Analysis of Energy Systems ─ Management, Planning and Policy

The proposed presents advanced topics related to the analysis of energy by considering different aspects, namely management, planning and policies. The aim of the book is to bring together a number of selected contributions regarding the analysis of energy systems from several experts globally. The book gives an overview of various issues regarding energy systems, including the analysis of specific local contexts. The book aims to contribute to the current debate related to the evolution of energy systems, including the high penetration of renewables, by discussing in an open way the pros and cons without any pre-constitute point of view.

Vincenzo Bianco is Associate Professor of Thermal Engineering and Industrial Energy Systems at University of Genoa (Italy), where he previously served as Assistant Professor (from 2012 until 2014). He carries out researches on different topics, such as energy efficiency in buildings and industrial processes, energy planning, analysis of energy markets and heat transfer. He cooperates with important world leading research institutions, such as University of California Riverside (Prof. Vafai) and ETH Zurich (Prof. Poulikakos), where he was a visiting researcher. He is the author of numerous papers published on world leading, peer-reviewed journals in the area of energy and heat transfer. Before starting his academic career, he gained important experience in the industry as Business Analyst at Value Partners Management Consulting and as Senior Business Analyst at ENEL SpA, working on business strategy issues and business development in the power sector. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering at the Seconda Universita degli Studi di Napoli (Italy), where he also received a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering