Research

Publications

2026

Dynamic modeling of an innovative gas-driven absorption heat pump for residential applications: Transient Start-Up analysis

G. Villa, M. Aprile, P. Lorenzo, T. Toppi, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Thermodynamic analysis of propane-based zeotropic mixtures in space heating and domestic hot water heat pumps

G. Abrami, L. Pistocchini, J. Famiglietti, T. Toppi

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Experimental characterization and modelling of a compact adsorption chiller prototype for data Centre cooling

A.J. Di Cicco, M. Aprile, W. Mittelbach, A. Freni

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Optimization of a fin-and-tube latent thermal energy storage for domestic hot water application

P.P. Figiaconi, T. Toppi, L Molinaroli, P. Roos, S. Gallarini

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Experimental investigation of propane/pentane (R290/R601) mixtures in a residential high-temperature heat pump: effects of mixture composition and internal heat exchanger

G. Abrami, L. Pistocchini, G. Villa, T. Toppi

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Brevetto EP4463663B1: ABSORPTION HEAT PUMP FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IN HIGH FLOW WATER TEMPERATURE OPERATING CONDITIONS

L. Pistocchini;T. Toppi;M. Guerra;P. Brevi;L. Tischer

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Optimal operational strategy for waste heat recovery from an IT servers’ room in a university campus. E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 710, p. 02003)

i Cicco, A. J., Scorzetti, M., Scoccia, R., & Aprile, M.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

“A machine learning modular modelling approach for a data centre cooling system within a digital twin framework”. Conference paper for the ATI 2026 National Congress.

L. Pacileo, A. Bertè, R. Scoccia, M. Aprile

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Model predictive control of electric storage water heater for demand response and energy flexibility​. Conference paper for the ATI 2026 National Congress.

Scorzetti, M., Zanetti, E., & Scoccia, R.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Assessing Nuclear Power for Italy’s Long-Term Energy Transition: Impact of Costs, Construction Time, and Networks. Preprint (SSRN).

Matteo Catania, Federico Parolin, Fabrizio Fattori, Paolo Colbertaldo, Mario Motta, Stefano Campanari

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Modeling the Optimal Technological Mix for Buildings Energy Demand: A Multi-Period Approach under Decarbonization Pathways. Preprint (SSRN)

Marianna Pozzi, Giuseppe Muliere, Fabrizio Fattori, Mario Motta

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Addressing Slow Renovation Rates: Pathways to Decarbonizing Italy’s Building Sector. Proceedings of the 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress – CLIMA 2025.

Marianna Pozzi, Giuseppe Muliere, Fabrizio Fattori, Mario Motta

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Per una EPBD sulla giusta strada verso la decarbonizzazione.

Marianna Pozzi, Giuseppe Muliere, Fabrizio Fattori, Mario Motta

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Net zero emissions and positive energy districts: a potential solution to achieve the European climate targets. IEEE Trans Ind Appl 2026:1–6.

Famiglietti J, Villa G, Romagnosi M, Dénarié A, Scoccia R, Aprile M

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Thermodynamic analysis of propane-based zeotropic mixtures in space heating and domestic hot water heat pumps. Preprint 2025.

Abrami G, Pistocchini L, Famiglietti J, Toppi T.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Hourly Attributional Prospective Life Cycle Assessment of the Italian Electricity Grid. Sustainability 2026;18:1506.

Cortés Castelblanco JD, Muliere G, Famiglietti J

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Wind energy in Italy: An extensive assessment of the environmental profile of onshore turbines. Clean Energy Syst 2026;15:100276.

