a Sicilian batch-mix plant, representing one of the most commonly used for asphalt production in the Italian context. The results are of interest for asphalt mixture producers, contractors, transportation agencies and researchers seeking to quantify asphalt pavement environmental impacts in Italy, based on context-related foreground data.

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Vincenzo Franzitta; Sonia Longo; Giuseppe Sollazzo; Maurizio Cellura; Clara Celauro. Primary Data Collection and Environmental/Energy Audit of Hot Mix Asphalt Production. Energies 2020, 13, 2045 .

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Vincenzo Franzitta, Sonia Longo, Giuseppe Sollazzo, Maurizio Cellura, Clara Celauro. Primary Data Collection and Environmental/Energy Audit of Hot Mix Asphalt Production. Energies. 2020; 13 (8):2045.

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Vincenzo Franzitta; Sonia Longo; Giuseppe Sollazzo; Maurizio Cellura; Clara Celauro. 2020. "Primary Data Collection and Environmental/Energy Audit of Hot Mix Asphalt Production." Energies 13, no. 8: 2045.

Review
Published: 03 January 2020 in Energies
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The photovoltaic (PV) sector has undergone both major expansion and evolution over the last decades, and currently, the technologies already marketed or still in the laboratory/research phase are numerous and very different. Likewise, in order to assess the energy and environmental impacts of these devices, life cycle assessment (LCA) studies related to these systems are always increasing. The objective of this paper is to summarize and update the current literature of LCA applied to different types of grid-connected PV, as well as to critically analyze the results related to energy and environmental impacts generated during the life cycle of PV technologies, from 1st generation (traditional silicon based) up to the third generation (innovative non-silicon based). Most of the results regarded energy indices like energy payback time, cumulative energy demand, and primary energy demand, while environmental indices were variable based on different scopes and impact assessment methods. Moreover, the review work allowed to highlight and compare key parameters (PV type and system, geographical location, efficiency), methodological insights (functional unit, system boundaries, etc.), and energy/environmental hotspots of 39 LCA studies relating to different PV systems, in order to underline the importance of these aspects, and to provide information and a basis of comparison for future analyses.

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Vincenzo Muteri; Maurizio Cellura; Domenico Curto; Vincenzo Franzitta; Sonia Longo; Marina Mistretta; Maria Laura Parisi. Review on Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Panels. Energies 2020, 13, 252 .

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Vincenzo Muteri, Maurizio Cellura, Domenico Curto, Vincenzo Franzitta, Sonia Longo, Marina Mistretta, Maria Laura Parisi. Review on Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Panels. Energies. 2020; 13 (1):252.

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Vincenzo Muteri; Maurizio Cellura; Domenico Curto; Vincenzo Franzitta; Sonia Longo; Marina Mistretta; Maria Laura Parisi. 2020. "Review on Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Panels." Energies 13, no. 1: 252.

Journal article
Published: 10 September 2019 in Energies
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The design of multi-carrier energy systems (MESs) has become increasingly important in the last decades, due to the need to move towards more efficient, flexible, and reliable power systems. In a MES, electricity, heating, cooling, water, and other resources interact at various levels, in order to get optimized operation. The aim of this study is to identify the optimal combination of components, their optimal sizes, and operating schedule allowing minimizing the annual cost for meeting the energy demand of Pantelleria, a Mediterranean island. Starting from the existing energy system (comprising diesel generators, desalination plant, freshwater storage, heat pumps, and domestic hot water storages) the installation of solar resources (photovoltaic and solar thermal) and electrical storage were considered. In this way, the optimal scheduling of storage units injections, water desalination operation, and domestic hot water production was deduced. An energy hub model was implemented using MATLAB to represent the problem. All equations in the model are linear functions, and variables are real or integer. Thus, a mixed integer linear programming algorithm was used for the solution of the optimization problem. Results prove that the method allows a strong reduction of operating costs of diesel generators also in the existing configuration.

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Manfredi Crainz; Domenico Curto; Vincenzo Franzitta; Sonia Longo; Francesco Montana; Rossano Musca; Eleonora Riva Sanseverino; Enrico Telaretti; Riva Sanseverino. Flexibility Services to Minimize the Electricity Production from Fossil Fuels. A Case Study in a Mediterranean Small Island. Energies 2019, 12, 3492 .

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Manfredi Crainz, Domenico Curto, Vincenzo Franzitta, Sonia Longo, Francesco Montana, Rossano Musca, Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Enrico Telaretti, Riva Sanseverino. Flexibility Services to Minimize the Electricity Production from Fossil Fuels. A Case Study in a Mediterranean Small Island. Energies. 2019; 12 (18):3492.

