Innovative Micro Solar Heat and Power System for Domestic and Small Business Residential Buildings

Project Information

Innova MicroSolar

Grant agreement ID: 723596

DOI 10.3030/723596

Project closed

EC signature date 22 August 2016

Start date 1 September 2016

End date 30 April 2022

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Total cost € 3 999 383,75

EU contribution € 3 999 383,75

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE
United Kingdom

Deliverables

Documents, reports (2)

Reports and support on request from the EASME with general information on the project (such as reporting on impact indicators) and dissemination activities to increase synergies between and the visibility of H2020 and other European Commission actions

On the request from the EASME reports and other type of support will be provided by the Project Consortium with general information on the project such as reporting on impact indicators and dissemination activities to increase synergies between and the visibility of H2020 and other European Commission supported actions

Endorsement of Steering Group and Advisory Board Memberships

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (4)

Project brochures, leaflets and newsletters, regional TV and Radio media recordings, Logbook/files of communication with professional/expert and governing bodies

Project brochures leaflets and newsletters regional TV and Radio media recordings Logbookfiles of communication with professionalexpert and governing bodies will be produced

Eighteen journal papers, papers presented at conferences

Eighteen journal and conference papers will be published

Database on public events engagement

Database on public events engagement will be created and published on the project website

Project webpage and Intranet

Project webpage and Intranet will be created

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (19)

Influence of the incident radiation on the energy performance of two small-scale solar Organic Rankine Cycle trigenerative systems: A simulation analysis

Author(s): Mauro Villarini, Roberto Tascioni, Alessia Arteconi, Luca Cioccolanti
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 242, 2019, Page(s) 1176-1188, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.03.066

Fuzzy Logic Energy Management Strategy of a Multiple Latent Heat Thermal Storage in a Small-Scale Concentrated Solar Power Plant

Author(s): Roberto Tascioni, Alesssia Arteconi, Luca Del Zotto, Luca Cioccolanti
Published in: Energies, Issue 13, 2020, Page(s) 2733, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en13112733

Numerical Investigation of Pipelines Modeling in Small-Scale Concentrated Solar Combined Heat and Power Plants.

Author(s): Roberto Tascioni, Luca Cioccolanti, Luca Del Zotto, Emanuele Habib
Published in: Energies, Issue 13, 2020, Page(s) 429, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en13020429

Prediction of the time constant of small-scale concentrated solar CHP plants

Author(s): (f) Roberto Tascioni, Matteo Pirro, Alessia Arteconi, Luca Del Zotto, Carlo M. Bartolini, Khamid Mahkamov, Irina Mahkamova, Luisa F. Cabeza, Alvaro de Gracia, Piero Pili, André C. Mintsa, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, David Mullen, Luca Cioccolanti
Published in: E3S Web Conferences, Issue 238, 2021, Page(s) 01001, ISSN 2267-1242
Publisher: E3S Web Conferences
DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202123801001

Development of a fuzzy logic controller for small-scale solar organic rankine cycle cogeneration plants

Author(s): Cioccolanti L., De Grandis S., Tascioni R., Pirro M., Freddi A.
Published in: Applied Sciences, Issue 11, 2021, Page(s) 54912076-3417, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app11125491

Development of a hardware-in-the-loop simulator for small-scale concentrated solar combined heat and power system

Author(s): Luca Cioccolanti, Roberto Tascioni, Mattero Pirro, Alessio Arteconi
Published in: Energy Conversion and Management: X, Issue 8, 2020, Page(s) 100056, ISSN 2590-1745
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecmx.2020.100056

Preliminary estimation of the receiver tube wall temperature and the performance of CSP plants in off design-conditions by means of a simplified dynamic model

Author(s): Tascioni R., Cioccolanti L., Pili P., Habib E.
Published in: ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, Issue 257, 2022, Page(s) 115379, ISSN 0196-8904
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115379

Development of a smart control unit for small-scale concentrated solar combined heat and power systems for residential applications

Author(s): Luca Cioccolanti, Roberto Tascioni, Ramin Moradi, Matteo Pirro, Carlo Maria Bartolini, Irina Makhkamova, Khamid Mahkamov, Luisa F Cabeza, Alvaro De Gracia, Piero Pili, André C Mintsa, David Mullen
Published in: e-Prime-Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy, Issue 2, 2022, Page(s) 100040, ISSN 2772-6711
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.prime.2022.100040

Comparative Analysis of Energy Demand and CO2 Emissions on Different Typologies of Residential Buildings in Europe

