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Prof. Maria Laura Parisi
University of Siena, Dpt. of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy

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Journal article
Published: 25 June 2021 in Energies
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Heat production from a geothermal energy source is gaining increasing attention due to its potential contribution to the decarbonization of the European energy sector. Obtaining representative results of the environmental performances of geothermal systems and comparing them with other renewables is of utmost importance in order to ensure an effective energy transition as targeted by Europe. This work presents the outputs of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) performed on the Rittershoffen geothermal heat plant applying guidelines that were developed within the H2020 GEOENVI project. The production of 1 kWhth from the Rittershoffen heat plant was compared to the heat produced from natural gas in Europe. Geothermal heat production performed better than the average heat production in climate change and resource use, fossil categories. The LCA identified the electricity consumption during the operation and maintenance phase as a hot spot for several impact categories. A prospective scenario analysis was therefore performed to assess the evolution of the environmental performances of the Rittershoffen heat plant associated with the future French electricity mixes. The increase of renewable energy shares in the future French electricity mix caused the impact on specific categories (e.g., land use and mineral and metals resource depletion) to grow over the years. However, an overall reduction of the environmental impacts of the Rittershoffen heat plant was observed.

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Mélanie Douziech; Lorenzo Tosti; Nicola Ferrara; Maria Parisi; Paula Pérez-López; Guillaume Ravier. Applying Harmonised Geothermal Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines to the Rittershoffen Geothermal Heat Plant. Energies 2021, 14, 3820 .

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Mélanie Douziech, Lorenzo Tosti, Nicola Ferrara, Maria Parisi, Paula Pérez-López, Guillaume Ravier. Applying Harmonised Geothermal Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines to the Rittershoffen Geothermal Heat Plant. Energies. 2021; 14 (13):3820.

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Mélanie Douziech; Lorenzo Tosti; Nicola Ferrara; Maria Parisi; Paula Pérez-López; Guillaume Ravier. 2021. "Applying Harmonised Geothermal Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines to the Rittershoffen Geothermal Heat Plant." Energies 14, no. 13: 3820.

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Published: 24 June 2021 in Nature Sustainability
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Perovskite solar cell modules are expected to enter the market in the near future, but their implications in terms of sustainability compared to other photovoltaic devices are still debated. Now a study lays the groundwork for their eco-design.

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Maria Laura Parisi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. Closing the loop for perovskite solar modules. Nature Sustainability 2021, 1 -2.

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Maria Laura Parisi, Adalgisa Sinicropi. Closing the loop for perovskite solar modules. Nature Sustainability. 2021; ():1-2.

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Maria Laura Parisi; Adalgisa Sinicropi. 2021. "Closing the loop for perovskite solar modules." Nature Sustainability , no. : 1-2.

Review
Published: 23 April 2021 in Open Research Europe
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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.

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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 .

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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.

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Simone 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.

Journal article
Published: 19 April 2021 in Sustainability
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In this paper, we assess using two alternative allocation schemes, namely exergy and primary energy saving (PES) to compare products generated in different combined heat and power (CHP) geothermal systems. In particular, the adequacy and feasibility of the schemes recommended for allocation are demonstrated by their application to three relevant and significantly different case studies of geothermal CHPs, i.e., (1) Chiusdino in Italy, (2) Altheim in Austria, and (3) Hellisheidi in Iceland. The results showed that, given the generally low temperature level of the cogenerated heat (80–100 °C, usually exploited in district heating), the use of exergy allocation largely marginalizes the importance of the heat byproduct, thus, becoming almost equivalent to electricity for the Chiusdino and Hellisheidi power plants. Therefore, the PES scheme is found to be the more appropriate allocation scheme. Additionally, the exergy scheme is mandatory for allocating power plants’ environmental impacts at a component level in CHP systems. The main drawback of the PES scheme is its country dependency due to the different fuels used, but reasonable and representative values can be achieved based on average EU heat and power generation efficiencies.

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Daniele Fiaschi; Giampaolo Manfrida; Barbara Mendecka; Lorenzo Tosti; Maria Parisi. A Comparison of Different Approaches for Assessing Energy Outputs of Combined Heat and Power Geothermal Plants. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4527 .

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Daniele Fiaschi, Giampaolo Manfrida, Barbara Mendecka, Lorenzo Tosti, Maria Parisi. A Comparison of Different Approaches for Assessing Energy Outputs of Combined Heat and Power Geothermal Plants. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4527.

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Daniele Fiaschi; Giampaolo Manfrida; Barbara Mendecka; Lorenzo Tosti; Maria Parisi. 2021. "A Comparison of Different Approaches for Assessing Energy Outputs of Combined Heat and Power Geothermal Plants." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4527.

