Abstract Circular Economy in the Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) supply chain
has a significant (and still unexploited) potential. This paper aims to systematically review …

In residential sector, air conditioning system takes the biggest portion of overall energy
consumption to fulfil the thermal comfort need. In addressing the issue, thermal insulation is …

Air conditioners and refrigerator–freezers are major energy users in a household
environment and hence efficiency improvement of these appliances can be considered as …

This paper proposes a general model to evaluate the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of
durable consumer goods (eg cars, household appliances). The TCO approach has been …

Purpose Sustainability assessment in life cycle assessment (LCA) addresses societal
aspects of technologies or products to evaluate whether a technology/product helps to …

China is an important refrigerator producer and consumer in the world. The refrigerator
industry is an important contributor to China's economy; however, it also impacts the …

This paper addresses the urgent need to meet increasing energy demand while avoiding
greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy efficiency. One significant challenge is the …

Domestic refrigeration appliances are standard household commodities. Although policies,
such as the energy labelling, prompted technical improvements and decreased appliance …

Application of the best practice of setting minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) in
technically disadvantaged countries (TDCs) faces many barriers. The best practice of …

This article proposes the utilization of the concepts of destroyed exergy and exergy
efficiency for equipment and process performance indicators that are related to the current …