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Manfredi Crainz; Domenico Curto; Vincenzo Franzitta; Sonia Longo; Francesco Montana; Rossano Musca; Eleonora Riva Sanseverino; Enrico Telaretti; Riva Sanseverino. 2019. "Flexibility Services to Minimize the Electricity Production from Fossil Fuels. A Case Study in a Mediterranean Small Island." Energies 12, no. 18: 3492.

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Published: 06 June 2019 in Renewable Energy
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Solar heating and cooling (SHC) systems can be relevant in the achievement of energy and climate European goals. The benefits of these technologies should be evaluated taking into account their life-cycle energy and environmental impacts, calculated by applying the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The development of a complete LCA can be difficult and time-consuming particularly for non-experts in LCA, discouraging them in developing the life-cycle assessments. To overcome this issue, the paper presents “ELISA - Environmental Lifecycle Impacts of Solar Air-conditioning systems”, a user-friendly simplified tool for estimating the life-cycle energy and environmental benefits/impacts of solar technologies for heating and cooling in different geographic contexts and comparing them to conventional systems. The tool was applied to analyse three systems (thermal SHC, conventional and PV assisted system) in Greece and to identify the one characterized by the best life-cycle performances. The results revealed that the impacts of PV assisted system are about 60% lower than those of the others, highlighting the advantage of using renewable electricity for building air-conditioning in locations with high solar radiation availability. ELISA can be used by researchers, designers and decision-makers to introduce the life-cycle thinking in the early design phase of heating and cooling systems.

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Sonia Longo; Marco Beccali; Maurizio Cellura; Francesco Guarino. Energy and environmental life-cycle impacts of solar-assisted systems: The application of the tool “ELISA”. Renewable Energy 2019, 145, 29 -40.

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Sonia Longo, Marco Beccali, Maurizio Cellura, Francesco Guarino. Energy and environmental life-cycle impacts of solar-assisted systems: The application of the tool “ELISA”. Renewable Energy. 2019; 145 ():29-40.

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Sonia Longo; Marco Beccali; Maurizio Cellura; Francesco Guarino. 2019. "Energy and environmental life-cycle impacts of solar-assisted systems: The application of the tool “ELISA”." Renewable Energy 145, no. : 29-40.

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Published: 29 May 2019 in Science of The Total Environment
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Fuel cells are considered one of the key technologies to reach the ambitious European goal of a low carbon economy, by reducing CO2 emissions and limiting the production of other pollutants. The manuscript presents an assessment of the life cycle energy and environmental performances of a solid oxide fuel cell system for household applications using primary data from the manufacturing phase and experimental data for the start-up and operation phases. The Life Cycle Assessment methodology is applied, based on a functional unit of 1 MJ of exergy and includes the life cycle steps from the raw materials extraction to the maintenance. The results show a particular relevance of the operation stage on the impacts (about 98% of cumulative energy demand and more than 63% of about half of the examined environmental impacts), mainly due to the fuel supply and, focusing on climate change, to the CO2 emissions during the conversion of chemical energy into electricity. Manufacturing step is the main responsible of the remaining half of the impacts, with a contribution higher than 38%, mainly imputable to the stacks production. For almost half of the examined impact, a contribution of 20–30% is caused by the maintenance step, with a relevant contribution of the stacks and DC/DC booster substitutions. The analysis highlights that eco-design solutions of the assessed system can be traced in the improvement of the energy system efficiency and reduction of emissions during the operation, and in the increase of the durability of the system components, thus reducing the number of their substitutions. The results of a sensitivity analysis on the selection of the functional unit also clarified the importance of the recovery of the thermal energy generated by the fuel cells, in order to avoid concurrent energy generation from conventional sources.

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Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Francesco Guarino; Giovanni Brunaccini; Marco Ferraro. Life cycle energy and environmental impacts of a solid oxide fuel cell micro-CHP system for residential application. Science of The Total Environment 2019, 685, 59 -73.

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Sonia Longo, Maurizio Cellura, Francesco Guarino, Giovanni Brunaccini, Marco Ferraro. Life cycle energy and environmental impacts of a solid oxide fuel cell micro-CHP system for residential application. Science of The Total Environment. 2019; 685 ():59-73.

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Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Francesco Guarino; Giovanni Brunaccini; Marco Ferraro. 2019. "Life cycle energy and environmental impacts of a solid oxide fuel cell micro-CHP system for residential application." Science of The Total Environment 685, no. : 59-73.

