Heat pumps and our low-carbon future: A comprehensive review

AS Gaur, DZ Fitiwi, J Curtis - Energy Research & Social Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Addressing the growing concerns of climate change necessitates the decarbonisation of
energy sectors globally. Heating is the largest energy end-use, accounting for almost half of …

Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact

Z Said, AA Hachicha, S Aberoumand… - Progress in Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The efficient exploitation of solar irradiation is one of the most encouraging ways of handling
numerous environmental concerns. Solar collectors are suitable devices that capture solar …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal sizing of renewable energy storage: A techno-economic analysis of hydrogen, battery and hybrid systems considering degradation and seasonal …

TS Le, TN Nguyen, DK Bui, TD Ngo - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy storage is essential to address the intermittent issues of renewable energy systems,
thereby enhancing system stability and reliability. This paper presents the design and …

[HTML][HTML] 5th generation district heating and cooling systems: A review of existing cases in Europe

S Buffa, M Cozzini, M D'antoni, M Baratieri… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
This article investigates 40 thermal networks in operation in Europe that are able to cover
both the heating and cooling demands of buildings by means of distributed heat pumps …

Application and suitability analysis of the key technologies in nearly zero energy buildings in China

Z Liu, Y Liu, BJ He, W Xu, G Jin, X Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
The energy consumption in buildings accounts for a significant proportion of total energy
and carbon emissions over the world. To reduce the building energy consumption and …

Green innovation transformation, economic sustainability and energy consumption during China's new normal stage

Z Jiang, P Lyu, L Ye, Y wenqian Zhou - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
As China's economy is transforming into a new normal stage, the energy industry is
becoming increasingly innovation-driven, which is shown particularly in renewable energy …

Experimental evaluation of using various renewable energy sources for heating a greenhouse

M Esen, T Yuksel - Energy and Buildings, 2013 - Elsevier
The interest in alternative or renewable energy sources for greenhouse heating is currently
high, owing to the large heating loads and the relatively high price of fossil fuels. Important …

Performance improvement of a single slope solar still by employing thermoelectric cooling channel and copper oxide nanofluid: an experimental study

S Nazari, H Safarzadeh, M Bahiraei - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
This experimental study elucidates the performance of copper oxide (Cu 2 O) nanofluid in a
single slope solar still integrated with external thermoelectric glass cover cooling channel …

A review of nanotechnology fluid applications in geothermal energy systems

M Soltani, FM Kashkooli, MA Fini, D Gharapetian… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Geothermal energy is a high potential energy source that can provide heat and power with
minimal emissions. Recent advances in nanotechnology show that nanoparticles, such as …

Techno-economic analysis of air source heat pump applied for space heating in northern China

Q Zhang, L Zhang, J Nie, Y Li - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
To meet the demand of clean heating in cold regions of northern China, high efficiency and
environment-friendly low temperature air source heat pump heating system has been …