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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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Vanessa de Arruda Souza, Débora Regina Roberti, Anderson Luis Ruhoff, Tamíres Zimmer, Daniela Santini Adamatti, Luis Gustavo G. de Gonçalves, Marcelo Bortoluzzi Diaz, Rita de Cássia Marques Alves and Osvaldo L. L. de Moraes
Evapotranspiration (ET) is an important component of the hydrological cycle. Understanding the ET process has become of fundamental importance given the scenario of global change and increasing water use, especially in the agricultural sector. Determinin...
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Chaohong Wang, Xudong Zhang, Wang Chen, Feihu Jiang and Xiaogang Zhao
Modernization and industrialization have significantly increased energy consumption, causing environmental problems. Given that China is the largest energy user, the rise in building energy consumption necessitates clean energy alternatives. The purpose ...
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Karidewa Nyeinga, Ole J Nydal, Denis Okello, Eldad J.K.B. Banda
This study presents a dynamic model for a concentrating solar energy collector with an integrated rock bed heat storage system. The model is based on numerical integration of a set of conservation equations for mass, momentum and energy of the heat carri...
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Ranjot Kaur, Gurbax Singh Chhina, Mandeep Kaur, Rajan Bhatt, Khalid M. Elhindi and Mohamed A. Mattar
This study was carried out in Amritsar, Punjab, to find out how efficiently nutrients were used and how much energy was employed in direct-seeded rice (DSR) production. In this study, four levels of nitrogen (0, 40, 50, and 60 kg N ha-1) and three levels...
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Justinas Anu?auskas, Andrius Grigas, Kristina Lekaviciene, Ernestas Zaleckas, Simona Paulikiene and Dainius Steponavicius
In the scientific literature there is a lack of information on the integrated effect of bioenriched complex mineral fertilizers in the energy and environmental aspects of spring barley production technology. The aim of this study was to validate the type...
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Andri Gunnarsson and Sigurdur M. Gardarsson
Efficient water resource management in glacier- and snow-dominated basins requires accurate estimates of the snow water equivalent (SWE) in late winter and spring and melt onset timing and intensity. To understand the high spatio-temporal variability of ...
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Minghang Duan, Jiandong Duan, Quntao An and Li Sun
State-of-charge balance is vital for allowing multiple energy storage units (ESUs) to make the most of stored energy and ensure safe operation. Concerning scenarios wherein boost converters are used as the interfaces between ESUs and loads, this paper pr...
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Jhon Lennon Bezerra da Silva, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim, Pabrício Marcos Oliveira Lopes, Henrique Fonseca Elias de Oliveira, Josef Augusto Oberdan Souza Silva, Márcio Mesquita, Ailton Alves de Carvalho, Alan Cézar Bezerra, José Francisco de Oliveira-Júnior, Maria Beatriz Ferreira, Iara Tamires Rodrigues Cavalcante, Elania Freire da Silva and Geber Barbosa de Albuquerque Moura
Northeast Brazil (NEB), particularly its semiarid region, represents an area highly susceptible to the impacts of climate change, including severe droughts, and intense anthropogenic activities. These stresses may be accelerating environmental degradatio...
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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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