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Seminar: Synergetic Renewable Technologies for Power and Industry

Event Details:

  • Date:          Thursday, 11 April 2024
  • Time:          Starts: 12:30
  • Venue:       John Ioannides Auditorium, Fresnel Building, Athalassa Campus, The Cyprus Institute.
                       Or, alternatively, you are welcome to join us online at our live stream on The Cyprus Institute YouTube channel.
  • Speaker:    Prof. Bassam Dally, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

 

Abstract

Penetration of renewable energy to decarbonize power and industry is hampered by its intermittent nature, perceived risk and need for
storage. Finding synergies and opportunistic integration with existing energy systems and processes can help in charting a smoother transition to a decarbonized future. In this talk, selected examples of research and development of plausible and cost-effective synergetic solutions will be presented, with focus on concentrated solar thermal energy, alternative fuels and waste valorisation.

 

About the Speaker

Bassam DallyBassam Dally is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and a member of the Clean Combustion Research Centre at KAUST. Over the 32 years, Prof Dally has contributed seminal work on a variety of research topics related to energy conversion and storage, sustainability and decarbonization. He has expertise in solar thermal, combustion, alternative fuels, ocean power, and hybrids.

Lately, his work is particularly focused on the development of new technologies to decarbonize industrial processes, waste to value (plastic recycling), energy systems and fuel pyrolysis. His highly cited research output was disseminated in leading journals, local and international conferences, and industry reports. He has also given many invited talks and participated in a variety of forums and panels on issues related to energy, circularity, hydrogen, and industry decarbonization.

He won many awards over the years, including "Energy Professional of the Year in South Australia", and a Fellowship of the Combustion Institute.

  

 

The event will be in English and the event is open to the public.  The event may be attended in-person or online at our live stream on The Cyprus Institute YouTube channel.

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Additional Info

  • Date: Thursday, 11 April 2024
  • Time: Starts: 12:30
  • Speaker: Prof. Bassam Dally, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
  1. August 2016
  2. September 2016
For the initial monitoring of the building the SUI CyI research team installed a weather station on the roof, placed sensors inside the building and performed a thermal comfort assessment survey.

1. Climate data monitoring

Exterior
A Vantage Pro2 weather station was placed on the building roof to collect data from the SUI area. Regularly updated information about the climatic conditions could be found on the station webpage: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/suitepakcy/. The weather station base was designed and installed by the CyI technical equipment development team.

Interior
Twelve (12) HOBO data-loggers were placed in the building, for collecting temperature, humidity and light data. The data are collected every 30 minutes and will be elaborated with the HOBOware software.

2. Thermal comfort assessment questionnaire

A survey on occupant comfort satisfaction with the indoor environment in summer was conducted. The questionnaire was based on templates proposed by the HSE (http://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/index.htm). A third of the total employees were asked and complementary measurements were made using a Heat Stress WBGT (Wet Bulb Globe Temperature) Meter, both for the indoor and the outdoor climatic conditions at the time of the survey.

Images below, from left to right:
Left: The Vantage Pro2 weather station
Middle: HOBO data logger placed in the working place – 1st floor
Right: Completed questionnaire (first page) – Ground floor.

View the embedded image gallery online at:
https://www.cyi.ac.cy/index.php/sui-activities/sui-building-monitoring/seminar-synergetic-renewable-technologies-for-power-and-industry.html#sigProGalleria86fa08f526

1. Thermal imaging

Thermal images were taken using a T440 Flir thermal camera in order to find missing, damaged, or inadequate insulation, building envelope air leaks, moisture intrusion and other problems. Also, the main sources of radiant temperature were determined.

2. HOBO sensors data collection and analysis

The temperature, humidity, air movement and dew point data from the HOBO sensors were collected and analysed. The mean predicted vote (PMV) was calculated using the CBE Thermal Comfort Tool (http://comfort.cbe.berkeley.edu/EN). In all the spaces under monitoring the people are expected to be in thermal comfort, since all values are within the thermal comfort range of -0.7

Images below, from left to right:
Left: A thermal image from the mezzanine
Right: Graph. Thermal Comfort PMV

View the embedded image gallery online at:
https://www.cyi.ac.cy/index.php/sui-activities/sui-building-monitoring/seminar-synergetic-renewable-technologies-for-power-and-industry.html#sigProGalleria1b1c874984

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