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Dr. Paolo Sdringola
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) - Dept. Unit for Energy Efficiency

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Journal article
Published: 28 December 2019 in Agriculture
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Life Cycle Assessment (the systematic analysis of the environmental impact of products during their entire life cycle), Carbon Footprint and Water Footprint assessments play an important role in decision-making processes. These assessments can help guide land management decisions and will likely play a larger role in the future, especially in natural areas with high biodiversity. Agriculture is a substantial consumer of fresh water, so it is important to identify causes and possible solutions to optimize agricultural water use. Water footprint assessments consider water consumption from several points of view and aid in reaching Sustainable Development Goals. Olive trees are a widespread agricultural crop growing in the Mediterranean Basin and are particularly important in the Umbria region in Italy. This paper estimates the water footprint impact related to the production of 1 kg of olives in a rainfed olive orchard managed using low environmental impact techniques. Eleven years of data collection (meteorological data, olives yield data, processes data) are analyzed for typical rural conditions. The results show that local management techniques have lower water requirements than standard international usages. These results can be used to improve and to further explore agricultural water use.

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Luca Rossi; Luca Regni; Sara Rinaldi; Paolo Sdringola; Roberto Calisti; Antonio Brunori; Francesca Dini; Primo Proietti. Long-Term Water Footprint Assessment in a Rainfed Olive Tree Grove in the Umbria Region, Italy. Agriculture 2019, 10, 8 .

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Luca Rossi, Luca Regni, Sara Rinaldi, Paolo Sdringola, Roberto Calisti, Antonio Brunori, Francesca Dini, Primo Proietti. Long-Term Water Footprint Assessment in a Rainfed Olive Tree Grove in the Umbria Region, Italy. Agriculture. 2019; 10 (1):8.

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Luca Rossi; Luca Regni; Sara Rinaldi; Paolo Sdringola; Roberto Calisti; Antonio Brunori; Francesca Dini; Primo Proietti. 2019. "Long-Term Water Footprint Assessment in a Rainfed Olive Tree Grove in the Umbria Region, Italy." Agriculture 10, no. 1: 8.

Observational study
Published: 31 October 2018 in European Journal of Internal Medicine
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Exposure to indoor biomass fuel smoke is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between exposure to indoor biomass burning and early pulmonary and cardiovascular damage. The indoor levels of particulate matter (PM) [PM10, PM2.5] and black carbon (BC) were monitored in 32 houses in a Himalayan village. Seventy-eight subjects were submitted to spirometry and cardiovascular evaluation [carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) and echocardiography]. Peak indoor BC concentration up to 100 μg m−3 and PM10 - PM2.5 up to 1945–592 μg m−3 were measured. We found a non-reversible bronchial obstruction in 18% of subjects ≥40 yr; mean forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of the forced vital capacity (FEF25–75) <80% in 54% of subjects, suggestive of early respiratory impairment, significantly and inversely related to age. Average BC was correlated with right ventricular-right atrium gradient (R = 0.449,p = .002), total peripheral resistances (TPR) (R = 0.313,p = .029) and PWV (R = 0.589,p < .0001) especially in subjects >30 yr. In multiple variable analysis, BC remained an independent predictor of PWV (β = 0.556,p = .001), and TPR (β = 0.366;p = .018). Indoor pollution exposure is associated to early pulmonary and cardiovascular damages, more evident for longer duration and higher intensity exposure.

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Lorenza Pratali; Angela Marinoni; Annalisa Cogo; Kristian Ujka; Stefania Gilardoni; Eva Bernardi; Paolo Bonasoni; Rosa Maria Bruno; Luca Bastiani; Elisa Vuillermoz; Paolo Sdringola; Sandro Fuzzi. Indoor air pollution exposure effects on lung and cardiovascular health in the High Himalayas, Nepal: An observational study. European Journal of Internal Medicine 2018, 61, 81 -87.

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Lorenza Pratali, Angela Marinoni, Annalisa Cogo, Kristian Ujka, Stefania Gilardoni, Eva Bernardi, Paolo Bonasoni, Rosa Maria Bruno, Luca Bastiani, Elisa Vuillermoz, Paolo Sdringola, Sandro Fuzzi. Indoor air pollution exposure effects on lung and cardiovascular health in the High Himalayas, Nepal: An observational study. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 2018; 61 ():81-87.

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Lorenza Pratali; Angela Marinoni; Annalisa Cogo; Kristian Ujka; Stefania Gilardoni; Eva Bernardi; Paolo Bonasoni; Rosa Maria Bruno; Luca Bastiani; Elisa Vuillermoz; Paolo Sdringola; Sandro Fuzzi. 2018. "Indoor air pollution exposure effects on lung and cardiovascular health in the High Himalayas, Nepal: An observational study." European Journal of Internal Medicine 61, no. : 81-87.

