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La diabetes insípida nefrogénica congénita es una patología hereditaria poco común en la que, debido a la insensibilidad de la nefrona distal a los efectos de la hormona antidiurética, se produce una deshidratación grave acompañada de desequilibrio electrolítico. Se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica a propósito de un caso clínico concreto. Se revisaron las principales bases de datos y se recopiló información sobre los aspectos más relevantes de la patología. De esta búsqueda se obtuvieron 32 artículos. Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a rare hereditary pathology in which, due to insensitivity of the distal nephron to the effects of antidiuretic hormone, severe dehydration accompanied by electrolyte imbalance occurs. A literature search was carried out for a specific clinical case. The main databases were reviewed and information on the most relevant aspects of the pathology was compiled. Thirty-two articles were obtained from this search. Medicina

Waste heat recovery is one of the solutions included in the roadmap for reducing both energy consumption and the carbon footprint. Its high replication capacity in steel, ceramics, pulp and paper, and other energy-intensive industries favours the efficiency of the process and, consequently, achieves reductions in consumption, pollution and the equipment size and cost. As a result, the large-scale deployment of those innovative technologies is determinant for achieving energy efficiency and climate changes objectives in an effective and efficient manner. In this vein, VULKANO and RETROFEED projects implements and validates an advanced retrofitting solution to improve the overall efficiency and reduce emission in intensive sectors. On this route, a novel high-temperature Phase Change Materials (PCMs)-based thermal energy storage system (TES) for industrial furnaces is evaluated to increase the energy and environmental efficiency by recovering waste heat from the combustion gases. Design details such as preliminary sizing, costs and conceptual design configuration is presented as an example of integration at industrial scale, adapted to the plant operational requirements, by searching the best conceptual design and a proper selection of core materials. A multicriteria analysis is developed and applied to select the most profitable system configuration. The methodology is based on technical indicators, that is, life cycle assessment, life cycle cost, and techno-economic analysis, to assess both the status quo of existing gas furnaces and their modification after incorporating the PCM-TES. The potential for improving efficiency, reducing environmental impact and cost savings is determined by implementing the waste heat recovery system. Consequently, this methodology considers and integrates the analysis of horizontal and vertical value chain that can be used as a prefeasibility analysis based on a decision support tool for defining reproducibility and replicability.

An innovative power-to-heat storage (electric charging, thermal discharging) is proposed to increase the flexibility, sector coupling and manageability of renewable generation systems. The hybrid thermal energy storage (TES) system integrating phase change materials (PCM) is designed based on flat pillow plates in combination with heating rods. The prototype is validated by means of experimental testing to characterize its electrical and thermal. In this sense, a parametric analysis is proposed involving different charging and discharging control strategies. The proposed hybrid-TES provides a total storage capacity of 4.87 kWh integrating nitrate salts as PCM (eutectic mixture of KNO3 and NaNO3). Depending on the charging/discharging strategy, the charging efficiency is 65-90% and the discharging period could be reduced by more than 1h. Active control of the heating rod temperature reduces the charging period by half, enabling a high flexibility of the storage system. This reveals the PCM-TES potential to contribute in decision-making for an optimal energy management in the renewable energy and industry context.

Waste heat recovery is one of the solutions included in the roadmap for reducing both energy consumption and the carbon footprint. Its high replication capacity in steel, ceramics, pulp and paper, and other energy-intensive industries favours the efficiency of the process and, consequently, achieves reductions in consumption, pollution and the equipment size and cost. As a result, the large-scale deployment of those innovative technologies is determinant for achieving energy efficiency and climate changes objectives in an effective and efficient manner. In this vein, VULKANO and RETROFEED projects implements and validates an advanced retrofitting solution to improve the overall efficiency and reduce emission in intensive sectors. On this route, a novel high-temperature Phase Change Materials (PCMs)-based thermal energy storage system (TES) for industrial furnaces is evaluated to increase the energy and environmental efficiency by recovering waste heat from the combustion gases. Design details such as preliminary sizing, costs and conceptual design configuration is presented as an example of integration at industrial scale, adapted to the plant operational requirements, by searching the best conceptual design and a proper selection of core materials. A multicriteria analysis is developed and applied to select the most profitable system configuration. The methodology is based on technical indicators, that is, life cycle assessment, life cycle cost, and techno-economic analysis, to assess both the status quo of existing gas furnaces and their modification after incorporating the PCM-TES. The potential for improving efficiency, reducing environmental impact and cost savings is determined by implementing the waste heat recovery system. Consequently, this methodology considers and integrates the analysis of horizontal and vertical value chain that can be used as a prefeasibility analysis based on a decision support tool for defining reproducibility and replicability.

Waste heat recovery is one of the solutions included in the roadmap for reducing both energy consumption and the carbon footprint. Its high replication capacity in steel, ceramics, pulp and paper, and other energy-intensive industries favours the efficiency of the process and, consequently, achieves reductions in consumption, pollution and the equipment size and cost. As a result, the large-scale deployment of those innovative technologies is determinant for achieving energy efficiency and climate changes objectives in an effective and efficient manner. In this vein, VULKANO and RETROFEED projects implements and validates an advanced retrofitting solution to improve the overall efficiency and reduce emission in intensive sectors. On this route, a novel high-temperature Phase Change Materials (PCMs)-based thermal energy storage system (TES) for industrial furnaces is evaluated to increase the energy and environmental efficiency by recovering waste heat from the combustion gases. Design details such as preliminary sizing, costs and conceptual design configuration is presented as an example of integration at industrial scale, adapted to the plant operational requirements, by searching the best conceptual design and a proper selection of core materials. A multicriteria analysis is developed and applied to select the most profitable system configuration. The methodology is based on technical indicators, that is, life cycle assessment, life cycle cost, and techno-economic analysis, to assess both the status quo of existing gas furnaces and their modification after incorporating the PCM-TES. The potential for improving efficiency, reducing environmental impact and cost savings is determined by implementing the waste heat recovery system. Consequently, this methodology considers and integrates the analysis of horizontal and vertical value chain that can be used as a prefeasibility analysis based on a decision support tool for defining reproducibility and replicability.