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A Review of the Water Desalination Technologies by Curto, Domenico, Franzitta, Vincenzo, Guercio, Andrea

“…Desalination is commonly adopted nowadays to overcome the freshwater scarcity in some areas of the world if brackish water or salt water is available…”
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Sea Wave Energy. A Review of the Current Technologies and Perspectives by Curto, Domenico, Franzitta, Vincenzo, Guercio, Andrea

“…The proposal of new technologies capable of producing electrical energy from renewable sources has driven research into seas and oceans. Research finds this…”
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FEM Analysis: A Review of the Most Common Thermal Bridges and Their Mitigation by Curto, Domenico, Franzitta, Vincenzo, Guercio, Andrea, Martorana, Pierluca

“…The necessity to improve the energy saving potential of buildings is now a duty. European and national policies are being implemented to address the important…”
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Investigation on a Bio-Composite Material as Acoustic Absorber and Thermal Insulation by Curto, Domenico, Guercio, Andrea, Franzitta, Vincenzo

“…In order to limit the anthropic emissions of CO2, research is currently investigating new materials for the building sector. The main purpose is the reduction…”
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An Economic Approach to Size of a Renewable Energy Mix in Small Islands by Milone, Daniele, Curto, Domenico, Franzitta, Vincenzo, Guercio, Andrea, Cirrincione, Maurizio, Mohammadi, Ali

“…The importance of renewable energy exploitation reduces the energy dependence on fossil fuels. Despite technological progress, in several remote areas and…”
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An Experimental Comparison between an Ironless and a Traditional Permanent Magnet Linear Generator for Wave Energy Conversion by Curto, Domenico, Franzitta, Vincenzo, Guercio, Andrea, Miceli, Rosario, Nevoloso, Claudio, Raimondi, Francesco Maria, Trapanese, Marco

“…Permanent Magnet Linear Generators (PMLGs) are currently being studied for sea wave energy harvesting. Typically, a PMLG consists of an iron-made armature and…”
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Energy Efficiency in Historic Architecture: The “Ex Institute of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy” in Palermo by Curto, Domenico, Franzitta, Vincenzo, Guercio, Andrea, Mantegna, Miriam, Milone, Daniele

“…In Italy, a large part of the buildings classified as historical–artistic heritage is in a state of degradation and requires urgent interventions. Among the…”
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Estimation of the energy producibility of an offshore wave energy converter by Guercio, Andrea, Curto, Domenico

“…Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world. Each year that passes the atmosphere warms up and the climate…”
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Grid Stability Improvement Using Synthetic Inertia by Battery Energy Storage Systems in Small Islands by Curto, Domenico, Favuzza, Salvatore, Franzitta, Vincenzo, Guercio, Andrea, Amparo Navarro Navia, Milagros, Telaretti, Enrico, Zizzo, Gaetano

“…In this paper, the synthetic inertia need of the small island of Pantelleria in the Mediterranean Sea is assessed. Firstly, the optimal renewable energy mix…”
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Wave Energy Assessment and Performance evaluation in Mediterranean Sea by Guercio, Andrea, Trapanese, Marco

“…The paper proposes a revolutionary device for the utilization of a new entry of renewable energy sources: sea wave. This technology is based on linear…”
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Life Cycle Assessment applied to a new system for sea wave energy harvesting by Guercio, Andrea, Kumar, Dhirendran Munith

“…A new technology for wave energy harvesting is currently under development at the University of Palermo. The target is the exploitation of sea waves in the…”
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A Comprehensive Review of Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Smart Grid Integration and Optimization by Judge, Malik Ali, Franzitta, Vincenzo, Curto, Domenico, Guercio, Andrea, Cirrincione, Giansalvo, Khattak, Hasan Ali

“…Technological advancements, urbanization, high energy demand, and global requirements to mitigate carbon footprints have led to the adoption of innovative…”
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Testing a linear ironless generator for the sea wave energy harvesting by Curto, Domenico, Franzitta, Vincenzo, Guercio, Andrea, Trapanese, Marco

“…Wave energy represents a "new entry" in the renewable energy sector; however, it is believed that in near future sea wave might have a key role for the…”
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Estimation of the Environmental Impacts and Wind Energy Producibility in the Mediterranean Sea by Guercio, Andrea, Rincione, Roberta, Curto, Domenico, Longo, Sonia, Frazitta, Vincenzo, Cellura, Maurizio, Trapanese, Marco

“…The even increasing energy demand and the desire reducing the dependence from fossil fuel are encouraging the diffusion of plants supplied by renewable energy…”
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First analyses on a mechanical motion converter to produce electrical energy from sea wave by Curto, Domenico, Franzitta, Vincenzo, Guercio, Andrea, Napoli, Giovanni

“…The exploitation of sea wave opens new horizon for suppling small islanded communities. With this goal the paper propones a prototypical device for the…”
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Renewable energy sources for small islands: a case study in the Pacific Oceans by Judge, Malik Ali, Guercio, Andrea, Cuto, Domenico, Mohammadi, Ali, Frazitta, Vincenzo, Cirrincione, Maurizio, Trapanese, Marco

“…The utilization of Renewable Energy Sources is undoubtedly a strategic way to reduce the dependence from fossil fuels. This aspect becomes more relevant in…”
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A system capable of dampening roll and producing electricity installed on the hull of a fishing vessel by Guercio, Andrea, Frazitta, Vincenzo, Cuto, Domenico, Trapanense, Marco, Kumar, Dhirendran Munith, Cirrincione, Maurizio

“…The necessity to improve the security of fishing's crew during their work can create a favourable condition to produce electrical energy. This solution to…”
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Preliminary Life Cycle Assessment of an innovative wave energy converter by Guercio, Andrea, Cuto, Domenico, Cusenza, Maria Anna, Cirrincione, Maurizio, Kumar, Dhirendran Munith, Montalbano, Andrea

“…The University of Palermo is currently investigating the possibility of sea wave energy harvesting in the Mediterranean Sea, since this energy sources could…”
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Improvement of a low-cost buoy for the measurement of the sea wave weather by Guercio, Andrea, Kumar, Dhirendran Munith, Cirrincione, Maurizio, Raimondi, Francesco Maria, Montalbano, Andrea, Frazitta, Vincenzo

“…This article presents the result of an experimental meteorological buoy designed by the Department of Engineering of the University of Palermo, characterized…”
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Energy assessment of a wave energy converter in a small island. A case study by Vittorio, Miriam Di, Guercio, Andrea, Martorana, Pierluca, Kumar, Dhirendran Munith, Milone, Daniele, Trapanese, Marco

“…The diffusion of technologies supplied by Renewable Energy Sources (RES) is contributing to the challenge of reduction of energy dependence from fossil fuels,…”
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