Journal article
Published: 18 June 2018 in Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
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The 2012 European energy efficiency directive supported the development of cogeneration combined heat and power (CHP) and district heating and cooling (DHC) networks, stressing the benefits of a more efficient energy supply, the exploitation of recovered heat, and renewable resources, in terms of fuel consumption and avoided costs/emissions. Policy decisions play a crucial role: technical and environmental feasibility of CHP is clear and well demonstrated, whereas economic issues (fuel prices, incentives, etc.) may influence its actual application. In this framework, the introduction of low-carbon technologies and the exploitation of renewable energies are profitable interventions to be applied on existing plants. This work focuses on a small CHP plant, installed in the 90 s and located within a research facility in Italy, designed to supply electricity and heat/cool through a district network. On the basis of monitored consumption of electricity, heating, and cooling, energy fluxes have been analyzed and an assessment was performed to get a management profile enhancing both operational and economic parameters. The integration of renewable energies, i.e., solar-powered systems for supporting the existing devices, has been evaluated, thus resulting in a hybrid trigeneration plant. Results demonstrate how the useful synergy between CHP and DHC can not only be profitable from the economic point of view, but it can also create conditions to considerably boost the integral deployment of primary energy sources, improving fuel diversity and then facing the challenge of climate change toward sustainable energy networks in the future.

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Paolo Sdringola; Stefania Proietti; Davide Astolfi; Francesco Castellani. Combined Heat and Power Plant and District Heating and Cooling Network: A Test-Case in Italy With Integration of Renewable Energy. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 2018, 140, 054502 .

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Paolo Sdringola, Stefania Proietti, Davide Astolfi, Francesco Castellani. Combined Heat and Power Plant and District Heating and Cooling Network: A Test-Case in Italy With Integration of Renewable Energy. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 2018; 140 (5):054502.

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Paolo Sdringola; Stefania Proietti; Davide Astolfi; Francesco Castellani. 2018. "Combined Heat and Power Plant and District Heating and Cooling Network: A Test-Case in Italy With Integration of Renewable Energy." Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 140, no. 5: 054502.

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Published: 13 March 2018 in Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
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An experimental study is conducted on wind turbine wakes and their effects on wind turbine performances and operation. The test case is a wind farm located on a moderately complex terrain, featuring four turbines with 2 MW of rated power each. Two interturbine distances characterize the layout: 4 and 7.5 rotor diameters. Therefore, it is possible to study different levels of wake recovery. The processed data are twofold: time-resolved series, whose frequency is in the order of the hertz, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) data with 10 min of sampling time. The wake fluctuations are investigated adopting a “slow” point of view (SCADA), on a catalog of wake events spanned over a long period, and a “fast” point of view of selected time-resolved series of wake events. The power ratios between downstream and upstream wind turbines show that the time-resolved data are characterized by a wider range of fluctuations with respect to the SCADA. Moreover, spectral properties are assessed on the basis of time-resolved data. The combination of meandering wind and yaw control is observed to be associated with different spectral properties depending on the level of wake recovery.

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Francesco Castellani; Paolo Sdringola; Davide Astolfi. Analysis of Wind Turbine Wakes Through Time-Resolved and SCADA Data of an Onshore Wind Farm. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 2018, 140, 1 .

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Francesco Castellani, Paolo Sdringola, Davide Astolfi. Analysis of Wind Turbine Wakes Through Time-Resolved and SCADA Data of an Onshore Wind Farm. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 2018; 140 (4):1.

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Francesco Castellani; Paolo Sdringola; Davide Astolfi. 2018. "Analysis of Wind Turbine Wakes Through Time-Resolved and SCADA Data of an Onshore Wind Farm." Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 140, no. 4: 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2017 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Luca Regni; Nicola Evangelisti; Antonio Brunori; Luana Ilarioni; Luigi Nasini; Primo Proietti. Extra Virgin Olive oil as carbon negative product: Experimental analysis and validation of results. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 166, 550 -562.

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Stefania Proietti, Paolo Sdringola, Luca Regni, Nicola Evangelisti, Antonio Brunori, Luana Ilarioni, Luigi Nasini, Primo Proietti. Extra Virgin Olive oil as carbon negative product: Experimental analysis and validation of results. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 166 ():550-562.