Acconito L, Autelitano K, Famiglietti J

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

2025

Environmental life cycle assessment of industrial high-temperature to residential small-size heat Pumps: A critical review

F. Jacopo, L. Acconito, C. Arpagaus, T. Toppi

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Absorption Heat Transformer and Vapor Compression Heat Pump as Alternative Options for Waste Heat Upgrade in the Industry

G. Villa, J. L. Corrales Ciganda, G. Abrami, T. Toppi

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Compressor-assisted heat transformer for low-grade heat recovery

T. Toppi, G. Abrami, M. Aprile

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Life cycle cost assessment of a positive energy district featuring a 5th-generation heating and cooling network: An Italian residential and light commercial case study

G. Villa, J. Famiglietti, A. Dénarié, M. Aprile, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Brevetto EP4370846B1: DIRECT FLAME BOILER FOR THERMAL ABSORPTION MACHINES AND VAPOUR GENERATOR INCLUDING SUCH A BOILER

L. PISTOCCHINI;T. TOPPI;M. APRILE;M. G. F. MOTTA

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Brevetto EP4370845B1: RECTIFIER FOR A GENERATOR OF REFRIGERANT VAPOUR FOR ABSORPTION THERMAL MACHINES, AND GENERATOR COMPRISING SUCH RECTIFIER

L. Pistocchini;T. Toppi;M. Aprile;M. G. F. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Brevetto EP4370846B1: DEPHLEGMATOR FOR A GENERATOR OF REFRIGERANT VAPOUR FOR ABSORPTION THERMAL MACHINES, AND GENERATOR COMPRISING SUCH DEPHLEGMATOR

L. PISTOCCHINI;T. TOPPI;M. APRILE;M. G. F. MOTTA

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

2D Modelica modelling and experimental validation of a compact cross-flow heat exchanger used in a new desiccant evaporative cooling system.

Zanetti, E.; Scoccia, R.; Aprile, M.; Finocchiaro, P.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Energy flexibility quantification of the building’s thermal mass for radiator and floor heating systems.

Alesci, R.; Fiorentini, M.; Zanetti, E.; Scoccia, R.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Behavioural Modelling of Local Energy Systems: comparing Rule-based and Centralized PV-Battery Configurations. 36th YEEES Workshop, Cologne.

Francesco Mezzera, Giuseppe Muliere, Fabrizio Fattori, Mario Motta

Aree: Energy Scenarios

The impact of temporal clustering on long-term energy system models.

Matteo Catania, Giuseppe Muliere, Fabrizio Fattori, Paolo Colbertaldo

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Analysing the pace of the energy transition under different cumulative CO2 budgets. Energy Conversion and Management

Matteo Catania, Fabrizio Fattori, Paolo Colbertaldo

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Impact of spatial resolution in modelling decarbonized district heating networks

Lorenzo Aurelio Cassetti, Fabrizio Fattori, Alice Dénarié, Giuseppe Muliere, Marianna Pozzi, Giulia Spirito, Mario Motta

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Spatial clustering in energy system modelling: application to the case study of district heating.

Lorenzo Aurelio Cassetti, Fabrizio Fattori, Alice Dénarié, Marianna Pozzi, Giulia Spirito, Mario Motta

Aree: Energy Scenarios

“Impact of spatial resolution in modelling decarbonised district heating networks Highlights Impact of spatial resolution in modelling decarbonised district heating networks,” Energy, vol. 334, no. June, p. 137357

L. Cassetti et al.

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

“Methodologies for renewable energy source potential assessments in existing district heating and cooling systems,”

G. Spirito, L. S. Garcia, M. S. Atabaki, and U. Persson

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

“A systematic approach to analyse methodologies for renewables-based district heating potential assessments – A categorisation and literature review,” Smart Energy, vol. 19

M. S. Atabaki, G. Spirito, L. Sánchez-García, and U. Persson

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Life cycle cost assessment of a positive energy district featuring a 5th-generation heating and cooling network: An Italian residential and light commercial case study. Energy Build. 2025, 347, 116299.

Villa, G.; Famiglietti, J.; Dénarié, A.; Aprile, M.; Motta, M.

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050: New Methodologies for an Integrated and Transnational Education Approach Targeting Skills Development for the Transition Toward ZEB and PEB Buildings. Buildings 2024;15:67.

Koukou MK, Lucas S, Justino J, Rafael S, Livieratos AD, Carriço N

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Training for Sustainable and Healthy Building for 2050 Part 2: Incorporation of New Knowledge and Dissemination for the Sustainability of the Trans-European Training Experience. Buildings 2025;15:1512.

