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Irene Fernández García, Daniele Novara and Aonghus Mc Nabola
Pressure Reducing Valves (PRV) have been widely used as a device to control pressure at nodes in water distribution networks and thus reduce leakages. However, an energy dissipation takes place during PRV operation. Thus, micro-hydropower turbines and, m...
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Gricelda Herrera-Franco, Lady Bravo-Montero, Jhon Caicedo-Potosí and Paúl Carrión-Mero
The excessive use of energy from fossil fuels, which corresponds to population, industrialisation, and unsustainable economic growth, is the cause of carbon dioxide production and climate change. The Water?Energy?Food (WEF) nexus is an applicable concept...
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Siyuan Chen, Zao Zhang, Cheng Wang, Lifeng Tan, Huanjie Liu, Hong Yuan, Rui Zhang and Rui Hu
Photovoltaic (PV) power generation is emerging as a key aspect of the global shift towards a more sustainable energy mix. Nevertheless, existing assessment models predominantly concentrate on predicting the overall capacity of PV power generation, often ...
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Gianluigi Farru, Fabiano Bisinella Scheufele, Daniela Moloeznik Paniagua, Fritz Keller, Changyoon Jeong and Daniele Basso
This study assesses the status of hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) technology and identifies barriers hindering its commercial viability. Conducting a global survey among HTC companies (with a total of 24 surveys sent), the research evaluates the current...
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Nan Fu, Dengfeng Liu, Hui Liu, Baozhu Pan, Guanghui Ming and Qiang Huang
Water, energy, food, and ecology are essential for achieving sustainable development in a region, and in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, their security is also essential at a river basin scale. This study investigated the interrelatio...
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Amin Habibi and Nafise Kahe
This study investigates how permeable and cool pavements, green roofs, and living walls affect microclimatic conditions and buildings? energy consumption in an arid urban setting: Shiraz. The study aims to evaluate the role of green infrastructure in mit...
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Miguel A. Franesqui, Jorge Yepes and Samuel Valencia-Díaz
Low-energy asphalt techniques, such as warm mix asphalt (WMA), combined with the rational consumption of geomaterials and waste recycling would promote more sustainable and energy-efficient asphalt pavements. In volcanic environments, a significant propo...
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Daniele Martini, Martino Aimar, Fabio Borghetti, Michela Longo and Federica Foiadelli
In Italy, the availability of service areas (SAs) equipped with charging stations (CSs) for electric vehicles (EVs) on highways is limited in comparison to the total number of service areas. The scope of this work is to create a prototype and show a diff...
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Sujin Woo, Kyungmo Kang and Sangyun Lee
In 2021, the South Korean government highlighted the Green Remodeling Project for Public Buildings as a crucial initiative for reducing building emissions and tackling post-COVID challenges. Aimed at enhancing energy efficiency and living conditions in p...
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Marwa Alsuwaidi, Noura Almahri, Latifa Alazeezi, Taif Alkhzaimi, Lindita Bande, Anwar Ahmad, Omar Al Khatib, Fayez Fikry and Young Ki Kim
Building construction in the UAE is a growing industry. While Abu Dhabi and Dubai have a majority of mid-rise and high-rise buildings, AL Ain has mostly low-rise and mid-rise buildings. Additionally, the construction industry in Al Ain has seen an increa...
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