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Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Luca Regni; Nicola Evangelisti; Antonio Brunori; Luana Ilarioni; Luigi Nasini; Primo Proietti. 2017. "Extra Virgin Olive oil as carbon negative product: Experimental analysis and validation of results." Journal of Cleaner Production 166, no. : 550-562.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2017 in High Altitude Medicine & Biology
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Ujka, Kristian, Rosa Maria Bruno, Luca Bastiani, Eva Bernardi, Paolo Sdringola, Nenad Dikic, Bikash Basyal, Sanjeeb Sundarshan Bhandari, Buddha Basnyat, Annalisa Cogo, and Lorenza Pratali. Relationship between occupational physical activity and subclinical vascular damage in moderate-altitude dwellers. High Alt Med Biol 00:000–000, 2017.— Background: Occupational physical activity (OPA) has been associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) events. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between OPA and markers of subclinical vascular damage among a moderate-altitude population living in the rural village of Chaurikharka (Nepal; 2600 m sea level). Methods: Seventy-two individuals (age 42 ± 15 years, ranges 15–85 years, 23 men) were enrolled. Physical activity (PA) was evaluated using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), carotid ultrasound assessment, and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) were performed. Results: OPA was 9860 ± 5385 Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET)-minutes/week, representing 77% of total energy expenditure, with 97% of the population performing high-intensity PA. In the univariate analysis, OPA was significantly associated with PWV (β = 0.474, p = 0.001) and carotid stiffness (CS) (β = 0.29, p = 0.019). In the multivariate analysis, including age, sex, oxygen saturation, mean blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and OPA, OPA remained an independent predictor of PWV (β = 0.403, p = 0.001) but not of CS (β = 0.028, p = 0.8). OPA remained an independent predictor of PWV independently from the Framingham risk score (FRS). Conclusion: High-intensity OPA shows a positive, independent association with aortic stiffness in Himalayan moderate-altitude dwellers. This study suggests how vigorous OPA performed in moderate altitude may be a CV risk factor.

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Kristian Ujka; Rosa Maria Bruno; Luca Bastiani; Eva Bernardi; Paolo Sdringola; Nenad Dikic; Bikash Basyal; Sanjeeb Sundarshan Bhandari; Buddha Basnyat; Annalisa Cogo; Lorenza Pratali. Relationship Between Occupational Physical Activity and Subclinical Vascular Damage in Moderate-Altitude Dwellers. High Altitude Medicine & Biology 2017, 18, 249 -257.

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Kristian Ujka, Rosa Maria Bruno, Luca Bastiani, Eva Bernardi, Paolo Sdringola, Nenad Dikic, Bikash Basyal, Sanjeeb Sundarshan Bhandari, Buddha Basnyat, Annalisa Cogo, Lorenza Pratali. Relationship Between Occupational Physical Activity and Subclinical Vascular Damage in Moderate-Altitude Dwellers. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 2017; 18 (3):249-257.

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Kristian Ujka; Rosa Maria Bruno; Luca Bastiani; Eva Bernardi; Paolo Sdringola; Nenad Dikic; Bikash Basyal; Sanjeeb Sundarshan Bhandari; Buddha Basnyat; Annalisa Cogo; Lorenza Pratali. 2017. "Relationship Between Occupational Physical Activity and Subclinical Vascular Damage in Moderate-Altitude Dwellers." High Altitude Medicine & Biology 18, no. 3: 249-257.

Journal article
Published: 01 February 2017 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Antonio Maria Enrico Brunori; Paolo Sdringola; Francesca Dini; Luana Ilarioni; Luigi Nasini; Luca Regni; Primo Proietti; Stefania Proietti; Angelo Vitone; Francesco Pelleri. Carbon balance and Life Cycle Assessment in an oak plantation for mined area reclamation. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 144, 69 -78.

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Antonio Maria Enrico Brunori, Paolo Sdringola, Francesca Dini, Luana Ilarioni, Luigi Nasini, Luca Regni, Primo Proietti, Stefania Proietti, Angelo Vitone, Francesco Pelleri. Carbon balance and Life Cycle Assessment in an oak plantation for mined area reclamation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 144 ():69-78.

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Antonio Maria Enrico Brunori; Paolo Sdringola; Francesca Dini; Luana Ilarioni; Luigi Nasini; Luca Regni; Primo Proietti; Stefania Proietti; Angelo Vitone; Francesco Pelleri. 2017. "Carbon balance and Life Cycle Assessment in an oak plantation for mined area reclamation." Journal of Cleaner Production 144, no. : 69-78.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in Applied Energy
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Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Francesco Castellani; Davide Astolfi; Elisa Vuillermoz. On the contribution of renewable energies for feeding a high altitude Smart Mini Grid. Applied Energy 2017, 185, 1694 -1701.

