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Calogero Cassaro

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New High Voltage Interconnections with Islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Malta and Sicily. Analysis of the Effects on Renewable Energy Sources Integr…

2018

The present paper shows the benefits coming from the operation of the recent electrical high voltage (HV) interconnections between Sicily, Malta and mainland Italy. These new interconnections allow zonal prices of electricity considerably lower than in the past, ensuring greater flexibility to the system and a better integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES). After briefly illustrating the two high-voltage electrical systems (Sicily and Malta), and having provided a description of the interconnection cable with Malta and its protection devices, the authors hypothesized two modes of operation (Sicily-Malta system islanded or interconnected to the rest of Europe). For the first case (isla…

Control and OptimizationSicily-Malta interconnection line; Sicily-Italy doubling connection; Renewable Energy Sources (RES) integration; power tracing technique020209 energyEnergy Engineering and Power Technology02 engineering and technology01 natural scienceslcsh:Technology0103 physical sciencesSicily-Malta interconnection line0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringElectricity marketElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering (miscellaneous)010302 applied physicsFlexibility (engineering)InterconnectionRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environmentbusiness.industrylcsh:THigh voltagelanguage.human_languageRenewable energySettore ING-IND/33 - Sistemi Elettrici Per L'EnergialanguageEnvironmental scienceMainlandpower tracing techniqueElectricitySicily-Italy doubling connectionRenewable Energy Sources (RES) integrationTelecommunicationsbusinessSicilianEnergy (miscellaneous)Energies
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HTLS Conductors: A Way to Optimize RES Generation and to Improve the Competitiveness of the Electrical Market—A Case Study in Sicily

2018

Stringent environmental constraints make more difficult to identify new energy corridors and build new power lines. The increase in the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources (RESs) makes the operation of electrical systems increasingly difficult in some areas. The transmission system operators (TSOs), in Italy Terna, are forced to exploit the existing overhead transmission lines, increasing the possibility of dispatching energy, in particular RES, optimizing the transmission capacity. Therefore, after a brief presentation of the Sicilian electricity system and a brief description of high-temperature low-sag (HTLS) conductors, a case study is presented. It is shown how it i…

Computer engineering. Computer hardwareGeneral Computer ScienceExploitArticle SubjectComputer sciencebusiness.industry020209 energyOverhead (engineering)02 engineering and technologyReliability engineeringRenewable energyThermal resistant conductor HTLS conductor Electrical marketSettore ING-IND/33 - Sistemi Elettrici Per L'EnergiaTK7885-7895Electric power transmissionElectricity generationTransmission (telecommunications)Signal Processing0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringElectricityElectrical and Electronic EngineeringResilience (network)businessJournal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Analysis of Operational Parameters in Acid and Base Production Using an Electrodialysis with Bipolar Membranes Pilot Plant

2023

In agreement with the Water Framework Directive, Circular Economy and European Union (EU) Green Deal packages, the EU-funded WATER-MINING project aims to validate next-generation water resource solutions at the pre-commercial demonstration scale in order to provide water management and recovery of valuable materials from alternative sources. In the framework of the WATER-MINING project, desalination brines from the Lampedusa (Italy) seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant will be used to produce freshwater and recover valuable salts by integrating different technologies. In particular, electrodialysis with bipolar membranes (EDBM) will be used to produce chemicals (NaOH and HCl). A novel EDBM…

Settore ING-IND/26 - Teoria Dello Sviluppo Dei Processi ChimiciBrinesodium hydroxideCircular economyhydrochloric acidProcess Chemistry and Technologycircular economySaline water conversion -- Electrodialysis processHydrochloric acidFiltration and SeparationFuMa-TechSodium hydroxidebrine:Enginyeria química [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]electrodialysis with bipolar membranes (EDBM)Aigua salada -- Dessalatge -- ElectrodiàlisiChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Electrodialysis with bipolar membranes (EDBM)FuMa-Tech brine circular economy electrodialysis with bipolar membranes (EDBM) hydrochloric acid sodium hydroxideMembranes
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Scale-up of electrodialysis with bipolar membrane (EDBM) unit for valorisation of waste brine by experimental analysis

2022

EDBMDesignpilotCircular EconomyBrine mining
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Analysis of the new submarine interconnection system between Italy and Malta: Simulation of transmission network operation

2016

In this paper, some simulations of the interconnected Sicilian and Maltese transmission systems are performed, in order to assess this new system configuration. The HVAC submarine interconnection between Italy and Malta came into operation in 2015 and is part of a European programme for transmission grid interconnection improvement. This new line has been built in order to allow a better management of the power system of both the islands. Firstly, a brief description of the interconnection system is given. Moreover, the transmission systems of Sicily and Malta are depicted and their structures are shown. The simulations are carried out by means of a model of the interconnected system create…

InterconnectionEngineeringbusiness.industrySubmarineinterconnection lineTransmission systemsimulationGridCivil engineeringtransmission systemlanguage.human_languageRES integrationSettore ING-IND/33 - Sistemi Elettrici Per L'EnergiaMalteseElectric power systemTransmission (telecommunications)HVAClanguageTelecommunicationsbusinesspower tracing2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC)
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Electrodialysis with Bipolar Membranes for the Sustainable Production of Chemicals from Seawater Brines at Pilot Plant Scale

2023

Environmental concerns regarding the disposal of seawater reverse osmosis brines require the development of new valorization strategies. Electrodialysis with bipolar membrane (EDBM) technology enables the production of acid and base from a salty waste stream. In this study, an EDBM pilot plant with a membrane area of 19.2 m2 was tested. This total membrane area results much larger (i.e., more than 16 times larger) than those reported in the literature so far for the production of HCl and NaOH aqueous solutions, starting from NaCl brines. The pilot unit was tested both in continuous and discontinuous operation modes, at different current densities (200-500 A m-2). Particularly, three differe…

Settore ING-IND/26 - Teoria Dello Sviluppo Dei Processi ChimiciRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentGeneral Chemical EngineeringEnvironmental ChemistryGeneral ChemistryBMED brine mining process intensification electromembrane ion-exchange membrane circular economy scale-up
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