[HTML][HTML] Energy efficiency in sustainable buildings: a systematic review with taxonomy, challenges, motivations, methodological aspects, recommendations, and …

FS Hafez, B Sa'di, M Safa-Gamal, YH Taufiq-Yap… - Energy Strategy …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, increasing interest has been shown in targeting energy efficiency as a
roadmap for carbon mitigation, limiting energy use, improving buildings' energy …

A critical review of vertical axis wind turbines for urban applications

R Kumar, K Raahemifar, AS Fung - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Wind energy is one of the most promising renewable energy resources for power
generation, and rapid growth has been seen in its acceptance since 2000. The most …

Wind energy system for buildings in an urban environment

KCS Kwok, G Hu - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban built environments have grown dramatically worldwide in the past few decades due to
rapid economic and population growths. The potential utilization of renewable resources is …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of pitch angle on power performance and aerodynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine

A Rezaeiha, I Kalkman, B Blocken - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to growing interest in wind energy harvesting offshore as well as in the urban
environment, vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have recently received renewed interest …

A review of hierarchical control for building microgrids

DY Yamashita, I Vechiu, JP Gaubert - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Building microgrids have emerged as an advantageous alternative for tackling
environmental issues while enhancing the electricity distribution system. However …

Energy storage to solve the diurnal, weekly, and seasonal mismatch and achieve zero-carbon electricity consumption in buildings

Q Chen, Z Kuang, X Liu, T Zhang - Applied energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The cooperation of renewable energy and electrical energy storage can effectively achieve
zero-carbon electricity consumption in buildings. This paper proposes a method to evaluate …

Urban wind energy: Some views on potential and challenges

T Stathopoulos, H Alrawashdeh, A Al-Quraan… - Journal of Wind …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban wind energy consists of the utilization of wind energy technology in applications to the
urban and suburban built environment. The paper provides some views on the progress …

[HTML][HTML] CFD evaluation of building geometry modifications to reduce pedestrian-level wind speed

T van Druenen, T Van Hooff, H Montazeri… - Building and …, 2019 - Elsevier
High-rise buildings can significantly increase the wind speed at pedestrian level, and
knowledge of building aerodynamics and pedestrian-level wind (PLW) conditions is …

Wind energy harnessing on tall buildings in urban environments

P Škvorc, H Kozmar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Wind energy harnessing on tall buildings in urban environments is a rapidly developing
renewable energy technology. It is influenced by the terrain type, local wind characteristics …

Experimental investigation of solidity and other characteristics on dual vertical axis wind turbines in an urban environment

S Li, Y Li, C Yang, Q Wang, B Zhao, D Li, R Zhao… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In an urban environment, dual vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are expected to
demonstrate more advantage than horizontal axis wind turbine. For VAWT, solidity is one of …