Recent developments in the building sector, district heating and cooling (DHC) field, and
geothermal technology are reported here, which indicate the trends and efforts to more …

Hydrogen energy technologies are envisioned to play a critical supporting role in global
decarbonisation. While low-carbon hydrogen is primarily targeted for reducing industrial …

In the next decades, energy storage technologies will play a major role in decarbonizing the
European heating and cooling sector. In this regard, the deployment of complementary …

Climate simulations consistently show an increase in European near-surface air
temperature by the late 21st century, although projections for near-surface wind speeds and …

The ongoing electrification of the heating sector will severely affect the patterns of power
consumption in electrical distribution systems. Coupling electric heat pumps to thermal …

The recent Italian regulatory framework is promoting Collective Self-Consumption to play a
key role in the energy transition. In fact, this new scheme allows sharing and exchange of …

Given the ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets set by the European Union
and the importance of cities in achieving these goals, there is an increasing need to analyze …

Decarbonizing the EU's district heating is crucial for meeting climate goals and securing a
sustainable energy future. Currently, district heating suffers from inefficiency, high operating …

This paper presents the annual performance of a proposed reversible water/LiBr absorption
heat pump connected to a district heating network for space cooling, heating, and domestic …

Fiber optic sensing has gained importance for wellbore monitoring and reservoir
characterization in geothermal fields as it allows continuous, spatially highly resolved …