The daily energy demand in public buildings has been on the rise, partly due to the intensive
use of building energy-comfort technologies. Hot water production, space heating and air …

In urban areas with limited space, harnessing renewable energy, especially solar energy,
can be a challenge. However, we can overcome this obstacle by using building facades to …

In this critical decade for climate action, rapid and far-reaching transitions depend on the
choices and actions that are taken now and in the near-term. Integrated approaches that …

Due to the intermittency of solar radiation, solar-driven energy systems need to be equipped
with storage facilities to be sustainable. Using multiple storage facilities improves the …

This paper is the editorial for the virtual special issue (VSI) of Renewable and Sustainable
Energy Reviews (RSER) dedicated to the 16th Conference on Sustainable Development of …

Nowadays, solar energy is a viable solution for producing domestic hot water and reducing
greenhouse gas emissions in remote regions that rely on fossil fuels for this purpose. In this …

The purpose of this paper is to review findings on the integration of solar thermal collectors,
photovoltaic thermal collectors, and heat pumps to provide both electrical and thermal …

Heat pumps (HPs) have gained popularity as an energy-efficient substitute for traditional
heating and cooling systems. This is due to their ability to transfer heat rather than generate …

A new hybrid system, known as photovoltaic–thermal–thermoelectric (PVT-TE), has been
proposed to enhance the conversion efficiency of PV cells by incorporating an intelligent …

This paper presents a critical advancement in Building Energy Modeling (BEM) through an
empirical validation approach using a high-quality dataset from a multizone commercial …