Author(s): Julià Coma, José Miguel Maldonado, Alvaro de Gracia, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Luisa F. Cabeza
Published in: Energies, Issue 12, 2019, Page(s) 2436, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en12122436

Phase Change Material Selection for Thermal Energy Storage at High Temperature Range between 210 °C and 270 °C

Author(s): José Maldonado, Margalida Fullana-Puig, Marc Martín, Aran Solé, Ángel Fernández, Alvaro de Gracia, Luisa Cabeza
Published in: Energies, Issue 11/4, 2018, Page(s) 861, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en11040861

Mathematical modelling of operation modes and performance evaluation of an innovative small-scale concentrated solar organic Rankine cycle plant

Author(s): Luca Cioccolanti, Roberto Tascioni, Alessia Arteconi
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 221, 2018, Page(s) 464-476, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.03.189

Simulation analysis of an innovative micro-solar 2kWe Organic Rankine Cycle plant for residential applications

Author(s): Luca Cioccolanti, Roberto Tascioni, Alessia Arteconi
Published in: Energy Procedia, Issue 142, 2017, Page(s) 1629-1634, ISSN 1876-6102
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.541

Corrosion Assessment of Myo-Inositol Sugar Alcohol as a Phase Change Material in Storage Systems Connected to Fresnel Solar Plants

Author(s): José Maldonado, Ángel Fernández, Luisa Cabeza
Published in: Molecules, Issue 24/7, 2019, Page(s) 1383, ISSN 1420-3049
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24071383

Simulation analysis of an innovative micro-solar 2kWe Organic Rankine Cycle plant coupled with a multi-apartments building for domestic hot water supply

Author(s): Alessia Arteconi, Luca Del Zotto, Roberto Tascioni, Khamid Mahkamov, Chris Underwood, Luisa F. Cabeza, Alvaro de Gracia, Piero Pili, André C. Mintsa, Carlo M. Bartolini, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Elvedin Halimic, Luca Cioccolanti
Published in: Energy Procedia, Issue 158, 2019, Page(s) 2225-2230, ISSN 1876-6102
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.168

Multi-Country Analysis on Energy Savings in Buildings by Means of a Micro-Solar Organic Rankine Cycle System: A Simulation Study

Author(s): Alessia Arteconi, Luca Del Zotto, Roberto Tascioni, Khamid Mahkamov, Chris Underwood, Luisa Cabeza, Jose Maldonado, Roberto Manca, André Mintsa, Carlo Bartolini, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Elvedin Halimic, Luca Cioccolanti
Published in: Environments, Issue 5/11, 2018, Page(s) 119, ISSN 2076-3298
Publisher: mdpi
DOI: 10.3390/environments5110119

Solar Salt Latent Heat Thermal Storage for a Small Solar Organic Rankine Cycle Plant

Author(s): Sol-Carolina Costa, Khamid Mahkamov, Murat Kenisarin, Mohammad Ismail, Kevin Lynn, Elvedin Halimic, David Mullen
Published in: Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Issue 142/3, 2020, ISSN 0195-0738
Publisher: ASME
DOI: 10.1115/1.4044557

Low temperature and power solar energy conversion for domestic use

Author(s): André-Charles Mintsa Do Ango, Gaël Levêque, Norman Holaind, Gabriel Henry, Arthur Leroux
Published in: Energy Procedia, Issue 161, 2019, Page(s) 454-463, ISSN 1876-6102
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.072

Black box modelling of a latent heat thermal energy storage system coupled with heat pipes

Author(s): Alessia Arteconi, Francesco Ferracuti, Roberto Tascioni, Kahmid Mahkamov, Murat Kenisarin, Carolina Costa, Luisa F. Cabeza, Alvaro de Gracia, Elvedin Halimic, David Mullen, Kevin Lynn, Lucca Cioccolanti
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Issue 1139, 2021, Page(s) 012010, ISSN 1757-899X
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/1139/1/012010

Modelling system integration of a micro solar Organic Rankine Cycle plant into a residential building

Author(s): (e) Alessia Arteconi, Luca Del Zotto, Roberto Tascioni, Luca Cioccolanti
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 251, 2019, Page(s) 113408, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113408

Conference proceedings (22)

Simulation analysis of an innovative micro-solar 2kWe Organic Rankine Cycle plant for residential applications

Author(s): Luca Cioccolanti, Roberto Tascioni, Alessa Arteconi
Published in: International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE), 2017, ISSN 1876-6102
Publisher: ICAE

Numerical investigation of the tube modeling on solar combined heating and power plant

