RE.PUBLIC@POLIMI pubblicazioni di ricerca del Politecnico di Milano

A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR OPTIMIZING THE DECARBONIZATION PATHWAY OF CITIES

In the context of rapidly changing environment, the European Union aims at achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. This ambitious target calls for the decarbonization of the energy systems serving cities and municipalities. In light of this requirement, this work proposes an approach for the optimal design of Aggregated Energy Systems (AESs) serving cities and large energy districts featuring multiple design steps over the entire planning horizon. The approach is based on a comprehensive and det...

Scheduling of aggregated energy systems using a distributed augmented Lagrangian based alternating direction inexact Newton optimization algorithm

This work investigates the suitability and applicability of the derivative-free version of the distributed augmented Lagrangian based alternating direction inexact Newton (AL-ADIN) optimization algorithm for distributed weekly scheduling in aggregated energy systems. A hierarchical setup is considered, in which an aggregator acts as a system-level coordinator with a peak-shaving objective, while prosumers seek to minimize their time-of-use electricity costs. The prosumers are modeled with bot...

Residenzie universitarie e rigenerazione urbana: nuove infrastrutture per vivere e condividere la città | University residences and urban regeneration: new infrastructure for living and sharing the city

Laboratory Tests for the Characterisation of a Sedimentary Arenaceous Limestone Used in the Architectural Heritage of Northern Italy

The Saltrio stone, a clastic sedimentary rock from the Italy-Swiss border, has been used in Northern Italy’s architectural heritage since the 15th century, with notable examples including the Santa Maria delle Grazie church in Milan and the Certosa di Pavia. Despite its historical relevance, the extraction of Saltrio stone has shifted from sourcing whole blocks for construction to producing only crushed aggregate, limiting its potential and supply for the preservation and rehabilitation of he...