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Stefania Proietti, Paolo Sdringola, Francesco Castellani, Davide Astolfi, Elisa Vuillermoz. On the contribution of renewable energies for feeding a high altitude Smart Mini Grid. Applied Energy. 2017; 185 ():1694-1701.

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Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Francesco Castellani; Davide Astolfi; Elisa Vuillermoz. 2017. "On the contribution of renewable energies for feeding a high altitude Smart Mini Grid." Applied Energy 185, no. : 1694-1701.

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Published: 01 January 2017 in Applied Energy
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SCADA control systems are the keystone for reliable performance optimization of wind farms. Processing into knowledge the amount of information they spread is a challenging task, involving engineering, physics, statistics and computer science skills. This work deals with SCADA data analysis methods for assessing the importance of how wind turbines align in patterns to the wind direction. In particular it deals with the most common collective phenomenon causing clusters of turbines behaving as a whole, rather than as a collection of individuality: wake effects. The approach is based on the discretization of nacelle position measurements and subsequent post-processing through simple statistical methods. A cluster, severely affected by wakes, from an onshore wind farm, is selected as test case. The dominant alignment patterns of the cluster are identified and analyzed by the point of view of power output and efficiency. It is shown that non-trivial alignments with respect to the wind direction arise and important performance deviations occur among the most frequent configurations.

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Francesco Castellani; Davide Astolfi; Paolo Sdringola; Stefania Proietti; Ludovico Terzi. Analyzing wind turbine directional behavior: SCADA data mining techniques for efficiency and power assessment. Applied Energy 2017, 185, 1076 -1086.

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Francesco Castellani, Davide Astolfi, Paolo Sdringola, Stefania Proietti, Ludovico Terzi. Analyzing wind turbine directional behavior: SCADA data mining techniques for efficiency and power assessment. Applied Energy. 2017; 185 ():1076-1086.

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Francesco Castellani; Davide Astolfi; Paolo Sdringola; Stefania Proietti; Ludovico Terzi. 2017. "Analyzing wind turbine directional behavior: SCADA data mining techniques for efficiency and power assessment." Applied Energy 185, no. : 1076-1086.

Conference paper
Published: 01 September 2016 in 6.2 Occupational and Environmental Health
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The exposure to household air pollution due to smoke from open fires and traditional stoves (mainly used in developing countries) can impair respiratory health. Among the indoor pollutants, black carbon (BC) and other co-emitted species have a strong impact on respiratory health, making up a substantial part of indoor pollution. We conducted an interdisciplinary study during winter 2013-2014 in Chaurikharka, a traditional village in the Nepalese Himalayas, aiming at measuring lung function by means of spirometry and 24-hours monitoring indoor air quality, using a portable indoor air-quality system, developed at ISAC-CNR, able to monitor equivalent BC and particle size distribution (300nm to 20µm). We measured lung function in 76 asymptomatic non-smokers (55 F), age 18-85. Bronchial obstruction (FEV1/FVC 50yrs). FEF25-75 5 yrs). Monitoring of 32 houses showed BC concentrations > 10 µg/m3 regularly observed during morning and especially evening hours, while night time concentrations are relatively low (0.7 µg/m3). The CO concentrations during the burning of the brazier always exceeded 10 ppm and PM10 reached 1000 µg/m3. FEV1/FVC and FEF25-75% were significantly and inversely correlated to age and to the evening peak of coarse particles emission (p=0.0003, 0.0002, 0.007 and 0.006 respectively). The environmental and health conditions monitored during this study indicate that chronic exposure to indoor pollution definitely impairs respiratory health in dwellers. This impairment is associated with the level and duration of exposure to air pollution and it is also present in asymptomatic subjects.

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Eva Bernardi; Angela Marinoni; Lorenza Pratali; Paolo Bonsaoni; Paolo Sdringola; Sanjeev Bhandari; Buddha Basnyat; Annalisa Cogo. Indoor pollution and respiratory health in the Himalayas. 6.2 Occupational and Environmental Health 2016, 48, PA4292 .

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Eva Bernardi, Angela Marinoni, Lorenza Pratali, Paolo Bonsaoni, Paolo Sdringola, Sanjeev Bhandari, Buddha Basnyat, Annalisa Cogo. Indoor pollution and respiratory health in the Himalayas. 6.2 Occupational and Environmental Health. 2016; 48 ():PA4292.

