Papers by Jacopo Famiglietti
Environmental footprints and eco-design of products and processes, Dec 31, 2022
Energies, Jul 5, 2023
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Advances in chemical pollution, environmental management and protection, 2018
Abstract Since the 1990s, a large number of companies in the agricultural sector have decided to ... more Abstract Since the 1990s, a large number of companies in the agricultural sector have decided to rely on quality, a challenge linked to certification systems, especially those of Protected Geographic Indication (PGI), Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), and Organic production. Since then, the public and private certifications linked to the concept of quality productions have been the engine of an economic revolution that has transformed the “typical product” from a niche sector to a sector that has driven agricultural innovation. This sector represents today a significant part of the European economy considered successful by the rest of the world. EU agro-food products, both as agricultural raw materials and final products, enjoy now an undisputed and envied reputation of the highest quality on the world market, especially for Italian products. At the same time, new patterns of food consumption and the economic crisis are also driving businesses to a new strategic repositioning. The strongest signals come from large-scale retailers and consumers who demand a real differentiation of production, with particular regard to their environmental and social impacts. This work deals with the issue of quality, providing an overview of the main quality programs active at European level with a more specific analysis of those that lead to an innovative approach to sustainability. “Quality innovation” is the challenge for the certification sector today, and sustainability aspects can be the centerpiece of this transformation.
Energy Conversion and Management, 2023
Energy Conversion and Management, Mar 1, 2022
Science of The Total Environment, 2019
In the new era of the 21st century, the environmental management focus has shifted from an organi... more In the new era of the 21st century, the environmental management focus has shifted from an organizational-oriented focus to a product-oriented focus; choosing a more environmentally-friendly product at the purchase point can mitigate environmental impact. The focus of the paper is on reviewing our developed model diagram of non-mutually exclusive of Product Environmental Assessment Tool (P.E.A.T). Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Ecolabelling and Carbon Footprint (CF). Those are identified as the product oriented focus tools in P.E.A.T with each of its own and overlapping roles and responsibilities are clearly defined in this paper. In addition, the current status of the P.E.A.T implementation, based on Malaysian perspectives was also discussed here.
Cleaner Environmental Systems
The aim of the present study was to assess the carbon footprint of Grana Padano PDO (Protected De... more The aim of the present study was to assess the carbon footprint of Grana Padano PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) Cheese with a from cradle to grave approach. The study was submitted for an external critical review in order to verify the compliance with the ISO/TS 14067 (ISO, 2013). The study involved two dairies (A and B) with 8 and 16 farms respectively. The functional unit (FU) was 1 kg of cheese aged for 12 months. Farm data were collected through farmer interviews, while the other data (from milk collection to end of life) were provided mainly by the dairies. On-farm GHG emissions were estimated following the IPCC Guidelines, the off-farm and the total GHG emissions were assessed using the SimaPro 8.0 software by the 100-year GWP (IPCC, 2013). The allocation between cheese and by-products (i.e. cream and whey) was done as proposed by the PCR: Yoghurt, Butter and Cheese (International EPD® System, 2013). The results obtained were 16.02 and 15.84 kg CO2-eq. kg-1 FU for A and B respectively. The main contributor to the impact was the production of raw milk (75.3% and 73.9% respectively). The other process (from the raw milk collection through the product processing to the end of life) had a smaller impact. The use phase (cooled storage and product waste) played the main role in the GHG emissions of the post-farm steps. Through the review of an accredited and independent body the two dairies obtained the ISO certification
Sustainability
Given the ambitious climate reduction targets of the European Commission for the building sector ... more Given the ambitious climate reduction targets of the European Commission for the building sector and the adoption of the life cycle assessment method for the environmental metrics, the authors of this research present a new tool that allows for an extensive evaluation of buildings (operational and embodied environmental profile). The tool developed is an engine written in Python that was applied to analyze the buildings of Milan, using several open databases available for the Lombardy region (Northern Italy). Approximately 240,000 building units were investigated and compared using ecoinvent 3.9.1 EN 15804 as a background library and characterization methods in compliance with EN 15978. The tool can establish reliable environmental benchmarks to implement building policies, such as climate footprint limits for new constructions as required by the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2023). This article shows the embodied impact of construction materials. The results for...
