Locations with high direct normal irradiance (DNI) hold significant potential for not only sustainable but also dispatchable electricity generation using concentrated solar power (CSP) technology. Missing financial and regulatory frameworks, weak economies alongside the abundance of cheap fossil fuels in countries with high DNI lead to low developm...
The objective of the present research is the operational assessment of building energy systems through the application of conventional and advanced exergy-based methods. Two different case studies are considered here. The first one is a theoretical single-office building equipped with heating and ventilation systems, located in a typical cold-clima...
In the work, different processes for the production of methanol from natural gas are analysed from a thermodynamic and an economic point of view. Commercially available processes and promising future alternatives for increased thermodynamic efficiency, improved economics and reduced greenhouse gas emissions are assessed and compared. The analysed p...