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Eva Bernardi; Angela Marinoni; Lorenza Pratali; Paolo Bonsaoni; Paolo Sdringola; Sanjeev Bhandari; Buddha Basnyat; Annalisa Cogo. 2016. "Indoor pollution and respiratory health in the Himalayas." 6.2 Occupational and Environmental Health 48, no. : PA4292.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2016 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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To reduce GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions, the Kyoto Protocol identifies a number of activities that are closely related to land use, included in the category called Agriculture, Forestry and Land Uses (AFOLU). While forests and agricultural systems result in CO2 absorptions (live biomass, dead biomass and soil), every process undertaken for their management requires energy and resources, which can lead to a significant reduction of the environmental benefits.\ud \ud The study analyzes three tree plantations managed at different cultivation intensities in Italy, from an extensively managed plantation (a pure oak plantation) and a semi-intensively managed plantation (walnut and poplar plantation with nurse plants), to an intensively managed olive grove. Permanent and non-permanent biomass were accounted for in order to get the carbon stock of every plantation, estimated at the same age of 14 years old. The numerous processes operated for management of different cultivated species, e.g. planting, soil management, fertilization, phytosanitary treatments, pruning, harvesting, etc. were monitored and their impacts were quantified by applying the methodology known as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Removals (carbon sequestrations) were compared to emissions on a time scale, in order to assess the net CO2-eq balance. Impacting treatments and processes were identified and further analysis on the individual phases and materials were conducted.\ud \ud Olive trees showed an unexpected capacity to store CO2-eq, but this ability was evident only if annually harvested fruits and prunings were considered in the calculation. The plantation that demonstrated its ability to store most CO2-eq at the age of 14 was the semi-intensively managed plantation, showing a higher efficiency in the energy spent by man. The paper offers a contribution for an innovative environmental performance evaluation of different tree cultivation management systems, including the assessment of potential benefits in terms of sequestered CO2-eq for the studied tree plantations and possible avoided emissions thanks to sustainable agricultural practices

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Primo Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Antonio Brunori; Luana Ilarioni; Luigi Nasini; Luca Regni; Francesco Pelleri; Umberto Desideri; Stefania Proietti. Assessment of carbon balance in intensive and extensive tree cultivation systems for oak, olive, poplar and walnut plantation. Journal of Cleaner Production 2016, 112, 2613 -2624.

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Primo Proietti, Paolo Sdringola, Antonio Brunori, Luana Ilarioni, Luigi Nasini, Luca Regni, Francesco Pelleri, Umberto Desideri, Stefania Proietti. Assessment of carbon balance in intensive and extensive tree cultivation systems for oak, olive, poplar and walnut plantation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2016; 112 ():2613-2624.

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Primo Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Antonio Brunori; Luana Ilarioni; Luigi Nasini; Luca Regni; Francesco Pelleri; Umberto Desideri; Stefania Proietti. 2016. "Assessment of carbon balance in intensive and extensive tree cultivation systems for oak, olive, poplar and walnut plantation." Journal of Cleaner Production 112, no. : 2613-2624.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2015 in Energy Procedia
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Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Francesco Castellani; Alberto Garinei; Davide Astolfi; Emanuele Piccioni; Umberto Desideri; Elisa Vuillermoz. On the Possible Wind Energy Contribution for Feeding a High Altitude Smart Mini Grid. Energy Procedia 2015, 75, 1072 -1079.

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Stefania Proietti, Paolo Sdringola, Francesco Castellani, Alberto Garinei, Davide Astolfi, Emanuele Piccioni, Umberto Desideri, Elisa Vuillermoz. On the Possible Wind Energy Contribution for Feeding a High Altitude Smart Mini Grid. Energy Procedia. 2015; 75 ():1072-1079.

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Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Francesco Castellani; Alberto Garinei; Davide Astolfi; Emanuele Piccioni; Umberto Desideri; Elisa Vuillermoz. 2015. "On the Possible Wind Energy Contribution for Feeding a High Altitude Smart Mini Grid." Energy Procedia 75, no. : 1072-1079.

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Published: 01 August 2015 in Energy Procedia
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Francesco Castellani; Davide Astolfi; Alberto Garinei; Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Ludovico Terzi; Umberto Desideri. How Wind Turbines Alignment to Wind Direction Affects Efficiency? A Case Study through SCADA Data Mining. Energy Procedia 2015, 75, 697 -703.

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Francesco Castellani, Davide Astolfi, Alberto Garinei, Stefania Proietti, Paolo Sdringola, Ludovico Terzi, Umberto Desideri. How Wind Turbines Alignment to Wind Direction Affects Efficiency? A Case Study through SCADA Data Mining. Energy Procedia. 2015; 75 ():697-703.

