4 / Via Lambruschini, Milano (Italy) Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Solar Thermal Energy, Renewable Heating and Cooling

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1 Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Nationality Italian Date of birth 27/10/1970 Gender Desired employment / Occupational field Male Research and development Sorption Heating and Cooling / Solar Thermal Heating and Cooling / Energy Efficiency in Buildings Work experience Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector 01/05/2006 Research fellow, Adjunct Professor Design, Modelling and Simulation, Monitoring, Performance Evaluation of energy systems: - Absorption heat pump, - Solar heating and cooling, - Combined heating and cooling - Desiccant evaporative cooling - Concentrating solar thermal plant. Main EU projects: Polysmart (FP6), Medisco (FP6), Heat4U (FP7). Adjunct Professor of Solar thermal engineering course. Member of CEN TC 299 Member of IEA HPP Annexes 34 / 43 and IEA SHC Tasks 38 / 48 Politecnico di Milano 4 / Via Lambruschini, Milano (Italy) Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Solar Thermal Energy, Renewable Heating and Cooling Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Dates 01/02/ /12/2004 Consulant Managing Design and Development of Information Systems (Budgeting, Reporting, Information Intelligence, Logistics) Accenture S.p.A. 2 / Largo Donegani, Milano (Italy) Information Technology / Consumer Industry Page 1 / 5 - Curriculum vitae of

2 Education and training Principal subjects/occupational skills Dates 01/01/ /12/2009 Doctor of Philosophy in Energy Engineering Main subjects: - Computational Thermo Fluid Dynamics - Experimental Thermo Fluid Dynamics - Fluid Mechanics - Chemical Engineering - Partial Differential Equations PhD Thesis: "Modeling, Optimization and Experimental Evaluation of a Combined Tri-generation and Desiccant Evaporative Cooling System " The thesis work consisted in designing, implementing and monitoring an innovative tri-generation system composed of co-generator, absorption chiller and DEC (Desiccant Evaporative Cooling) system. The design and optimization phase has been carried out through a detailed simulation study, which has requested both the mathematical modelling and the experimental identification of the main system components. In particular, a new methodology for the experimental identification of silica gel desiccant wheels has been developed and validated; the entire system has been fully characterized; a novel model based control strategy has been successfully implemented. The proposed strategy consisted in the minimization of the primary energy needs of the plant, which are predicted by the plant model on the basis of the a few monitored disturbances. In this way, control inputs are maintained at their optimal values under variable outdoor and indoor conditions. Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy) Principal subjects/occupational skills Dates 01/09/ /06/2006 Master of Science in Solar Energy Main subjects: - Photovoltaic Systems - Solar Thermal energy systems - Passive Heating and Cooling of Buildings - Financial Evaluation of Renewable Energy Projects Master Thesis: Simulation study of an innovative solar absorption refrigeration system The work has focused on the coupling between concentrating collector and high temperature lift water ammonia absorption chillers. Models for collectors (Fresnel, Parabolic Through), absorption chiller and ice making thermal storage have been developed and validated with literature and manufacturers data. The energy performance has been numerically verified in dry and hot climates (North Africa) and economical comparison with photovoltaic + vapour compression chiller has been carried out. Dalarna University, Borlänge (Sweden) Dates 01/11/ /10/1995 Master in Mechanical Engineering Page 2 / 5 - Curriculum vitae of

3 Principal subjects/occupational skills Main subjects - Thermodynamics - Turbomachinery - Dynamics of mechanical systems - Experimental stress analysis - Design of machines Master Thesis: Thermo-elastic effects in lubricated journal bearings The static and dynamic characteristics of lubricated journal bearings have been numerically investigated by solving the coupled fluid dynamic (modified Reynolds equation for temperature dependent oil viscosity) heat balance mechanical deformation equations. A custom built finite element solver has been developed for the purpose of solving the set of coupled equations. Simulation results were in good agreement with literature data. Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy) Personal skills and competences Mother tongue Italian Other language(s) Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C1 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C2 Proficient user (*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level Technical skills and competences Computer skills and competences Driving licence(s) - Modelling of heat and mass transfer (adsorption, absorption) - Modelling and optimization of concentrating collectors (Parabolic Trough, Fresnel reflector) - Experimental identification of thermal energy system components (heat pumps, absorption chillers, co-generator, heating/cooling coils, desiccant wheels) - Laboratory scale implementation of model based controlling techniques. - MATLAB Simulink - LabVIEW - Fluent - C,C++,Fortran, Visual Basic, SQL programming; - TRNSYS - AutoCAD - MS Office, LaTeX A, B Additional information Publications A.FREIN, M.APRILE, M.MUSCHERA', R.SCOCCIA, M.MOTTA (2015), A continuous commissioning analysis and its application to a new installed solar driven DEC system coupled with heat pump, Page 3 / 5 - Curriculum vitae of

