Trends in social acceptance of renewable energy across Europe—a literature review

M Segreto, L Principe, A Desormeaux, M Torre… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Social acceptance has proven to be a significant barrier in the implementation of renewable
energy systems (hereinafter “RES”). While a general acceptance of RES is high, low local …

Environmental impact of biogas: A short review of current knowledge

V Paolini, F Petracchini, M Segreto… - … Science and Health …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The social acceptance of biogas is often hampered by environmental and health concerns.
In this study, the current knowledge about the impact of biogas technology is presented and …

Indoor air quality in a domestic environment: Combined contribution of indoor and outdoor PM sources

L Tofful, S Canepari, T Sargolini, C Perrino - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The impact of outdoor and indoor sources on the chemical composition of particulate matter
(PM) collected in a domestic environment was explored. PM 2.5 samples were …

Nitrogen dioxide reductions from satellite and surface observations during COVID-19 mitigation in Rome (Italy)

C Bassani, F Vichi, G Esposito, M Montagnoli… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Lockdown restrictions were implemented in Italy from 10 March 2020 to contain the COVID-
19 pandemic. Our study aims to evaluate air pollution changes, with focus on nitrogen …

Assessment of wood chip combustion and emission behavior of different agricultural biomasses

AR Proto, A Palma, E Paris, SF Papandrea, B Vincenti… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The increased interest in using farm-grown biomass for energy production makes it
necessary to expand and deepen knowledge on combustion of agricultural residues. The …

[HTML][HTML] Biomass-fueled organic rankine cycles: state of the art and future trends

P Heidarnejad, H Genceli, N Hashemian, M Asker… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Biomass-fueled organic Rankine cycles (ORCs) are widely utilized technologies for power
production because of their simplicity, low cost, and relatively high efficiencies. Furthermore …

Source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil sediments: Application of different methods

AC Rocha, C Palma - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds that tend to rapidly
associate to particulate organic matter in sediments due to their hydrophobic characteristics …

Wood chip drying through the using of a mobile rotary dryer

A Del Giudice, A Acampora, E Santangelo, L Pari… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Drying is a critical point for the exploitation of biomass for energy production. High moisture
content negatively affects the efficiency of power generation in combustion and gasification …

[HTML][HTML] Biogas: Production, properties, applications, economic and challenges: A review

MK Jameel, MA Mustafa, HS Ahmed… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biogas is obtained from the breakdown of biomass by microorganisms and bacteria in the
absence of oxygen. Biogas is considered a renewable source of energy, similar to solar …

Multiscale assessment of the impact on air quality of an intense wildfire season in southern Italy

J Castagna, A Senatore, M Bencardino… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The summer of 2017 in the Calabria Region (South Italy) was an exceptional wildfire season
with the largest area burned by wildfires in the last 11 years (2008–2019). The equivalent …