Energies
The production of hydrogen as both chemical feed and energy carrier using low-carbon technologies... more The production of hydrogen as both chemical feed and energy carrier using low-carbon technologies is one of the solutions to reach net-zero emissions. This paper, firstly, reviews the publications on the life-cycle assessment of photovoltaic (PV)-based hydrogen production focused on the carbon footprint. Secondly, it updates the global warming potential (GWP) values of this H2 production process considering the state-of-the-art PV panels for installation in Italy. In the literature, H2 produced in Europe and the rest of the world results in a mean GWP equal to 4.83 and 3.82 kg CO2 eq./kg H2, respectively, in which PV systems contribute the highest share. The average efficiency of PV panels assumed in the literature is lower than the current PV modules. Updating the supply chain, efficiency, and manufacturing energy and material flows of PV modules can decrease the GWP value of the H2 produced by nearly 60% (1.75 kg CO2 eq./kg H2, with use of alkaline electrolyzer) in the Italian con...
Energies
Identifying decarbonization strategies at the district level is increasingly necessary to align t... more Identifying decarbonization strategies at the district level is increasingly necessary to align the development of urban projects with European climate neutrality objectives. It is well known that district heating and cooling networks are an attractive energy system solution because they permit the integration of renewable energies and local excess of hot or cold sources. The detailed design and optimization of network infrastructures are essential to achieve the full potential of this energy system. The authors conducted an attributional life cycle assessment to compare the environmental profile of five distribution network infrastructures (i.e., pipes, heat carrier fluid, trenches, heat exchangers, valves, and water pumps) based on a study case in Marseille, France. The work aims to put into perspective the environmental profile of subsystems comprising a district heating infrastructure, and compare pipe typologies that can be used to guide decision-making in eco-design processing...
Energies
Net-zero climate districts are gaining wide attention at the European and international levels. U... more Net-zero climate districts are gaining wide attention at the European and international levels. Urban regeneration competitions have been launched recently to stimulate development; nevertheless, the literature does not yet provide a shared scope definition (i.e., product system). Using the process-based life cycle assessment method, the authors evaluate the climate profile of a new district in Milan (14 buildings with 36,000 m2 of gross surface area in total) aiming to become the first net-zero social housing project in Italy. The authors show in the results section how climate neutrality is achieved on the part of the real estate operator by varying the scope. The most conservative scenario (including all the emission sources considered in the analysis) indicates that the net-zero climate target is reached only by purchasing voluntary carbon credits. The authors also highlight: (i) a district composed of nearly-zero energy buildings is far from the definition of a net-zero climate...
Energy Conversion and Management
This Thesis wants to create a kayaking- surfing standing wave on Isar River in Munich, Germany. T... more This Thesis wants to create a kayaking- surfing standing wave on Isar River in Munich, Germany. The aim is to achive a hydraulic jump for a wide range of flows that respects physic and shape conditions for kayakers and surfers at the same time. There are different shapes of hydraulic jumps. The Undular/Weak Jump, Froude Number 1.7, has the steepest shape. It is appropriate for short boards and kayaks. Increasing the Froude Number the shape become less steep than before, thus it is possible to use a different kind of board, e.g. a long board. Composing the two previous waves in one, it is possible to play surfing on the same spot in different ways. The Thesis reached the fixed aim to achieve a surfing-kayaking wave for a wide range of flows, combining two different geometries : the first one gives a wave with Froude Number over than 1.7 for two hundred days per year; the second one gives a wave with Froude Number 1.7 for each discharge. We obtained a standing wave where is possible p...
Energy Conversion and Management, 2022
Since the 1990s, a large number of companies in the agricultural sector have decided to rely on q... more Since the 1990s, a large number of companies in the agricultural sector have decided to rely on quality, a challenge linked to certification systems, especially those of Protected Geographic Indication (PGI), Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), and Organic production. Since then, the public and private certifications linked to the concept of quality productions have been the engine of an economic revolution that has transformed the “typical product” from a niche sector to a sector that has driven agricultural innovation. This sector represents today a significant part of the European economy considered successful by the rest of the world. EU agro-food products, both as agricultural raw materials and final products, enjoy now an undisputed and envied reputation of the highest quality on the world market, especially for Italian products. At the same time, new patterns of food consumption and the economic crisis are also driving businesses to a new strategic repositioning. The stron...
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