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District Heating and Cooling Networks Based on Decentralized Heat Pumps: Energy Efficiency and Reversibility at Affordable Costs
(2018)District heating and cooling networks based on decentralized reversible heat pumps offer the possibility of balancing heating and cooling demands and exploiting low-temperature waste heat sources. This enhanced “energy ... -
Integrated approach for the identification of spatial patterns related to renewable energy potential in European territories
(2019)The study presents an effort to classify the territories of a specific area, according to similarities in the estimated potential of their renewable sources, considering also their economic and sociodemographic structure ... -
Smart energy systems applied at urban level: the case of the municipality of Bressanone-Brixen
(2016)The present paper focuses on the energy system of the municipality of Bressanone-Brixen, located in the North of Italy. The aim of this paper is to investigate various possible energy scenarios for this case study in order ... -
Economic and environmental analysis of energy renovation packages for European office buildings
(2017)A large share of the buildings in Europe are old and in need of renovation, both in terms of functional repairs and energy efficiency. While many studies have addressed energy renovation of buildings, they rarely combine ... -
Local reflections on low-carbon energy systems: A systematic review of actors, processes, and networks of local societies
(2018)Local population actions determine the level of renewability of local energy systems in the context of energy transition goals. Local population makes energy choices based on the availability of different territorial ... -
Data-driven upscaling methods for regional photovoltaic power estimation and forecast using satellite and numerical weather prediction data
(2017)The growing photovoltaic generation results in a stochastic variability of the electric demand that could compromise the stability of the grid, increase the amount of energy reserve and the energy imbalance cost. On regional ... -
Water harvesting from fog using building envelopes: part I
(2018)New sources of clean water are currently being researched and implemented, to face global water shortage. Techniques such as desalination or cloud seeding can have a high yield but present problems such as excessive energy ... -
Energy retrofit and conservation of a historic building using multi-objective optimization
(2017)When deciding on the best historic building retrofit, energy savings and thermal comfort can be quantitatively evaluated using an energy model, whereas conservation compatibility is intrinsically qualitative and reflects ... -
IEA EBC Annex 67 Energy Flexible Buildings
(2017)The increasing global energy demand, the foreseen reduction of available fossil fuels and the increasing evidence off global warming during the last decades have generated a high interest in renewable energy sources. ... -
On the development of a façade-integrated solar water storage
(2018)The aim of this paper is to assess the energy performances of an innovative façade-integrated decentralized ventilation unit developed for tertiary office buildings. The energy savings achieved in comparison to a traditional ... -
Smart energy city development: A story told by urban planners
(2017)The smart energy city is an emerging concept in urban development, aiming to optimize urban energy systems and improve the quality of life for citizens. However, smart energy city development requires a well-defined and ... -
Optimised parametric model of a modular multifunctional climate adaptive façade for shopping centres retrofitting
(2017)Existing shopping centres offer a great opportunity thanks to their retrofit for the reduction of the energy consumption. The partners of the European FP7 CommONEnergy project are developing a modular multifunctional façade ... -
Technical and economic assessment of solar heating and cooling – Methodology and examples of IEA SHC Task 53
(2018)Assessing the performance of solar heating and cooling systems, especially cooling systems using solar thermal or photovoltaic driving energy, in a common comparable format, is complicated by the numerous, alternative ... -
Green solutions- climbing vegetation impact on building stock – energy balance element
(2017)Greenery integration in building envelope has not been deeply investigated issue yet, when improvement of energy balance for is taken into account. The large energy consumers - shopping malls are well suited for green walls ... -
Identifying and prioritizing barriers to implementation of smart energy city projects in Europe: An empirical approach
(2017)Successful implementation of smart energy city projects in Europe is crucial for a sustainable transition of urban energy systems and the improvement of quality of life for citizens. We aim to develop a systematic ... -
Evaluation tool of climate potential for ventilative cooling
(2017)The ventilative cooling potential tool (VC tool) aims at assessing the potential effectiveness of ventilative cooling strategies by taking into account also building envelope thermal properties, occupancy patterns, internal ... -
Creating Smart Energy Cities for Sustainability through Project Implementation: A Case Study of Bolzano, Italy
(2018)Globally, cities are experiencing an unprecedented socio-economic, demographic, and environmental transition that brings with it negative environmental externalities, such as climate change and environmental degradation. ... -
A method to assess the economic impacts of forest biomass use on ecosystem services in a National Park
(2017)The aim of the paper is to develop a method to assess the effect of forest biomass use for energy on ecosystem services (ES). Such method has been in the GRASS GIS environment, by creating an Decision Support System (DSS) ... -
How to analyse the performances of innovative variable diffusivity membranes integrated within prefabricated timber facades: Computer-based modelling and experimental analysis
(2018)Vapour barriers and retarders are often needed to improve the hygro-thermal performance of the building envelope. Their use is particularly important in prefabricated timber façades, especially when critical boundary ... -
Incorporating combined cycle gas turbine flexibility constraints andadditional costs into the EPLANopt model: The Italian case study
(2018)The planning of an energy system with high penetration of renewables is increasing in complexity as only an effective implementation can allow the tackling of environmental and energy security issues. The aim of this study ...
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