Journal article
Published: 11 May 2019 in Sustainable Cities and Society
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This paper investigates energy saving measures for the ventilation system of large shopping centers. This kind of buildings is characterized by high yearly energy consumptions, because of the high level of operating hours and the frequent use of obsolete technologies. In the analyzed case studies, three big Do It Yourself (DIY) shops, located in Italy, are considered. Two different approaches are considered, they are aimed at reducing the annual energy consumption for the indoor air exchange of the sales area. The first considered retrofit solution consists in the installation of heat recovery exchangers, reducing the energy demand for the air thermal treatment without changing the airflow value. In the second scenario, smart air quality sensors are inputs for the modulation of the air exchange rate according to the actual requirement for indoor air quality. In a third scenario, the application of both retrofit solutions is considered. For each scenario, the paper reports the yearly energy savings, the avoided CO2 emissions and cost saving indicators. Furthermore, as the three shops are equipped with different heating systems and are located in different parts of Italy, a technological and climatic comparison is provided.

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Domenico Curto; Vincenzo Franzitta; Sonia Longo; Francesco Montana; Elenora Riva Sanseverino. Investigating energy saving potential in a big shopping center through ventilation control. Sustainable Cities and Society 2019, 49, 101525 .

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Domenico Curto, Vincenzo Franzitta, Sonia Longo, Francesco Montana, Elenora Riva Sanseverino. Investigating energy saving potential in a big shopping center through ventilation control. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2019; 49 ():101525.

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Domenico Curto; Vincenzo Franzitta; Sonia Longo; Francesco Montana; Elenora Riva Sanseverino. 2019. "Investigating energy saving potential in a big shopping center through ventilation control." Sustainable Cities and Society 49, no. : 101525.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2019 in Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings
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Patxi Hernandez; Xabat Oregi; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura. Life-Cycle Assessment of Buildings. Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2019, 207 -261.

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Patxi Hernandez, Xabat Oregi, Sonia Longo, Maurizio Cellura. Life-Cycle Assessment of Buildings. Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings. 2019; ():207-261.

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Patxi Hernandez; Xabat Oregi; Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura. 2019. "Life-Cycle Assessment of Buildings." Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings , no. : 207-261.

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Published: 01 January 2019 in Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings
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Daniel Aelenei; Laura Aelenei; Rafaela A. Agathokleous; Francesco Asdrubali; Constantinos A. Balaras; Giorgio Baldinelli; Ilaria Ballarini; Umberto Berardi; Paolo Bertoldi; Francesco Bianchi; Fabio Bisegna; Chiara Burattini; Luisa F. Cabeza; Beatrice Castellani; Carlo Cecere; Maurizio Cellura; Heejin Cho; Helena Coch; Paolo Conti; Vincenzo Corrado; Edoardo Currà; Francesco D’Alessandro; Elena G. Dascalaki; Livio De Santoli; Umberto Desideri; Chuanshuai Dong; Luca Evangelisti; Enrico Fabrizio; Prudence Ferreira; Faidra Filippidou; Chiara Foglietta; David Gattie; Paola Gori; Walter Grassi; Claudia Guattari; Franco Gugliermetti; Patxi Hernandez; Pei Huang; Gongsheng Huang; Soteris A. Kalogirou; Katrin Klingenberg; Thomas M. Lawrence; Eleanor S. Lee; Peike Li; Sonia Longo; Roel Loonen; Lin Lu; Pedro J. Mago; Dario Masucci; Benedetta Mattoni; Michele Morganti; Elena Morini; Mojtaba Navvab; Xabat Oregi; Cosimo Palazzo; Stefano Panzieri; Marco Perino; Anna L. Pisello; Andrea Presciutti; Bale V. Reddy; Marc A. Rosen; Federico Rossi; Federica Rosso; Antonella Rotili; Agnese Salvati; Mattheos Santamouris; Samuele Schiavoni; Eva Schito; Valentina Serra; Ashlynn S. Stillwell; Daniele Testi; RuZhu Wang; Graham S. Wright; Hongxing Yang; Xiaoqiang Zhai; Tiantian Zhang. Contributors. Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2019, 1 .