Lucas S, Koukou MK, Aleksiejuk-Gawron J, Justino J, Rafael S, Livieratos AD

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Environmental life cycle assessment of industrial high-temperature to residential small-size heat pumps: A critical review. Energy Convers Manag X 2025;26:100947.

Famiglietti J, Acconito L, Arpagaus C, Toppi T.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

How the boundaries of the supply chain affect climate profile: The case of renewable electricity and green hydrogen for Italy and the UK. Int J Hydrogen Energy 2025;106:156–70.

Kolahchian Tabrizi M, Famiglietti J, Bonalumi D, Campanari S.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Life cycle cost assessment of a positive energy district featuring a 5th-generation heating and cooling network: An Italian residential and light commercial case study. Energy Build 2025;347:116299.

Villa G, Famiglietti J, Dénarié A, Aprile M, Motta M.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

2024

Transformer encoder based self-supervised learning for HVAC fault detection with unlabeled data.

Abdollah, M. A. F.; Scoccia, R.; Aprile, M.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Assessing district heating potential at large scale: Presentation and application of a spatially-detailed model to optimally match heat sources and demands.

Giulia Spirito, Alice Dénarié, Fabrizio Fattori, Giuseppe Muliere, Mario Motta, Urban Persson

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Overgeneration of renewable electricity as a main driver for triggering a hydrogen economy in Italy. 19th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES)

Giuseppe Muliere, Francesco Mezzera, Fabrizio Fattori, Mario Motta

Aree: Energy Scenarios

How Much Hydrogen Do We Need And Where? A Spatially Detailed Estimation Of The Potential Hydrogen Demand In The Future Aviation And Industry Sector For Italy. 37th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2024)

Francesco Mezzera, Giuseppe Muliere, Fabrizio Fattori, Mario Motta, Giulia Novati.

Aree: Energy Scenarios

The role of hydropower in decarbonisation scenarios.

Matteo Catania, Federico Parolin, Fabrizio Fattori, Paolo Colbertaldo

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Electrification of Heat Demand: An Estimation of the Impact on the Future Italian Energy System. Journal Européen des Systèmes Automatisés

Marianna Pozzi, Giuseppe Muliere, Fabrizio Fattori, Mario Motta, Livio Mazzarella

Aree: Energy Scenarios

“Assessing district heating potential at large scale: Presentation and application of a spatially-detailed model to optimally match heat sources and demands.,” Appl. Energy, vol. 372

G. Spirito, A. Dénarié, F. Fattori, G. Muliere, M. Motta, and U. Persson

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Spatial clustering in energy system modelling : application to the case study of District heating, no. 0123456789. Springer Berlin Heidelberg

L. Cassetti, F. Fattori, A. Denarie, M. Pozzi, G. Spirito, and M. Motta

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

The importance of an accurate numerical model for the simulations of new generation district heating systems. J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 2893 012030

A. Dénarié, M. Aprile, M. Motta.

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Dynamic life cycle assessment of European electricity generation based on a retrospective approach. Energy Convers Manag 2024;311:118520.

Naumann G., Famiglietti J., Schropp E., Motta M., Gaderer M.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

A new data-driven Life Cycle Assessment tool at the urban scale: the case of the Milan building stock analysis to reduce the related environmental potential impacts. J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 2893, 012023.

Famiglietti, J., Motta, M., Mazzarella, L.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Towards Life Cycle Assessment for the Environmental Evaluation of District Heating and Cooling: A Critical Review. Standards 4, 102–132.

Autelitano, K., Famiglietti, J., Aprile, M., Motta, M

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

2023

Performance improvement of gas-driven absorption heat pumps by controlling the flow rate in the solution branch

G. Villa, T. Toppi, M. Aprile, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Heat pumps for space heating and domestic hot water production in residential buildings, an environmental comparison in a present and future scenario

J. Famiglietti, T. Toppi, D. Bonalumi, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Modelling of a falling-film evaporator for adsorption chillers

M. Aprile, A. J. Di Cicco, T. Toppi, A. Freni, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Empirical power-law relationships for the Life Cycle Assessment of heat pump units

K. Autelitano, J. Famiglietti, T. Toppi, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Life Cycle Assessment of District Heating Infrastructures: A Comparison of Pipe Typologies in France.

