Publications by Francesco Baldi

Potential of Photovoltaic Panels on Building Envelopes for Decentralized District Energy Systems

François Maréchal, Luc Girardin, Luise Middelhauve, Francesco Baldi

The expected increase of the penetration of distributed renewable energy technologies into the electricity grid is expected to lead to major challenges. As a main stakeholder, authorities often lack the appropriate tools to frame and encourage the transiti ...

2021

Grid-Aware Layout of Photovoltaic Panels in Sustainable Building Energy Systems

François Maréchal, Paul Michael Stadler, Luise Middelhauve, Francesco Baldi

In the context of increasing concern for anthropogenic CO2 emissions, the residential building sector still represents a major contributor to energy demand. The integration of renewable energy sources, and particularly of photovoltaic (PV) panels, is becom ...

2021

A Cogeneration System Based on Solid Oxide and Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells With Hybrid Storage for Off-Grid Applications

François Maréchal, Ligang Wang, Maria del Mar Perez Fortes, Francesco Baldi

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) have developed to a mature technology, able to achieve electrical efficiencies beyond 60%. This makes them particularly suitable for off-grid applications, where SOFCs can supply both electricity and heat at high efficiency. C ...

2019

Are renewables really that expensive? The impact of uncertainty on the cost of the energy transition

François Maréchal, Stefano Moret, Xiang Li, Francesco Baldi

The dramatic evidence of climate change is making the transition to more renewable energy systems an urgent global priority. As energy planners normally look 20-50 years ahead, it is crucial to consider the key uncertainties stemming from inaccurate foreca ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV2019

Reducing the Energy Consumption of Electric Buses With Design Choices and Predictive Driving

Francesco Baldi

Transportation electrification is increasing and recently-more focus has been directed on heavy vehicles and especially on city buses. Battery electric buses are inherently more energy efficient than diesel buses and the efficiency can be further increased ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2019

ODes aCCSES Report: Optimal design and control of cruise ship energy systems

Francesco Baldi

Reducing global emissions of greenhouse gases while promoting social and economicdevelopment is one of the toughest challenges ever faced in the history of human kind.This challenge is affecting all sectors of human activities: process plants, land-basedtr ...

2019

Process integration as a tool for the improvement of cruise ships energy efficiency

François Maréchal, Francesco Baldi

The growing trend of the cruise ship industry, together with increasing concerns over its impact on the environment, makes these ships a much relevant target for efforts toward increasing ship energy efficiency, thus ultimately reducing fuel consumption an ...

2018

Integration of solid oxide fuel cells in cruise ship energy systems

François Maréchal, Ligang Wang, Francesco Baldi

The growing trend of the cruise ship industry, together with increasing concerns over its impact on the environment, makes these ships a much relevant target for the efforts toward increasing ship energy efficiency, thus ultimately reducing fuel consumptio ...

2018

Application of Machine Learning and Mathematical Programming in the Optimization of the Energy Management System for Hybrid-Electric Vessels Having Cyclic Operations

Francesco Baldi, Navid Mohammadzadeh

Shipping contributes today to 2.1% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and its share is expected to grow in the coming years. At the same time, fuel prices are increasing and companies of the related increase in operational costs. This demands ...

2018

Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Cruise Ship

Tuong-Van Nguyen, Francesco Baldi, Karin Andersson

In recent years, the International Maritime Organization agreed on aiming to reduce shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50% with respect to 2009 levels. Meanwhile, cruise ship tourism is growing at a fast pace, making the challenge of achieving this goa ...

2018