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Francesco Castellani; Davide Astolfi; Alberto Garinei; Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Ludovico Terzi; Umberto Desideri. 2015. "How Wind Turbines Alignment to Wind Direction Affects Efficiency? A Case Study through SCADA Data Mining." Energy Procedia 75, no. : 697-703.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2014 in Applied Energy
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In recent years, the role of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of products and processes has increased in importance, since it is the best technique to quantify environmental impacts associated with a process or product. The study was carried out in an olive grove located in Central Italy with “Leccino” cultivar. The olive grove was established in year 2000 with a planting distance of 5.5 × 5.5 m, trained to the vase system, under dry conditions. The same methodology used for forestry trees (“model tree”) was adopted to estimate the biomass and the respective carbon stock of the belowground\ud and above-ground parts of the olive tree as well as quantification of the non-permanent components periodically\ud removed, i.e. fruits and prunings. The environmental impacts associated with management processes were evaluated according to LCA standards (UNI EN ISO 14040 and 14044). In relation to the impact on climate change, the CO2 sources and sinks were calculated in order to obtain the net carbon stock of the olive grove.\ud These data were confirmed by experimental measurement of the tree biomass in three representative olive trees. The treatments and processes that had the greatest impact were identified and the individual phases and materials were then analysed in order to propose possible actions for reducing emissions throughout the entire olive grove life cycle. Removals and emissions were compared on a time scale, in order to identify the break-even point.\ud The results allow to assess the carbon footprint of an olive grove, at different stages of its life cycle, as a support tool for creating a sustainable production chain in the olive sector. The paper proposes a methodological approach that can be adopted also in other olive groves with different horticultural management models

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Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Umberto Desideri; Francesco Zepparelli; Antonio Brunori; Luana Ilarioni; Luigi Nasini; Luca Regni; Primo Proietti. Carbon footprint of an olive tree grove. Applied Energy 2014, 127, 115 -124.

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Stefania Proietti, Paolo Sdringola, Umberto Desideri, Francesco Zepparelli, Antonio Brunori, Luana Ilarioni, Luigi Nasini, Luca Regni, Primo Proietti. Carbon footprint of an olive tree grove. Applied Energy. 2014; 127 ():115-124.

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Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Umberto Desideri; Francesco Zepparelli; Antonio Brunori; Luana Ilarioni; Luigi Nasini; Luca Regni; Primo Proietti. 2014. "Carbon footprint of an olive tree grove." Applied Energy 127, no. : 115-124.

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Published: 01 January 2014 in Energy and Buildings
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Paolo Sdringola; Stefania Proietti; Umberto Desideri; Giulia Giombini. Thermo-fluid dynamic modeling and simulation of a bioclimatic solar greenhouse with self-cleaning and photovoltaic glasses. Energy and Buildings 2014, 68, 183 -195.

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Paolo Sdringola, Stefania Proietti, Umberto Desideri, Giulia Giombini. Thermo-fluid dynamic modeling and simulation of a bioclimatic solar greenhouse with self-cleaning and photovoltaic glasses. Energy and Buildings. 2014; 68 ():183-195.

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Paolo Sdringola; Stefania Proietti; Umberto Desideri; Giulia Giombini. 2014. "Thermo-fluid dynamic modeling and simulation of a bioclimatic solar greenhouse with self-cleaning and photovoltaic glasses." Energy and Buildings 68, no. : 183-195.

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Published: 01 December 2013 in Applied Energy
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Stefania Proietti; Umberto Desideri; Paolo Sdringola; Francesco Zepparelli. Carbon footprint of a reflective foil and comparison with other solutions for thermal insulation in building envelope. Applied Energy 2013, 112, 843 -855.

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Stefania Proietti, Umberto Desideri, Paolo Sdringola, Francesco Zepparelli. Carbon footprint of a reflective foil and comparison with other solutions for thermal insulation in building envelope. Applied Energy. 2013; 112 ():843-855.

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Stefania Proietti; Umberto Desideri; Paolo Sdringola; Francesco Zepparelli. 2013. "Carbon footprint of a reflective foil and comparison with other solutions for thermal insulation in building envelope." Applied Energy 112, no. : 843-855.