Vauchez, M.; Famiglietti, J.; Autelitano, K.; Colombert, M.; Scoccia, R.; Motta, M.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Performance comparison of quadratic, nonlinear, and mixed integer nonlinear MPC formulations and solvers on an air source heat pump hydronic floor heating system.

Zanetti, E.; Kim, D.; Blum, D.; Scoccia, R.; Aprile, M.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

The hydrogen role in the Italian energy system for Net-Zero CO2. Proceedings of the EFC23 European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen – Piero Lunghi Conference

Stefano Campanari, Paolo Colbertaldo, Federico Parolin, Mario Motta, Fabrizio Fattori, Francesco M

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Impact of Detailed Hydropower Representation in National Energy System Modeling. 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2023)

Matteo Catania, Federico Parolin, Fabrizio Fattori, Paolo Colbertaldo

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Evaluating the Value of Photovoltaics in Decarbonization Scenarios: Evidence from the Lombardy Region. 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2023)

Francesco Mezzera, Giuseppe Muliere, Marianna Pozzi, Fabrizio Fattori, Lorenzo Aurelio Cassetti, Mario Motta

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Dynamical modelling and experimental validation of a fast and accurate district heating thermo-hydraulic modular simulation tool, Energy. 282

A. Dénarié, M. Aprile, M. Motta

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Net-Zero Climate Emissions Districts: Potentials and Constraints for Social Housing in Milan. Energies 2023;16

Famiglietti J., Aprile M., Spirito G., Motta M.

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Heat pumps for space heating and domestic hot water production in residential buildings, an environmental comparison in a present and future scenario. Energy Convers Manag 2023;276:116527

Famiglietti J., Toppi T., Bonalumi D., Motta M

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Net-Zero Climate Emissions Districts: Potentials and Constraints for Social Housing in Milan. Energies 2023;16

Famiglietti J., Aprile M., Spirito G., Motta M.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Life Cycle Assessment of District Heating Infrastructures: A Comparison of Pipe Typologies in France. Energies 2023, 16, 1–25

Vauchez, M.; Famiglietti, J.; Autelitano, K.; Colombert, M.; Scoccia, R.; Motta, M

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

The Carbon Footprint of Hydrogen Produced with State-of-the-Art Photovoltaic Electricity Using Life Cycle Assessment Methodology. Energies 2023, 16, 5190

Tabrizi, M.K.; Famiglietti, J.; Bonalumi, D.; Campanari, S.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Developing a New Data-Driven LCA Tool at the Urban Scale: The Case of the Embodied Environmental Profile of the Building Sector. Sustainability 2023;15:11518.

Famiglietti J., Madioum H., Motta M.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Empirical power-law relationships for the Life Cycle Assessment of heat pump units. Clean Environ Syst 2023; 10: 100135

Autelitano K., Famiglietti J., Toppi T., Motta M.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

2022

Freni Testing of a Falling-Film Evaporator for Adsorption Chillers

T. Toppi, T. Villa, S. Vasta, W. Mittelbach, A

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Decarbonization of the heating sector from a system point of view: the case study of the Lombardy Region. Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Marianna Pozzi, Giuseppe Muliere, Francesco Mezzera, Fabrizio Fattori, Alice Dénarié, Mario Motta, Livio Mazzarella

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Decarbonization of the heating sector from a system point of view: The case study of the Lombardy Region., J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 2385

P. Marianna, G. Muliere, F. Mezzera, F. Fattori, A. Dénarié, M. Motta, L. Mazzarella

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Developing a new data-driven LCA tool at the urban scale: The case of the energy performance of the building sector. Energy Convers. Manag. 256, 115389.

Famiglietti, J., Toosi, H.A., Dénarié, A., Motta, M.

