Electricity plays a significant role in daily life and is the main component of countless
applications. Thus, ongoing research is necessary to improve the existing approaches, or …

Coal-fired power plants generate electricity and produce pollutants, including sulfur dioxide
and nitrogen oxides in flue gases, as well as particulates, ie, fly ash and bottom ash. In …

Greenhouses require large amounts of energy, which is the dominant factor making
greenhouses more emission intensive than open-field cultivation. Alternative heating …

Nuclear power plants (NPPs) produce a large amount of waste heat (WH) that has generally
been perceived and regulated as an environmental liability. Given the abundance of WH …

Greenhouses extend growing seasons in upper latitudes to provide fresh, healthy food.
Costs associated with carbon-emission-intensive natural gas heating, however, limit …

Wastewater treatment for indirect potable reuse (IPR) is a possible approach to address
water scarcity. In this study, a novel membrane bioreactor–membrane distillation (MBR-MD) …

The concept of symbiosis, a mutually beneficial relationship, can be applied to food and
energy systems. Greenhouse systems and biogas plants are interesting technologies for …

The rising demand for greenhouse cultivation poses a challenge in providing
environmentally friendly energy to maintain favorable greenhouse indoor conditions. This …

Despite the many benefits of greenhouses, it is challenging to meet their heating demand,
as greenhouses belong to the most energy‐intensive production systems in the agriculture …

Industrial symbiosis (IS) is known as an effective strategy to reduce resource consumption.
Recently, the utilization of efficient energy conversion technologies in symbiotic relations …