Author(s): Roberto Tascioni, Alessia Arteconi, Luca Del Zotto, Emanuele Habiba, Enrico Bocci, Ramin Moradia, Khamid Mahkamov, Carolina Costa, Luisa F. Cabeza, Alvaro de Gracia, Piero Pili, André C. Mintsa, Matteo Pirro, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Elvedin Halimick, Luca Cioccolanti
Published in: XII International Conference on Computational Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer, 2019
Publisher: ICCHMT 2019

Modelling of two innovative small-scale solar Organic Rankine Cycle trigeneration systems and comparison of their thermodynamic performance

Author(s): Mauro Villarini, Alessia Arteconi, Roberto Tascioni, Enrico Bocci, Luca Cioccolanti
Published in: Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (13th SDEWES), 2019
Publisher: 13th SDEWES

Comparative analysis of energy demand and CO2 emissions of residential buildings

Author(s): Julià Coma, José M. Maldonado, Alvaro de Gracia, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Luisa F. Cabeza
Published in: Solar World Congress 2017, 2017
Publisher: ISES-SWC

ORC conversion of solar heat to electricity and low temperature heat for domestic use

Author(s): Gaël Leveque, André-Charles Mintsa Do Ango, Alessia Arteconi, Luca Cioccolanti, Roberto Tascioni, Khamid Mahkamov, Chris Underwood, Luisa F. Cabeza, Alvaro de Gracia, Roberto Manca, Carlo M. Bartolini, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Elvedin Halmic
Published in: 5th International Seminar on ORC Power Systems, 2019
Publisher: 5th International Seminar on ORC Power Systems 2019

Box Modelling of a Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System Coupled with Heat Pipes

Author(s): Alessia Arteconi, Francesco Ferracuti, Roberto Tascioni, Khamid Mahkamov, Murat Kenisarin, Carolina Costa, Luisa F. Cabeza, Alvaro de Gracia, Elvedin Halimic, David Mullen, Kevin Lynn, Luca Cioccolanti
Published in: Heat Pipe Conference and Heat Pipe Symposium, 2018
Publisher: IHPC-IHPS

Heat pipe for applications above 280 ºC

Author(s): Thomas C. Werner, Yuying Yan, David Mullen, Elvedin Halimic
Published in: 16th UK Heat Transfer Conference 2019, 2019
Publisher: UKHTC2019

Ensayos preliminares de una microturbina de ciclo orgánico de Rankine alimentada por un campo solar de concentración tipo Fresnel lineal

Author(s): José Miguel Maldonado, Alvaro de Gracia, Khamid Mahkamov, Carolina Costa, Murat Kenisarin, Piero Pili, Roberto Manca, Arthur Leroux, Andre Charles Mintsa, Carlo Maria Bartolini, Matteo Pirro, Kevin Lynn, David Mullen, Elvedin Halimic, Luisa F. Cabeza
Published in: Congreso Ibérico y Congreso Iberoamericano de Energía Solar 2018, 2018
Publisher: CIES

Simulation analysis of an innovative micro-solar 2kWe Organic Rankine Cycle plant for residential applications

Author(s): Alessia Arteconi, Luca Del Zotto, Roberto Tascioni, Khamid Mahkamov, Chris Underwood, Luisa F. Cabeza, Alvaro de Gracia, Piero Pili, Andre Charles Mintsa, Carlo Maria Bartolini, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Elvedin Halimic, Lucca Cioccolanti
Published in: 10th International Conference on Applied Energy, 2019
Publisher: ICAE

One dimensional thermal model of receiver tube for linear Fresnel reflectors

Author(s): Roberto Tascionia, Luca Cioccolanti, Piero Pilic, Roberto Manca, Emanuele Habiba
Published in: XII International Conference on Computational Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer, 2019
Publisher: ICCHMT 2019

Development of a smart simulator for a small scale solar CHP system in urban environment

Author(s): Luca Cioccolanti, Roberto Tascioni, Matteo Pirro, Carlo Maria Bartolini, Alessia Arteconi
Published in: 11th International Conference on Applied Energy 2019, 2019
Publisher: ICAE 2019

Benchmarking of energy demand of domestic and small business buildings

Author(s): Julià Coma, José M. Maldonado, Alvaro de Gracia, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Luisa F. Cabeza
Published in: Building Integrated Renewable Energy Systems (BIRES), 2017, ISBN 978-9963-697-23-6
Publisher: Dublin Institute of Technology