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Developing a new data-driven LCA tool at the urban scale: The case of the energy performance of the building sector. Energy Convers. Manag. 256, 115389

Famiglietti, J., Toosi, H.A., Dénarié, A., Motta, M.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

2021

A comparative environmental life cycle assessment between a condensing boiler and a gas driven absorption heat pump

J. Famiglietti, T. Toppi, L. Pistocchini, R. Scoccia, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Transient behavior assessments of a single-effect ammonia-water absorption heat pump system: Development of an efficient experimentally validated numerical framework

B. B. Dehghan, M. Aprile, L. Pistocchini, T. Toppi, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Energy, environmental and economic analysis of electric vapour compression and gas driven absorption heat pumps for single-family houses

G. Villa, R. Scoccia, , M. Aprile

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Neighborhood energy modeling and monitoring: A case study.

Causone, F.; Scoccia, R.; Pelle, M.; Colombo, P.; Motta, M.; Ferroni, S.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Cooling energy use reduction in residential buildings in Egypt accounting for global warming effects.

Abdollah, M. A. F.; Scoccia, R.; Filippini, G.; Motta, M.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Waste-heat utilization potential in a hydrogen-based energy system – An exploratory focus on Italy. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management.

Francesco Mezzera, Fabrizio Fattori, Alice Dénarié, Mario Motta

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment scenarios for a district heating network. An Italian case study.

Jacopo Famiglietti, Luisa Gerevini, Giulia Spirito, Marianna Pozzi, Alice Dénarié, Rossano Scoccia, Mario Motta

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Synergies between buildings retrofit and district heating. The role of DH in a decarbonized scenario for the city of Milano

Marianna Pozzi, Giulia Spirito, Fabrizio Fattori, Alice Dénarié, Jacopo Famiglietti, Mario Motta

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Assessment of waste and renewable heat recovery in DH through GIS mapping : The national potential in Italy,” Smart Energy, vol. 1

Dénarié et al.

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

“A validated method to assess the network length and the heat distribution costs of potential district heating systems in Italy,” Int. J. Sustain. Energy Plan. Manag., vol. 31, pp. 50–78

Dénarié, S. Macchi, F. Fattori, G. Spirito, M. Motta, and U. Persson

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

“Potential Diffusion of Renewables-Based DH Assessment through Clustering and Mapping : A Case Study in Milano,” Energies, pp. 1–32

G. Spirito, A. Dénarié, F. Fattori, M. Motta, S. Macchi, and U. Persson

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Energy mapping and district heating as effective tools to decarbonize a city: analysis of a case study in Northern Italy. Energy, in: Energy Reports. Nottingham, pp. 254–262

Spirito, G., Dénarié, A., Cirillo, V., Casella, F., Famiglietti, J., Motta, M.

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Synergies between building retrofits and district heating. The role of district heating in a decarbonized scenario for the city of Milan, in: Energy Reports. Nottingham, pp. 449–457.

Pozzi, M., Spirito, G., Fattori, F., Dénarié, A., Famiglietti, J., Motta, M.

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment scenarios for a district heating network. An Italian case study, in: Energy Reports. Nottingham, pp. 368–379

Famiglietti J., Gerevini L., Spirito G., Pozzi M., Dénarié, A., Scoccia, R., Motta, M.

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

A comparative environmental life cycle assessment between a condensing boiler and a gas driven absorption heat pump. Sci. Total Environ. 762, 144392.

Famiglietti, J., Toppi, T., Pistocchini, L., Motta, M., & Scoccia, R.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Energy mapping and district heating as effective tools to decarbonize a city: analysis of a case study in Northern Italy. Energy, in: Energy Reports. Nottingham, pp. 254–262.

Spirito, G., Dénarié, A., Cirillo, V., Casella, F., Famiglietti, J., Motta, M.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Synergies between building retrofits and district heating. The role of district heating in a decarbonized scenario for the city of Milan, in: Energy Reports. Nottingham, pp. 449–457.

Pozzi, M., Spirito, G., Fattori, F., Dénarié, A., Famiglietti, J., Motta, M.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment scenarios for a district heating network. An Italian case study, in: Energy Reports. Nottingham, pp. 368–379.

