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Wei Wong - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Francesca Gorini - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The health of communities living in proximity of geothermal plants Generating Heat and electricity: A review.
    The Science of the total environment, 2019
    Co-Authors: Elisa Bustaffa, Liliana Cori, Adele Manzella, Daniela Nuvolone, Fabrizio Minichilli, Fabrizio Bianchi, Francesca Gorini
    Abstract:

    Since the 1990s, in areas with natural geothermal manifestations studies on the association between exposure to pollutants and health effect have become increasingly relevant. These emissions consist of water vapor mixed with carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), methane and, to a lesser extent, rare gases and trace elements in volatile forms. Considering the indications of the World Health Organization and the growth in the use of geothermal energy for energy production, this review aims to report studies exploring the health status of the populations living in areas where geothermal energy is used to produce Heat and electricity. Studies on the health effects of the general population exposed to emissions from both natural geothermal events and plants using geothermal energy at domestic or commercial level have been considered between 1999 and 2019. Studies were classified into those based on health indicators and those based on proxy-individual level exposure metrics. Both statistically significant results (p

Hugh H. Richardson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Generating Heat with metal nanoparticles
    Nano Today, 2007
    Co-Authors: Alexander O. Govorov, Hugh H. Richardson
    Abstract:

    We describe recent studies on photothermal effects using colloidal nanoparticles. Metal nanoparticles efficiently generate Heat in the presence of electromagnetic radiation. This process becomes strongly enhanced under plasmon resonance and also depends on the shape and organization of the nanoparticles. In particular, the amount of generated Heat and temperature increase depends on the number of nanoparticles in a complex. Metal nanoparticles may induce phase transformations when they are in thermal contact with a polymer or a solid matrix, such as ice. This suggests new possibilities for measuring Heat release at the nanoscale.

Jaume Salom - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Waste Heat recovery from urban air cooled data centres to increase energy efficiency of district Heating networks
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019
    Co-Authors: Paolo Taddeo, Jaume Salom
    Abstract:

    Abstract The Heating and cooling sector in Europe aims to increase the share of thermal energy provided by district Heating (DH) and cooling networks, from the current 13% to 50% by 2050. To reach this ambitious goal, it is needed to create the scientific evidence required to support the decarbonisation of the sector in Europe by combining energy efficiency and local waste Heat. A vast amount of waste Heat is produced in urban areas from a range of local sources such as data centres. These unique infrastructures are a rapidly growing industry Generating Heat that could potentially be recovered for Heating applications, and in particular for DH networks. This manuscript evaluates numerically the energy and economic feasibility of the implementation of Heat reuse solutions in air-cooled data centres to increase the energy efficiency of DH networks. Even though the primary energy reused in such installations can be above 50%, the economic analysis performed for a specific 1000 kW data centre located in Barcelona (Spain) demonstrates the non-viability of Heat recovery integration in most of the conventional air-cooled data centres. However, for some cooling configurations, in particular in rear door cooling technology, the results prove the economic viability of Heat reuse options.

Elisa Bustaffa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The health of communities living in proximity of geothermal plants Generating Heat and electricity: A review.
    The Science of the total environment, 2019
    Co-Authors: Elisa Bustaffa, Liliana Cori, Adele Manzella, Daniela Nuvolone, Fabrizio Minichilli, Fabrizio Bianchi, Francesca Gorini
    Abstract:

    Since the 1990s, in areas with natural geothermal manifestations studies on the association between exposure to pollutants and health effect have become increasingly relevant. These emissions consist of water vapor mixed with carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), methane and, to a lesser extent, rare gases and trace elements in volatile forms. Considering the indications of the World Health Organization and the growth in the use of geothermal energy for energy production, this review aims to report studies exploring the health status of the populations living in areas where geothermal energy is used to produce Heat and electricity. Studies on the health effects of the general population exposed to emissions from both natural geothermal events and plants using geothermal energy at domestic or commercial level have been considered between 1999 and 2019. Studies were classified into those based on health indicators and those based on proxy-individual level exposure metrics. Both statistically significant results (p