Book chapter
Published: 29 January 2021 in Food Authentication and Traceability
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In a globalized and technologically advanced food market—facing rapid innovation and evolution—consumers need to get reliable information about the food they eat. On the other hand, stakeholders in the food industry and governments need reliable analytical methods and suitable regulations to certify that food labels are correct and guarantee that food is safe and meeting consumers’ expectations. In the past decades, a number of either deliberate or accident scandals shook the food market, and international operations were put in place to prevent food fraud. Food fraud can affect all types of products and all the world regions. In the best of cases, it may involve deception of consumers who pay high prices for low-quality products, which in turn compromises the image of high-quality products. In the worst cases, consumers’ safety may be at serious risk for the presence of dangerous contaminants or undeclared allergens. Other issues are related to deliberate false statements on geographical origin, production process, or biological identity. The need of analytical methods to verify and certify that food and its ingredients are safe and compliant with the labels is not surprising. In this scenario, omics tools appear as promising approaches for their high-throughput capacity and ability to circumvent the limits of traditional methodologies. Hence, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and a range of novel “omics” are continuously implemented to authenticate the quality, safety, and origin of several food commodities. In this chapter, far from being exhaustive, some recent nice applications of omics technologies for the assessment of food authenticity and traceability are presented and discussed.

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Daniela Braconi; Lia Millucci; Maria Laura Parisi; Ottavia Spiga; Annalisa Santucci. Omics-based technologies for food authentication and traceability. Food Authentication and Traceability 2021, 215 -245.

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Daniela Braconi, Lia Millucci, Maria Laura Parisi, Ottavia Spiga, Annalisa Santucci. Omics-based technologies for food authentication and traceability. Food Authentication and Traceability. 2021; ():215-245.

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Daniela Braconi; Lia Millucci; Maria Laura Parisi; Ottavia Spiga; Annalisa Santucci. 2021. "Omics-based technologies for food authentication and traceability." Food Authentication and Traceability , no. : 215-245.

Journal article
Published: 29 December 2020 in Inorganica Chimica Acta
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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.

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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 .

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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.

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Carmen 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.

Original research article
Published: 06 October 2020 in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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The overexploitation of fossil fuels as main energy source to support the global economy is identified as the most responsible of the current critical situation from an environmental viewpoint. The need to replace fossil fuels has posed the attention on alternative energy sources such as biofuels, in both developed and developing countries. Africa, for example, has enormous natural resources in the form of biomass from agriculture and other related processes (i.e., food residues). An action that can help fight climate change is the implementation of biofuel refineries to maximize the value of biomass by converting it into a range of products, like energy vectors, biomaterials, feed and fertilizers. By using emergy evaluation and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) this study focused on the potential development of sustainable biotechnological processes fed by biowaste and bioresidues in two African countries (Egypt and Ghana). We assessed the sustainability level of two biofuel productions based on starch and lignocellulosic feedstocks (i.e., cassava peel and corn stover, respectively). A first understanding of the sustainability of the case studies was obtained and the results showed that the biorefinery based on cassava peel was more sustainable from both the user and donor perspectives. Indeed, the LCA results showed that impact categories Global Warming Potential (GWP) and Acidification Potential (AP) had lower values for cassava compared to corn stover biorefinery and emergy outcomes highlighted that the starch-rich feedstock had lower Unit Emergy Value (UEV) and higher renewability percentage (94%). These results suggest that biorefineries are an option for world bioeconomy strategy as they enable optimization of agricultural and food residues and their environmental performance in producing a renewable substitute for fossil fuels and other non-renewable materials is promising.

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Nicoletta Patrizi; Morena Bruno; Fabrizio Saladini; Maria Laura Parisi; Riccardo M. Pulselli; Anne Belinda Bjerre; Simone Bastianoni. Sustainability Assessment of Biorefinery Systems Based on Two Food Residues in Africa. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 2020, 4, 1 .

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Nicoletta Patrizi, Morena Bruno, Fabrizio Saladini, Maria Laura Parisi, Riccardo M. Pulselli, Anne Belinda Bjerre, Simone Bastianoni. Sustainability Assessment of Biorefinery Systems Based on Two Food Residues in Africa. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 2020; 4 ():1.

