Future data center energy-conservation and emission-reduction technologies in the context of smart and low-carbon city construction

H Zhu, D Zhang, HH Goh, S Wang, T Ahmad… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The energy consumption of data centers accounts for approximately 1% of that of the world,
the average power usage effectiveness is in the range of 1.4–1.6, and the associated carbon …

Review on the integration of high-temperature heat pumps in district heating and cooling networks

J Barco-Burgos, JC Bruno, U Eicker… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The integration of heat pumps into DHC (District Heating and Cooling) networks provides
significant environmental and performance improvements, an innovative and profitable …

Experimental analysis of combined utilization of CuO nanoparticles in latent heat storage unit and absorber coating in a single-slope solar desalination system

F Selimefendigil, C Şirin, HF Öztop - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this survey, impact of combined utilization of copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles both in
thermal energy storage unit and absorber coating (matt black paint) on the performance of a …

Performance, economic and environmental assessment of solar cooling systems under various climates

M Mortadi, A El Fadar - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar cooling systems are gaining more attention as eco-friendly cooling technology, which
could be an alternative to the conventional vapor compression cooling one to meet the …

Energy, economic, and environmental analysis of converging air-based photovoltaic-thermal (air/PV-T) systems: A yearly benchmarking

M Dehghan, H Vajedi, S Rahgozar, N Karimi - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Two converging channel configurations of photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) systems, ie, inlet and
outlet at different sides (Case 1) and the inlet at the middle and outlets at the sides (Case 2) …

Real-time energy and economic performance of the multi-zone photovoltaic-drive air conditioning system for an office building in a tropical climate

RNY Junior, AAV Ochoa, GNP Leite, HCN Silva… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article presents the air-conditioning performance analysis of an office building with
thermal zones for the transient simulation of photovoltaic solar systems in a tropical climate …

Experimental study on an air-based photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) system with a converging thermal collector geometry: a comparative performance analysis

H Vajedi, M Dehghan, M Aminy, A Pourrajabian… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
An air-based photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) system with a converging collector (ie a channel
with a decreasing hydraulic diameter), to the best of authors' knowledge for the first time, has …

A review of the effects of haze on solar photovoltaic performance

SA Sadat, B Hoex, JM Pearce - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar photovoltaic (PV) deployments are growing rapidly to provide a sustainable source of
electricity, but their output is strongly impacted by environmental phenomena such as soiling …

Modeling of soiling losses in solar energy systems

M Dehghan, S Rashidi, A Waqas - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The soiling phenomenon originating from dust particle deposition on solar energy facilities
and systems is getting more and more significant. Some studies have attempted to provide …

Experimental study of electronic expansion valve opening on the performance of electric vehicle heat pump system at different compressor speeds

F Wang, W Wu, Q Zhu, K Li, H Zhang - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2023 - Elsevier
The good matching of the electronic expansion valve (EXV) opening and compressor speed
in an electric vehicle heat pump air conditioning system is significant for improving the whole …