Benchmarking of energy demand of residential buildings

Author(s): Julià Coma, José M. Maldonado, Alvaro de Gracia, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Luisa F. Cabeza
Published in: 14th International Conference on Energy Storage (EnerSTOCK), 2018
Publisher: Cukurova University

Benchmarking of energy demand of domestic and small business buildings

Author(s): Julià Coma, José M. Maldonado, Alvaro de Gracia, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Luisa F. Cabeza
Published in: International Congress on Engineering Thermodynamics (10 CNIT), 2017
Publisher: The University of Lleida

Development of a small solar thermal power plant for heat and power supply to domestic and small business buildings. Paper 7336

Author(s): Khamid Mahkamov, Piero Pili, Roberto Manca, Arthur Leroux, Andre Charlse Mintsa, Kevin Lynn, David Mullen, Elvedin Halimic, Carlo Maria Bartolini, Matteor Pirri, Carolina Costa, Luisa F Cabeza, Alvaro de Gacia Cuesta, Murat Kenisarin, Irina Makhkamova
Published in: Proceedings of the ASME 2018 Power and Energy Conference, 2018
Publisher: ASME

Solar Salt Latent Heat Thermal Storage for a small Solar Organic Rankine. Paper 7326

Author(s): Sol-Carolina Costa, Khamid Mahkamov, Murat Kenisarin, Mohammad Ismail, Elvedin Halimic, David Mullen, Kevin Lynn, Thomas Werner.
Published in: Proceedings of ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition., 2018
Publisher: ASME
DOI: 10.1115/imece2018-88072

Benchmarking of Energy Demand and CO2 Emissions of Domestic Residential Buildings

Author(s): Luisa F. Cabeza, Julia Coma, José Miguel Maldonado, Alvaro de Gracia, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues
Published in: Proceedings of SWC2017/SHC2017, 2016, Page(s) 1-6, ISBN 978-3-9814659-7-6
Publisher: International Solar Energy Society
DOI: 10.18086/swc.2017.04.01

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO TYPES OF MEDIUM TEMPERATURE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS

Author(s): SOL-CAROLINA COSTA, MOHAMMAD ISMAIL, MURAT KENISARIN, KHAMID MAHKAMOV, DAVID MULLEN, ELVEDIN HALIMIC, KEVIN LYNN
Published in: Energy and Sustainability VIII, 2019, Page(s) 37-49, ISBN 9781-784663452
Publisher: WIT Press
DOI: 10.2495/esus190041

Innovative Concentrated Solar Micro Organic Rankine Cycle Power Plant For Buildings

Author(s): José Miguel Maldonado, Alvaro de Gracia, Khamid Mahkamov, Carolina Costa, Murat Kenisarin, Piero Pili, Roberto Manca, Arthur Leroux, Andre Charles Mintsa, Carlo Maria Bartolini, Matteo Pirro, Kevin Lynn, David Mullen, Elvedin Halimic, Lucca Cioccolanti, Alessia Arteconi, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Luisa F. Cabeza
Published in: 14th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference 2020, 2019
Publisher: IRES 2020

Low temperature and power solar energy conversion for domestic use

Author(s): André-Charles Minsta Do Ango, Gaël Levêque, Norman Holaind, Gabriel Henry, Arthur Leroux
Published in: 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Resource Use in Food Chains including Workshop on Energy Recovery Conversion and Management (2nd ICSEF 2018), 2018
Publisher: 2nd ICSEF 2018

Innovative concentrated solar micro organic Rankine cycle plant system for residential buildings

Author(s): José Miguel Maldonado, Alvaro de Gracia, Khamid Mahkamov, Carolina Costa, Murat Kenisarin, Piero Pili, Roberto Manca, Arthur Leroux, Andre Charles Mintsa, Carlo Maria Bartolini, Matteo Pirro, Kevin Lynn, David Mullen, Elvedin Halimic, Lucca Cioccolanti, Alessia Arteconi, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Luisa F. Cabeza
Published in: Advances in termal energy storage (Eurotherm Seminar 2019), 2019
Publisher: Eurotherm Seminar 2019

Contribución de proyectos europeos a la reducción del consumo de energía en aplicaciones en edificios y en la industria

Author(s): Luisa F. Cabeza, Gabriel Zsembinszki, Alvaro de Gracia, Ángel G. Fernández, Josep Argelich
Published in: II Simposio de la Red Iberoamericana de Investigación, Desarrollo y Transferencia para la Aplicación de Energías Renovables y Cuidado del Ambiente, 2019
Publisher: II Simposio RibERA 2019