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Nicoletta Patrizi; Morena Bruno; Fabrizio Saladini; Maria Laura Parisi; Riccardo M. Pulselli; Anne Belinda Bjerre; Simone Bastianoni. 2020. "Sustainability Assessment of Biorefinery Systems Based on Two Food Residues in Africa." Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 4, no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 09 July 2020 in Energies
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Geothermal energy could play a crucial role in the European energy market and future scenarios focused on sustainable development. Thanks to its constant supply of concentrated energy, it can support the transition towards a low-carbon economy. In the energy sector, the decision-making process should always be supported by a holistic science-based approach to allow a comprehensive environmental assessment of the technological system, such as the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. In the geothermal sector, the decision-making is particularly difficult due to the large variability of reported results on environmental performance across studies. This calls for harmonized guidelines on how to conduct LCAs of geothermal systems to enhance transparency and results comparability, by ensuring consistent methodological choices and providing indications for harmonized results reporting. This work identifies the main critical aspects of performing an LCA of geothermal systems and provides solutions and technical guidance to harmonize its application. The proposed methodological approach is based on experts’ knowledge from both the geothermal and LCA sectors. The recommendations cover all the life cycle phases of geothermal energy production (i.e., construction, operation, maintenance and end of life) as well as a selection of LCA key elements thus providing a thorough base for concerted LCA guidelines for the geothermal sector. The application of such harmonized LCA framework can ensure comparability among LCA results from different geothermal systems and other renewable energy technologies.

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Maria Laura Parisi; Melanie Douziech; Lorenzo Tosti; Paula Pérez-López; Barbara Mendecka; Sergio Ulgiati; Daniele Fiaschi; Giampaolo Manfrida; Isabelle Blanc. Definition of LCA Guidelines in the Geothermal Sector to Enhance Result Comparability. Energies 2020, 13, 3534 .

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Maria Laura Parisi, Melanie Douziech, Lorenzo Tosti, Paula Pérez-López, Barbara Mendecka, Sergio Ulgiati, Daniele Fiaschi, Giampaolo Manfrida, Isabelle Blanc. Definition of LCA Guidelines in the Geothermal Sector to Enhance Result Comparability. Energies. 2020; 13 (14):3534.

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Maria Laura Parisi; Melanie Douziech; Lorenzo Tosti; Paula Pérez-López; Barbara Mendecka; Sergio Ulgiati; Daniele Fiaschi; Giampaolo Manfrida; Isabelle Blanc. 2020. "Definition of LCA Guidelines in the Geothermal Sector to Enhance Result Comparability." Energies 13, no. 14: 3534.

Journal article
Published: 03 July 2020 in Energies
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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.

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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 .

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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 (13):3454.

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Federico 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.

Journal article
Published: 03 June 2020 in Energies
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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.

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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 .

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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 (11):2839.

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Lorenzo 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.

Journal article
Published: 19 April 2020 in Energies
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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.

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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 .

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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 (8):2032.

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Sanaz 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.

Data article
Published: 08 April 2020 in Data in Brief
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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.

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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 .

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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.

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Maria 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.

Article
Published: 01 April 2020 in Sustainability
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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.

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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 .

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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 (7):2786.

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Riccardo 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.

Original research article
Published: 31 March 2020 in Frontiers in Chemistry
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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.

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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 .

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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.

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Maria 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.

Preprint
Published: 28 February 2020
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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.

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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 .

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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.

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Riccardo 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.

Paper
Published: 25 February 2020 in Sustainable Energy & Fuels
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Semitransparent dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) for greenhouse integration were manufactured by using especially designed organic dyes featuring different heterocyclic moieties integrated into a thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-molecular scaffold.

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Alessio Dessì; Massimo Calamante; Adalgisa Sinicropi; Maria Laura Parisi; Luigi Vesce; Paolo Mariani; Babak Taheri; Manuela Ciocca; Aldo Di Carlo; Lorenzo Zani; Alessandro Mordini; Gianna Reginato. Thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-based organic sensitizers with improved spectral properties for application in greenhouse-integrated dye-sensitized solar cells. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2020, 4, 2309 -2321.

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Alessio Dessì, Massimo Calamante, Adalgisa Sinicropi, Maria Laura Parisi, Luigi Vesce, Paolo Mariani, Babak Taheri, Manuela Ciocca, Aldo Di Carlo, Lorenzo Zani, Alessandro Mordini, Gianna Reginato. Thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-based organic sensitizers with improved spectral properties for application in greenhouse-integrated dye-sensitized solar cells. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2020; 4 (5):2309-2321.

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Alessio Dessì; Massimo Calamante; Adalgisa Sinicropi; Maria Laura Parisi; Luigi Vesce; Paolo Mariani; Babak Taheri; Manuela Ciocca; Aldo Di Carlo; Lorenzo Zani; Alessandro Mordini; Gianna Reginato. 2020. "Thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-based organic sensitizers with improved spectral properties for application in greenhouse-integrated dye-sensitized solar cells." Sustainable Energy & Fuels 4, no. 5: 2309-2321.

Chapter
Published: 06 February 2020 in Life Cycle Assessment in the Chemical Product Chain
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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.

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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.

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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.

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Simone 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.

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Published: 14 January 2020 in Ecological Indicators
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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.

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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 .

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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.

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Simone 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.

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Published: 11 January 2020 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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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.

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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 .

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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.

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Maria 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.

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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.