The goals of this project included the analysis and the development of a wave energy converter capable of exploiting sea wave energy in order to generate electric power. Sea waves are one of the most interesting and well distributed renewable energy sources in the world. Given the current state of the art, all existing sea […]
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Nowadays, expected effects of climate change at local, regional and global scales endanger hydrologic budgets of Alpine regions. An example is the massive shrinkage of mountain glaciers, with the consequent problem of water resources reduction for civil population and ecosystems. Therefore, it is very important to monitor glaciers’ evolution, in order to allow an estimation
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We live in the era of big data and that means outstanding opportunities to get insight into manifold phenomena that shape or affect our communities and territories. On the other hand, a fair access and use of this information have to be advocated in order to turn data into valuable actions that foster safety, development,
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In the Mobility as a Service context, and in particular regarding car sharing, Risciò Project aims to address the needs for a platform “born to be shared”, flexible enough to be exploited in different kind of shared economy frameworks, and able to provide a complete service in a profitable way. According to this vision, the
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Now more than ever, the establishment of a sustainable energy future is one of the most pressing tasks of mankind. The increasing prices of fossil fuel sources and the climate change issues moved the research to new fields and new frontiers. In the world of aeronautics, this problem is becoming a key issue due to
Widespread, real-time monitoring of aquatic environments is essential if we are to meet the management needs of climate change, environmental monitoring, emergency management, water resource limitation and the wider sustainability of industries such as tourism, fisheries and agriculture. In view of the continued and expansive impact of phenomena such as climate change and waterborne pollution,
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The project is related to the implementation of the Sangone River Basin Contract, a voluntary agreement among public and private players involved in the management and use of water resources, aimed at the enhancement of the river’s resources and its territory. More than other wide-area programs and planning tools, the River Basin Contract requires multidisciplinary
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Peri-urban bike-sharing is the focus of this project, intended as a means of strengthening proximity tourism, both in terms of application in a non-urban context of a sharing system and as of use of the bicycle as a means of sustainable transport. The project was initiated by a request from the Shanghai context (How to
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The two teams addressed an important and topical challenge: how to design a new residential or office building achieving the best energy performance at a certain extra cost, or minimizing the extra cost required to achieve a certain energy performance. To that aim, a number of specific data bases of the most important technologies for
The aim of REPACK – Sustainable Packaging for Fast Moving Consumer Good is to achieve a more sustainable packaging for Household Care Products. Procter & Gamble, a leading company in consumer goods, is the principal partner involved in this project. According to the company footprint concerning life cycle, packaging plays a crucial role in terms
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