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Associate Professor in Energy and Environmental Systems
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 219
carlo.carcasci@unifi.it
About
Carlo Carcasci has a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1993 and a Ph.D. in Enery Engineering from the University of Florence.
Research
For many years, his main area of research was experimental and modelling of cooling systems of gas turbine (GT) and Internal Combustion Engine (ICE). Carlo Carcasci simulated of complex power plants could be applied for the thermodynamic, design, off design and thermo economic optimization of, particularly, gas turbine (GT), Heat Recovery steam generator (HRSG), Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) and cogeneration systems (Combined Heat and Power: CHP).
Now, Carlo Carcasci simulates natural gas grids with pure methane or with hydrogen injection (blending).
Moreover, Carlo Carcasci's main area of research is the simulation of multi-vector energy scenario. Particularly, he studies Renewable Energy Communities (REC), hydrogen scenario applied to hard-to-abate companies and sector coupling.
- Gas Turbine simulation
- Combined Cycle Gas Turbine simulation
- ORC power plant simulation
- Natural gas grid simulation
- Renewable Energy Communities (REC)
- Hydrogen scenario applied to hard-to-abate companies
- Analysis of Agri-Photovoltaic systems
-Marco Zini
Research fellow
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 213
marco.zini@unifi.it
About
Marco Zini has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Energy Engineering from the University of Florence. He completed his PhD and is currently a research fellow at the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Florence. His main area of research is energy monitoring using machine learning techniques.
Research
Building Energy Monitoring
Building energy modelling
Odorant rate prediction in gas networks
-Gabriele Guzzo
PhD student
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 213
gabriele.guzzo@unifi.it
About
Gabriele Guzzo received the M. Eng. degree in Energy Engineering with high distinction from the University of Florence, Italy, in 2020. He is currently working toward a joint Ph.D. degree with the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Florence and the Department of Information Engineering at the University of Pisa. During his PhD, he spent 7 months as a visiting PhD student at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include fluid-dynamic modelling of gas networks, with a particular emphasis on investigating the transport of hydrogen and natural gas mixtures.
Research:
Gas Network Modelling
Gas Pipeline Simulation and Optimization
Hydrogen Transportation and Distribution
-Mattia Pasqui
Ph.D. student and Renewable Energy Community president
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 213
mattia.pasqui@unifi.it
About
Mattia Pasqui holds a Bachelor's degree in Economic Statistics and a Master's degree in Energy Engineering, both from the University of Florence, Italy.
He is a Ph.D. student at the University of Florence, where his research revolves around battery management systems in Renewable Energy Communities. At the moment he is in Lausanne developing and testing strategies for scheduling and control of a community battery, which aims to provide collective-self-consumption, energy arbitrage, dispatching and balancing services.
In the meantime he is the co-founder and president of a Renewable Energy Community.
Research
Renewable Energy Communities simulation
Battery energy storage system management
Scenario based scheduling and control
Load, production and energy markets forecast
Optimal Power Flow (grid modeling)
Energy balances and economic feasibility assessment
-Andrea Ademollo
Ph.D. student
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 213
About
Andrea Ademollo holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Energy Engineering, both with honors from the University of Florence, Italy. He graduated in 2022 after completing his master's thesis at TU Wien, where he focused on the planning of coupling components to facilitate the integration of electricity and gas systems. As a result, he was awarded a thesis prize by the Lions Club Firenze. He is currently a dedicated Ph.D. student at the University of Florence, where his research revolves around analyzing potential technical and economic scenarios for the utilization of hydrogen in Hard-to-Abate industries.
Research
Hybrid renewable energy systems modeling
Green hydrogen
Statistical analysis
Optimization analysis
Energy storage
-Michele Francesconi
Ph.D. student
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 213
michele.francesconi@unifi.it
About
Michele Francesconi is a graduate of the University of Florence, Italy, holding a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Energy Engineering with honors. Currently engaged in a Ph.D. program at the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Florence. His research involves a comprehensive investigation into the technical feasibility of transporting and distributing H2-NG mixtures through pipelines of Gas grid.
Research
Modeling and simulation of Thermo-Fluidynamics Systems
Modeling and simulation of Gas Networks
Transport and Distribution of Hydrogen via Gas networks
Power to Gas systems
Green Hydrogen
-Mattia Calabrese
Post-graduate researcher
Santa Marta - DIEF - Room 213
About
Mattia Calabrese has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Energy Engineering, both with honors from the University of Florence, Italy. He is currently a post-graduate researcher at the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Florence, where his research focuses on Renewable Energy Communities analysis and multi-energy systems modeling, with a particular interest in hydrogen integration.
Research
Renewable Energy Communities
Hybrid renewable energy systems modeling
Green hydrogen
Ex. PhD students
Alessandro Mati (cycle XXXVI, He defended his Ph.D. thesis in 2024)
Lapo Cheli (cycle XXXV, He defended his Ph.D. thesis in September 2023)
Pietro Lubello (cycle XXXV, He defended his Ph.D. thesis in March 2024)
Dominique Adolfo (cycle XXXII, He defended his Ph.D. thesis in 2020)
Ultimo aggiornamento
02.05.2024