Famiglietti J., Gerevini L., Spirito G., Pozzi M., Dénarié, A., Scoccia, R., Motta, M

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

2020

Seasonal performance assessment of three alternative gas-driven absorption heat pump cycles

B. B. Dehghan, T. Toppi, M. Aprile, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Self-adapting double and triple-lift absorption cycles for low-grade heat driven cooling

T. Toppi, M. Aprile, Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Modelling and performance assessment of a thermally-driven cascade adsorption cycle suitable for cooling applications

M. Aprile, A. Freni, T. Toppi, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Energy saving potentials of a photovoltaic assisted heat pump for hybrid building heating system via optimal control.

Zanetti, E.; Aprile, M.; Kum, D.; Scoccia, R.; Motta, M.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Improvement to EN ISO 52016-1:2017 hourly heat transfer through a wall assessment: the Italian National Annex.

Mazzarella, L.; Scoccia, R.; Colombo, P.; Motta, M.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

2019

District power-to-heat/cool complemented by sewage heat recovery.

Aprile, M.; Scoccia, R.; Dénarié, A.; Kiss, P.; Dombrovszky, M.; Gwerder, D.; Schuetz, P.; Elguezabal, P.; Arregi, B.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Heat transmission over long pipes: New model for fast and accurate district heating simulations, Energy. 166

A. Dénarié, M. Aprile, M. Motta

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Industrial excess heat recovery in district heating: Data assessment methodology and application to a real case study in Milano, Italy, Energy. 166 (2019) 170–182.

A. Dénarié, M. Muscherà, M. Calderoni, M. Motta

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC)

Development and testing of the Product Environmental Footprint Milk Tool: a comprehensive LCA tool for Dairy products. Sci. Total Environ. 648, 1614–1626.

Famiglietti, J., Guerci, M., Proserpio, C., Ravaglia, P., Motta, M.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

2018

Absorption and compression heat pump systems for space heating and DHW in European buildings: Energy, environmental and economic analysis

R. Scoccia, T. Toppi, M. Aprile, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

STACY - A mathematical modelling framework for STeady-state simulation of Absorption Cycles

M. Aprile, T. Toppi, S. Garone, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Field testing of a novel hybrid solar assisted desiccant evaporative cooling system coupled with a vapour compression heat pump

Frein, A.; Muscherà, M.; Scoccia, R.; Aprile, M.; Motta, M.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Absorption and compression heat pump systems for space heating and DHW in European buildings: energy, environmental and economic analysis.

Scoccia, R.; Toppi, T.; Aprile, M.; Motta, M.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

2017

Performance assessment of a double-lift absorption prototype for low temperature refrigeration driven by low-grade heat

T. Toppi, M. Aprile, M. Guerra, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Gray-box entropy-based model of a water-source NH3-H2O gas-driven absorption heat pump

M. Aprile, R. Scoccia, T. Toppi, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

A detailed study on simultaneous heat and mass transfer in an in-tube vertical falling film absorber

M. Aminyavari, M. Aprile, T. Toppi. S. Garone, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

A water-ammonia heat transformer to upgrade low-temperature waste heat

S. Garone, T. Toppi, M. Guerra, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Gray-box entropy-based model of a water-source NH3-H2O gas-driven absorption heat pump

Aprile, M.; Scoccia, R.; Toppi, T.; Motta, M.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

2016

Analysis of gas-fired NH3-H2O generator with cross flow gas burner

M. Aprile, T. Toppi, M. Guerra, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Modelling and experimental analysis of a GAX NH3-H2O gas-driven absorption heat pump

M. Aprile, R. Scoccia, T. Toppi, M. Guerra, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Numerical investigation on semi-GAX nh3-h2o absorption cycles.

T. Toppi, M. Aprile, M. Guerra, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Modelling and experimental analysis of a GAX NH3-H2O gas-driven absorption heat pump.

Aprile, M.; Scoccia, R.; Toppi, T.; Guerra, M.; Motta, M.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Modelling and experimental analysis of a GAX NH3-H2O gas-driven absorption heat pump, International Journal of Refrigeration 66 (2016) 145-155, 2016.