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Daniel Aelenei, Laura Aelenei, Rafaela A. Agathokleous, Francesco Asdrubali, Constantinos A. Balaras, Giorgio Baldinelli, Ilaria Ballarini, Umberto Berardi, Paolo Bertoldi, Francesco Bianchi, Fabio Bisegna, Chiara Burattini, Luisa F. Cabeza, Beatrice Castellani, Carlo Cecere, Maurizio Cellura, Heejin Cho, Helena Coch, Paolo Conti, Vincenzo Corrado, Edoardo Currà, Francesco D’Alessandro, Elena G. Dascalaki, Livio De Santoli, Umberto Desideri, Chuanshuai Dong, Luca Evangelisti, Enrico Fabrizio, Prudence Ferreira, Faidra Filippidou, Chiara Foglietta, David Gattie, Paola Gori, Walter Grassi, Claudia Guattari, Franco Gugliermetti, Patxi Hernandez, Pei Huang, Gongsheng Huang, Soteris A. Kalogirou, Katrin Klingenberg, Thomas M. Lawrence, Eleanor S. Lee, Peike Li, Sonia Longo, Roel Loonen, Lin Lu, Pedro J. Mago, Dario Masucci, Benedetta Mattoni, Michele Morganti, Elena Morini, Mojtaba Navvab, Xabat Oregi, Cosimo Palazzo, Stefano Panzieri, Marco Perino, Anna L. Pisello, Andrea Presciutti, Bale V. Reddy, Marc A. Rosen, Federico Rossi, Federica Rosso, Antonella Rotili, Agnese Salvati, Mattheos Santamouris, Samuele Schiavoni, Eva Schito, Valentina Serra, Ashlynn S. Stillwell, Daniele Testi, RuZhu Wang, Graham S. Wright, Hongxing Yang, Xiaoqiang Zhai, Tiantian Zhang. Contributors. Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings. 2019; ():1.

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Daniel Aelenei; Laura Aelenei; Rafaela A. Agathokleous; Francesco Asdrubali; Constantinos A. Balaras; Giorgio Baldinelli; Ilaria Ballarini; Umberto Berardi; Paolo Bertoldi; Francesco Bianchi; Fabio Bisegna; Chiara Burattini; Luisa F. Cabeza; Beatrice Castellani; Carlo Cecere; Maurizio Cellura; Heejin Cho; Helena Coch; Paolo Conti; Vincenzo Corrado; Edoardo Currà; Francesco D’Alessandro; Elena G. Dascalaki; Livio De Santoli; Umberto Desideri; Chuanshuai Dong; Luca Evangelisti; Enrico Fabrizio; Prudence Ferreira; Faidra Filippidou; Chiara Foglietta; David Gattie; Paola Gori; Walter Grassi; Claudia Guattari; Franco Gugliermetti; Patxi Hernandez; Pei Huang; Gongsheng Huang; Soteris A. Kalogirou; Katrin Klingenberg; Thomas M. Lawrence; Eleanor S. Lee; Peike Li; Sonia Longo; Roel Loonen; Lin Lu; Pedro J. Mago; Dario Masucci; Benedetta Mattoni; Michele Morganti; Elena Morini; Mojtaba Navvab; Xabat Oregi; Cosimo Palazzo; Stefano Panzieri; Marco Perino; Anna L. Pisello; Andrea Presciutti; Bale V. Reddy; Marc A. Rosen; Federico Rossi; Federica Rosso; Antonella Rotili; Agnese Salvati; Mattheos Santamouris; Samuele Schiavoni; Eva Schito; Valentina Serra; Ashlynn S. Stillwell; Daniele Testi; RuZhu Wang; Graham S. Wright; Hongxing Yang; Xiaoqiang Zhai; Tiantian Zhang. 2019. "Contributors." Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings , no. : 1.

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Published: 15 December 2018 in Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions
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Hindering global warming and achieving a more competitive, secure and sustainable energy sector are some of the most relevant goals of the 2030 Framework for climate and energy of the European Union. European countries have to identify and implement strategies for contributing to these ambitious goals. In this context, the authors carried out a scenario analysis on the Sicilian electricity mix in order to estimate the life cycle energy and environmental benefits of the increase of the use of renewable energy technologies for electricity production, and the potential contribution of Sicily in the achievement of the European energy and environmental targets. In detail, the authors identified two electricity generation scenarios for 2030 starting from the Sicilian electricity mix in 2014, performed assumptions on the forecasted electricity demand and assessed the potential of renewable energy sources exploitation and the technical, political, social, and environmental constraints. Then, they applied the Life Cycle Assessment methodology to assess the eco-profiles of the identified electricity generation mixes and compared them with the eco-profile of electricity produced in 2014. The results of the comparison showed a reduction of most of the 16 examined environmental impact categories, except for those related to human toxicity, particulate matter, ionizing radiation and resource depletion.

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Maurizio Cellura; Maria Anna Cusenza; Francesco Guarino; Sonia Longo; Marina Mistretta. Life Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation Scenarios in Italy. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2018, 3 -15.

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Maurizio Cellura, Maria Anna Cusenza, Francesco Guarino, Sonia Longo, Marina Mistretta. Life Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation Scenarios in Italy. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions. 2018; ():3-15.

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Maurizio Cellura; Maria Anna Cusenza; Francesco Guarino; Sonia Longo; Marina Mistretta. 2018. "Life Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation Scenarios in Italy." Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions , no. : 3-15.