As an integrated part of future sustainable energy systems, district heating has been widely
established as a convenient solution to provide energy-efficient space heating and sanitary …

Geothermal heat is an energy source that is local, reliable, resilient, environmentally-
friendly, and sustainable. This natural energy is produced from the heat within the earth, and …

Increasing the penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), eg wind and solar,
intermittency and volatility of the supply-side are increasing in power systems worldwide …

The emergence of renewable-energy-source (RES) envelope solutions, building retrofit
requirements and advanced energy technologies brought about challenges to the existing …

Future national electricity, heating, cooling and transport systems need to reach zero
emissions. Significant numbers of back-up power plants as well as large-scale energy …

Utilizing the solar and geothermal energy in space heating systems can save fossil fuels and
reduce emissions. In this study, compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) …

Increased exposure to airborne fine particle pollution (PM2. 5) can result in decreased life
expectancy (DLE). However, while wood-burning in woodstoves and fireplaces for domestic …

In the last decade, building energy simulation (BES) became a central component in
building energy systems' design and optimization. For each building location, BES requires …

Swimming halls (SHs), which belong to special building sector, are easily overlooked as
significant energy users and carbon producers. The demands of heat (eg, pool water …

Abstract The Finnish Government has established the target of carbon-neutrality by 2035. In
Finland, district heating (DH) networks in most cities rely on carbon dioxide (CO 2) intensive …