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Published: 01 September 2013 in Energy and Buildings
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This paper presents the results of a detailed LCA study of a low-energy consumption building (thermal energy for heating equal to 11 kWh/m2 year) located in Perugia, Italy, according to European ISO 14040 and 14044. The building matches the criteria of environmental sustainability and bio-architecture, complying with the "PassivHaus" standard. All life cycle phases were included in the research: acquisition and production of materials, on-site construction and use/maintenance, demolition and material disposal (100% landfilling and demolition with waste recycling). A life span of 70 years was considered. The research was therefore focused on cradle-to-grave life, based on data collected by authors, integrated with data from the literature. In particular the study was carried out to analyze: the benefits due to the use of recycled materials, a solar PV (during the utilization years) and the final demolition of the building. The LCA modeling was performed using the SimaPro software application, connected to the ecoinvent database. The results show that applying energy saving measures (highly insulated building envelope and passive-house standard, solar PV, waste recycling and recycled products in pre-production phase) could significantly decrease the impact of modern dwellings, with the consciousness that new ways of building do not always provide a positive environmental outcome

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Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Umberto Desideri; Francesco Zepparelli; Francesco Masciarelli; Francesco Castellani. Life Cycle Assessment of a passive house in a seismic temperate zone. Energy and Buildings 2013, 64, 463 -472.

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Stefania Proietti, Paolo Sdringola, Umberto Desideri, Francesco Zepparelli, Francesco Masciarelli, Francesco Castellani. Life Cycle Assessment of a passive house in a seismic temperate zone. Energy and Buildings. 2013; 64 ():463-472.

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Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Umberto Desideri; Francesco Zepparelli; Francesco Masciarelli; Francesco Castellani. 2013. "Life Cycle Assessment of a passive house in a seismic temperate zone." Energy and Buildings 64, no. : 463-472.

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Published: 01 December 2012 in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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Carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere are considered among the main reasons of the greenhouse effect. The largest share of CO2 is emitted by power plants using fossil fuels. Nowadays there are several technologies to capture CO2 from power plants' exhaust gas but each of them consumes a significant part of the electric power generated by the plant. The Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) can be used as concentrator of CO2, due to the chemical reactions that occurs in the cell stack: carbon dioxide entering into the cathode side is transported to the anode side via CO 3 = ions and is finally concentrated in the anodic exhaust. MCFC systems can be integrated in existing power plants (retro fitting) to separate CO2 in the exhaust gas and, at the same time, produce additional energy. The aim of this study is to find a feasible system design for medium scale cogeneration plants which are not considered economically and technically interesting for existing technologies for carbon capture, but are increasing in numbers with respect to large size power plants. This trend, if confirmed, will increase number of medium cogeneration plants with consequent benefit for both MCFC market for this application and effect on global CO2 emissions. System concept has been developed in a numerical model, using AspenTech engineering software. The model simulates a plant, which separates CO2 from a cogeneration plant exhaust gases and produces electric power. Data showing the effect of CO2 on cell voltage and cogenerator exhaust gas composition were taken from experimental activities in the fuel cell laboratory of the University of Perugia, FCLab, and from existing CHP plants. The innovative aspect of this model is the introduction of recirculation to optimize the performance of the MCFC. Cathode recirculation allows to decrease the carbon dioxide utilization factor of the cell keeping at the same time system CO2 removal efficiency at high level. At anode side, recirculation is used to reduce the fuel consumption (due to the unreacted hydrogen) and to increase the CO 2 purity in the stored gas. The system design was completely introduced in the model and several analyses were performed. CO2 removal efficiency of 63% was reached with correspondent total efficiency of about 35%. System outlet is also thermal power, due to the high temperature of cathode exhaust off gases, and it is possible to consider integration of this outlet with the cogeneration system. This system, compared to other post-combustion CO2 removal technologies, does not consume energy, but produces additional electrical and thermal power with a global efficiency of about 70%

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Umberto Desideri; Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Giovanni Cinti; Filippo Curbis. MCFC-based CO2 capture system for small scale CHP plants. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2012, 37, 19295 -19303.

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Umberto Desideri, Stefania Proietti, Paolo Sdringola, Giovanni Cinti, Filippo Curbis. MCFC-based CO2 capture system for small scale CHP plants. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2012; 37 (24):19295-19303.

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Umberto Desideri; Stefania Proietti; Paolo Sdringola; Giovanni Cinti; Filippo Curbis. 2012. "MCFC-based CO2 capture system for small scale CHP plants." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 37, no. 24: 19295-19303.

