Critical assessment of large-scale rooftop photovoltaics deployment in the global urban environment

V Kapsalis, C Maduta, N Skandalos, M Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
In support of the clean energy transition, rooftop photovoltaics (RTPV) deployment has been
globally advocated, enabling citizens as energy prosumers within their localised building …

Towards climate neutrality within the European Union: assessment of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive implementation in Member States

C Maduta, D D'Agostino, S Tsemekidi-Tzeiranaki… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Union (EU) is accelerating its clean energy transition in order to
reach climate neutrality in 2050 through targeted policies, with the Energy Performance of …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of climate change on the energy performance of building envelopes and implications on energy regulations across Europe

D D'Agostino, PM Congedo, PM Albanese, A Rubino… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper delves into the potential impact of a changing climate on the energy performance
of European buildings. Research aims to provide a comprehensive evaluation of current …

Integrating solar energy and nature-based solutions for climate-neutral urban environments

HY Liu, N Skandalos, L Braslina, V Kapsalis… - Solar, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study focuses on achieving climate neutrality in European cities by integrating solar
energy technologies and nature-based solutions. Through an examination of current …

[HTML][HTML] Solar building envelope potential in urban environments: A state-of-the-art review of assessment methods and framework

H Zhao, RJ Yang, C Liu, C Sun - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
For a sustainable urban environment, the adoption of building-integrated photovoltaics
(BIPV) is a promising solution. Despite multiple studies on BIPV in individual buildings, scant …

Fire safety requirements for building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV): A cross-country comparison

R Yang, Y Zang, J Yang, R Wakefield, K Nguyen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), which can be integrated into the surface of
a building (roof or facade), replacing conventional building materials, offer significant …

Investigation on overall energy performance of a novel multi-functional PV/T window

C Wang, H Yang, J Ji - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
PV windows are considered to be a promising building-integrated PV technology due to
their excellent electrical, daylighting and thermal performance. However, the shading of the …

Integrated physical approach to assessing urban-scale building photovoltaic potential at high spatiotemporal resolution

Z Liu, X Liu, H Zhang, D Yan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessing the urban-scale building photovoltaic (PV) potential is important for designing
urban environments, retrofitting existing structures, or integrating PVs with grids. However …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale building-integrated photovoltaics installation on building façades: Hourly resolution analysis using commercial building stock in Tokyo, Japan

K Shono, Y Yamaguchi, U Perwez, T Ma, Y Dai… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The installation of photovoltaic (PV) modules is one of the most effective measures for
decarbonizing urban building stock. The considerable potential of the process has been …

[HTML][HTML] From Net Zero Energy Buildings to an energy sharing model-The role of NZEBs in Renewable Energy Communities

F Minelli, I Ciriello, F Minichiello, D D'Agostino - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper aims to broaden the concept of Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB), assessing its
suitability to the emerging grid-based energy sharing models. The energy exchange …