4 Energy Procedia 70, p T. TOPPI, M. APRILE, M. GUERRA, M. MOTTA (2015) Modeling and experimental validation of a tube-in-tube refrigerant cooled absorber, Applied Thermal Engineering 80, M. APRILE, T. TOPPI, M. GUERRA, M. MOTTA (2015), Experimental and numerical analysis of an air-cooled double-lift NH3-H2O absorption refrigeration system, International journal of refrigeration T.TOPPI, M.APRILE, M.MOTTA, C.BONGS (2014) Seasonal performance calculation and transient simulation of a newly developed 18 kw air-source water-ammonia gas heat pump for residential applications, Proceedings from 11 th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2014, May , Montréal (Québec) Canada, paper O T.TOPPI, M.APRILE, M.GUERRA, M.MOTTA (2014), Experimental characterization of a newly developed air-source water ammonia gas absorption heat pump for residential applications, Proceedings from International Sorption Heat Pump Conference, March 31-April 3, 2014, Washington (USA), paper 71. C.BONGS, M.KLEINSTÜCK, B.NIENBORG, T.TOPPI, M.APRILE, P.ROBINET (2014) Seasonal Performance Simulation of an Air Sourced Gas Absorption Heat Pump, Proceedings from International Sorption Heat Pump Conference, March 31-April 3, 2014, Washington (USA), paper 113. M.APRILE, T.TOPPI, M.GUERRA, M.MOTTA (2014), Modeling and Characterization of a Tube-in- Tube Refrigerant Cooled Absorber, Proceedings from International Sorption Heat Pump Conference, March 31-April 3, 2014, Washington (USA), paper 36. M.APRILE, M.MOTTA (2014). Modelling of a desiccant rotor by using the collocation method, International journal of numerical methods for heat & fluid flow 24, A.YAHIA, T.TOPPI, M.APRILE, P.N.MELOGRANO, A.MAURO, M. MOTTA (2013) Experimental characterization of an innovative low temperature driven dual lift water ammonia absorption cycle, Proceedings of "Microgen III" International Conference. Naples, Italy, April 2013, ISBN , paper 150. M.APRILE, M.MOTTA (2013).Grey box modelling and in situ experimental identification of desiccant rotors, Applied Thermal Engineering 51, M.APRILE, R. SCOCCIA, M.MOTTA (2012). Modelling and control optimization of a solar desiccant and evaporative cooling system using an electrical heat pump. IEA SHC 2012, San Francisco, USA, 9/7/ /7/2012 O.AYADI, M.APRILE, M.MOTTA (2012). Solar cooling systems utilizing concentrating solar collectors - An overview. IEA SHC 2012, San Francisco, USA, 9/7/ /7/2012 O.AYADI, A.MAURO, M.APRILE, M.MOTTA (2012). Performance assessment for solar heating and cooling system for office building in Italy. IEA SHC 2012, San Francisco, USA, 9/7/ /7/2012 M. CALDERONI, M. APRILE, S. MORETTA, A.AIDONIS, M. MOTTA (2012). Solar Thermal Plants for Industrial Process Heat in Tunisia: Economic Feasibility Analysis and Ideas for a New Policy. IEA SHC 2012, San Francisco, USA, 9/7/ /7/2012 A. AIDONIS, M. APRILE, A. FREIN, E. PODAR, M. MOTTA (2011). Optimisation of a high solar fraction system for building heating and cooling, in combination with a heat pump. (pp ). In: OTTI 4th International Conference Solar Air-Conditioning. 12/10/ /10/2011, Larnaka (Cipro), M. APRILE, J.J. DENGLER, J. WAPLER, H-M. HENNING, M. MOTTA (2009). The Market Potential Page 4 / 5 - Curriculum vitae of

5 Of Micro-Chcp In Europe: Overview And Selected Case Studies. In: International Heat Powered Cycles Conference. Berlin, Germany, 07/09/ /09/2009, p M. APRILE, M. MOTTA, L. PISTOCCHINI (2009). Parabolic trough Collector Design and Optimization for high temperature lift Solar Cooling. In: Otti rd International Conference Solar Air-Conditioning. Palermo, Italy, 30/09/ /10/2009, p O. AYADI, M. APRILE, M. MOTTA (2009). Assessment and Optimization of the Performance of a Novel Solar Refrigeration System Applied in Agro-Food Industry. In: ISES Solar World Congress Johannesburg, South Africa, 11/10/ /10/2009, p O. AYADI, J. DOELL, M. APRILE, M. MOTTA, T. NUNEZ (2008). Solar Energy Cools Milk. In: Eurosun Lisbona, 7/10/ /10/2008, p A. HAEBERLE, F. LUGISLAND, C. ZAHLER, M. BERGER, M. ROMMEL, H. HENNING, M. GUERRA, F. DE PAOLI, M. MOTTA, M. APRILE (2007). A Linear Concentrating Fresnel Collector Driving an NH3-H2O Absorption Chiller. In: OTTI nd International conference on Solar Air- Conditioning. Tarragona, Spain, 18/10/ /10/2007, p M. APRILE, M. MOTTA (2007). Simulations of a novel solar absorption cooling concept a comparison of static and dynamic system models. In: OTTI nd International conference on Solar Air-Conditioning. Tarragona, Spain, p M. MOTTA, M. APRILE, H.-M. HENNING (2006). HIGH EFFICIENT SOLAR ASSISTED SORPTION SYSTEM FOR AIR CONDITIONING OF BUILDINGS. In: Proc. of Eight international symposium gleisdorf solar. Gleisdorf, Austria, 06/09/ /09/2006, p M. APRILE; Chapter 12 - DEC Systems: Built Examples and Experiences, on Solar Cooling Handbook A guide to solar assisted cooling and dehumidification processes (Ed. H.M., Henning; M. Motta; D. Mugnier) Spinger Wien/New York, S.LEVA, M.MOTTA, M. APRILE, L.PISTOCCHINI, M.CALDERONI, ; Vol. 3, Cap. 2 O Energia Solare, on Manuale dell Ingegnere (Ed. Hoepli U.C. ) Hoepli / Milano, 2012, 85a Ed., ISBN: Page 5 / 5 - Curriculum vitae of