M. Aprile, R. Scoccia, T. Toppi, M. Guerra, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Analysis of gas-fired NH3-H2O generator with cross flow gas burner, Applied Thermal Engineering 93, 1216-1227, 2016.

M. Aprile, T. Toppi, M. Guerra, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Libro bianco 3 chapters, Storie di Cooperazione Politecnica, 2016.

M. Calderoni

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Approfondimento metodologico: viaggi, Ministero dell’Ambiente (MATTM) , 2016.

J. Famiglietti, S. Caserini

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Ray-Tracing Software Comparison for Linear Focusing Solar Collectors, Proceedings of SOLARPACES 2015 conference, 2016.

T. Osório, P. Horta, M. Larcher, R. Pujol-Nadal , J. Hertel, D. W. van Rooyen, A. Heimsath, S. Schneider, D. Benitez, A. Frein, A. Dénarié

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Air dehumidification by cooled adsorption in silica gel grains. part i: experimental development of a prototype, Applied Thermal Engineering (ISSN: 1359-4311), volume 107, pp. 888-897, 2016.

L. Pistocchini, S. Garone, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Porosity and pressure drop in packed beds of spheres between narrow parallel walls, Chemical Engineering Journal (issn:1385-8947) vol. 284 (pp.802-811), 2016.

L. Pistocchini, S. Garone, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Deep decarbonisation of the Italian energy system based on renewable energies: a technical analysis, SISC Annual Conference. Climate challenges and solutions under the 2°C target. Cagliari, October 19-20, 2016.

F. Tadiello, L. Tagliabue, M. Motta

Aree: Energy Scenarios

Numerical investigation on semi-GAX nh3-h2o absorption cycles, International Journal of Refrigeration 66 (2016) 169-180. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2016.02.009

T. Toppi, M. Aprile, M. Guerra, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

2015

Experimental and numerical analysis of an air-cooled double-lift NH3-H2O absorption refrigeration system

M. Aprile, T. Toppi, M. Guerra, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Modeling and experimental validation of a tube-in-tube refrigerant cooled absorber

T. Toppi, M. Aprile, M. Guerra, M. Motta

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Numerical investigation of the Castle of Zena energy needs and a feasibility study for the implementation of electric and gas driven heat pump.

Alongi, A.; Scoccia, R.; Motta, M.; Mazzarella, L.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

M. Aprile, T. Toppi, M. Guerra, M. Motta, Experimental and numerical analysis of an air-cooled double-lift NH3-H2O absorption refrigeration system, International Journal of Refrigeration 50, 57-68, 2015.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

A. Dénarié, M. Calderoni, M. Muscherà, R. Borsatti, Potential of solar district heating in Italy – Analysis of four case studies, Proceedings of International Solar District Heating Conference, 2015.

Aree: District Heating and Cooling (DHC), Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

A. Frein, A., Aprile, M., Muscherà, Scoccia, R., M. Motta, A CONTINUOUS COMMISSIONING ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICATION TO A NEW INSTALLED SOLAR DRIVEN DEC SYSTEM COUPLED WITH HEAT PUMP, Energy Procedia, 2015.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

L. Tagliabue, Modellazione di riciclo, riuso e recupero energetico nelle analisi del ciclo di vita dei prodotti: un confronto fra le equazioni disponibili nella normativa tecnica, Ingegneria dell’Ambiente (Vol.2, n.3), 2015.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

L. Tagliabue, J. Famiglietti, S. Caserini, M. Motta, M. Zanchi, Carbon footprint of Italian eating habits: how consumer food choices might lead to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, EXPO 2015 Conference. LCA for Feeding the Planet and Energy for Life. Stresa, Italy, 2015.