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Published: 30 September 2012 in Applied Energy
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The aim of Educa-RUE project is to improve energy performance in building sector at local level and with particular attention to educational buildings, by promoting the ability of local players to guide and orient initiatives, designed to encourage energy saving by means of specific measures and integrated tools.\ud The project is therefore focused to speed up the implementation of European Directive on Energy Performance in Buildings, EPBD (2002/91/EC), in Member States at local government level and to ensure its operability, within the various national legislations of reference.\ud Educa-RUE lasted 30 months, from January 2008 to June 2010, and involved the following eight partners: for Italy, Provinces of Potenza (project leader), Perugia, Rieti and Palermo; for other Countries,\ud Climate Energy Ltd. Essex and Energy Solutions North West London (UK), Associación Aragonesa de Entidades Locales ASAEL (Spain), Municipality of Prenzlau (Germany).\ud A number of closely interconnected actions were carried on in eight Work Packages (WPs) to face the energy efficiency aspects identified as primary problems by the partners. The project developed a model\ud process, known as ‘‘Educa-RUE method’’, to assess possible policies of intervention on educational buildings, owned or managed by each Partner.\ud In particular the Province of Perugia, leader of WP 2 and 5, provided guide lines and tools in order to: identify the state of the art of EPBD implementation and the main non-technological barriers, which are\ud preventing its application at local level; select, within the Province/area patrimony, the most suitable educational building, to be used as a shining example to develop the following testing phases of the project; carry on an energy check, or audit, of selected buildings, by involving the educational community as user and active participant in the whole process; elaborate an executive project, concerning the description of all the building elements (structure, roof, heating/cooling plants, etc.) which need to be replaced/ improved and the application of an energy/environmental assessment; plan refurbishing interventions for the rest of the school buildings directly managed by each Partner, according to specific priority selection criteria, which represents a guiding and coordinating act for those Administrations directly or indirectly interested in the Project.\ud This paper presents the results obtained by testing and proving Educa-RUE method in different regional areas. Its findings can be extended to other building typologies in order to create a reference model for local planners and responsible

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Umberto Desideri; Daniela Leonardi; Livia Arcioni; Paolo Sdringola. European project Educa-RUE: An example of energy efficiency paths in educational buildings. Applied Energy 2012, 97, 384 -395.

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Umberto Desideri, Daniela Leonardi, Livia Arcioni, Paolo Sdringola. European project Educa-RUE: An example of energy efficiency paths in educational buildings. Applied Energy. 2012; 97 ():384-395.

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Umberto Desideri; Daniela Leonardi; Livia Arcioni; Paolo Sdringola. 2012. "European project Educa-RUE: An example of energy efficiency paths in educational buildings." Applied Energy 97, no. : 384-395.

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Published: 30 September 2012 in Applied Energy
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Photovoltaic system is a technology for the production of electricity from renewable sources that is rapidly expanding thanks to its capability to reduce the energy consumption from traditional sources and to decrease the air pollution. During the operational phase, there are no emissions and the only input is represented by solar power. However, it should be noted that, considering the entire life cycle of a plant, photovoltaic systems, like any other means of electricity production, give rise to emissions, that focus especially in the manufacturing stage and installation of components. The present work aims at evaluating the environmental impact, and therefore the actual sustainability of this technology, examining a ground-mounted 1778.48 kWp photovoltaic plant, realized by TerniEnergia S.p.A. and located in Marsciano (Perugia, Italy). The analysis is conducted using the methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), which allows to consider all stages of the life cycle, from the extraction of raw materials to the plant’s disposal (“from a cradle to grave perspective”). In particular, the study takes into account the soil preparation, the installation of fence and electrical substations of low and medium voltage, the mounting of support structures, also with reference to hot dip galvanizing process, the production of modules, their installation, the wiring apparatus and the network connection. The transport of all components to the installation site is considered for each stage that is examined. The end of life scenario of the plant is also evaluated. The possibility to collect many detailed information in the construction site, during the building phase, adds value to the study. The analysis is carried out according to UNI EN ISO 14040 and UNI EN ISO 14044, which regulate the LCA procedure. The LCA modelling was performed using SimaPro software application and using Eco Indicator 99 methodology. The results of the analysis allows to calculate some important parameters like EPBT (Energy Pay-Back Time), EROEI (Energy Return on Energy Invested), CO2 emissions and GWP100 (Global Warming Potential). Finally, the environmental impact of photovoltaic plant is compared to that of some traditional energy production systems.

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Umberto Desideri; Stefania Proietti; Francesco Zepparelli; Paolo Sdringola; Silvia Bini. Life Cycle Assessment of a ground-mounted 1778kWp photovoltaic plant and comparison with traditional energy production systems. Applied Energy 2012, 97, 930 -943.

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Umberto Desideri, Stefania Proietti, Francesco Zepparelli, Paolo Sdringola, Silvia Bini. Life Cycle Assessment of a ground-mounted 1778kWp photovoltaic plant and comparison with traditional energy production systems. Applied Energy. 2012; 97 ():930-943.

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Umberto Desideri; Stefania Proietti; Francesco Zepparelli; Paolo Sdringola; Silvia Bini. 2012. "Life Cycle Assessment of a ground-mounted 1778kWp photovoltaic plant and comparison with traditional energy production systems." Applied Energy 97, no. : 930-943.