Aree: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

T. Toppi, M. Aprile, M. Guerra, M. Motta, Modeling and experimental validation of a tube-in-tube refrigerant cooled absorber, Applied Thermal Engineering 80, 374-385, 2015.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

2014

M. Aprile, T. Toppi, M. Guerra, M. Motta, Modeling and Characterization of a Tube-in-Tube Refrigerant Cooled Absorber, International Sorption Heat Pump Conference, Washington, USA, paper 36, 2014.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

C. Bongs, M. Kleinstuck, B. Niengorg, T. Toppi, M. Aprile, P. Robinet, Seasonal Performance Simulation of an Air Sourced Gas Absorption Heat Pump, International Sorption Heat Pump Conference, Washington, USA paper 113, 2014.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

A. Frein, M. Calderoni, M. Motta, Solar thermal plant integration into an industrial process, 2014.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

L. Pistocchini, S. Garone, M. Motta, FLUID DYNAMICS OPTIMIZATION OF A NOVEL ISOTHERMAL ADSORPTION DEHUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SOLAR DRIVEN APPLICATIONS, ENERGY PROCEDIA (ISSN: 1876-6102), Volume 48 (pp. 628- 637): Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry (SHC 2013), 2014.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

T. Toppi, M. Aprile, M. Motta, C. Bongs, Seasonal performance calculation and transient simulation of a newly developed 18 kW air-source water-ammonia gas heat pump for residential applications, 11th IEA Heat Pump Conference, Montréal, Canada, 2014.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

T. Toppi, M. Aprile, M. Guerra, M. Motta, Experimental characterization of a newly developed air-source water ammonia gas absorption heat pump for residential applications, International Sorption Heat Pump Conference, Washington, USA, paper 71, 2014.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

2013

Gypsum based composite materials with micro-encapsulated PCM: experimental correlations for thermal properties estimation on the basis of the composition

T. Toppi, L. Mazzarella

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

Solar cooling in the food industry in Mexico: A case study.

Best, R.; Aceves, J. M.; Islas, J. M.; Manzini, F. L.; Pilatowsky, I.; Scoccia, R.; Motta, M.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

R. Best, J. M. Aceves, S. Islas, P. Manzini, , I. Pilatowsky, , R. Scoccia, , M. Motta, SOLAR COOLING IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY IN MEXICO: A CASE STUDY, APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, 2013.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

A. Yahia, T. Toppi, M. Aprile, P. N. Melograno, A. Mauro and M. Motta, Experimental characterization of an innovative low temperature driven dual lift water ammonia absorption cycle, Microgen III, Napoli, Paper 150, 2013.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

T. Toppi, L. Mazzarella, Gypsum based composite materials with micro-encapsulated PCM: experimental correlations for thermal properties estimation on the basis of the composition, Energy and Buildings 57, 227-236, 2013.

Aree: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

2012

M. Calderoni, M. Aprile, S. Moretta, A. Aidonis, M. Motta, Solar Thermal Plants for Industrial Process Heat in Tunisia: Economic Feasibility Analysis and Ideas for a New Policy, Energy Procedia, 2012

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

M. Calderoni, M. Aprile, S. Moretta, A. Aidonis, M. Motta, Solar Thermal Plants for Industrial Process Heat in Tunisia: Economic Feasibility Analysis and Ideas for a New Policy, Energy Procedia, 2012

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

2011

L. Pistocchini, M. Motta, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF INDIRECT DRY-COOLING SYSTEMS WITH WATER BUFFER STORAGE FOR CSP PLANT, 19th SolarPACES International Symposium on Solar Thermal Concentrating Technologies. 20/9/2011 – 23/9/2011, Granada, Spagna, 2011.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

L. Pistocchini, M. Motta, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF INDIRECT DRY-COOLING SYSTEMS WITH WATER BUFFER STORAGE FOR CSP PLANT, 19th SolarPACES International Symposium on Solar Thermal Concentrating Technologies. 20/9/2011 – 23/9/2011, Granada, Spagna, 2011.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

2009

M. Aprile, M. Motta, L. Pistocchini, PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTOR DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE LIFT SOLAR COOLING APPLICATIONS, Otti 2009 3rd International Conference Solar Air-Conditioning. 30/09/2009 – 02/10/2009, Palermo , Italia, 2009.

Aree: Heat Pump and Refrigeration Technologies

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