[HTML][HTML] Air-conditioning life cycle assessment research: a review of the methodology, environmental impacts, and areas of future improvement

J Litardo, D Gomez, A Boero, R Hidalgo-Leon… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Air conditioning (AC) has become the fastest-growing energy end-use in buildings
worldwide, and its adoption is expected to increase further due to various socioeconomic …

Sustainable and cost-efficient energy supply and utilisation through innovative concepts and technologies at regional, urban and single-user scales

A Piacentino, N Duic, N Markovska, BV Mathiesen… - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The environmental impact of the energy sector and the security and economics of energy
supply and utilisation have been raising increasing concerns, stimulating the search for …

Deep clustering of cooperative multi-agent reinforcement learning to optimize multi chiller HVAC systems for smart buildings energy management

RZ Homod, ZM Yaseen, AK Hussein… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chillers are responsible for almost half of the total energy demand in buildings. Hence, the
obligation of control systems of multi-chiller due to changes indoor environments is one of …

System requirements and optimization of multi-chillers district cooling plants

R Ismaen, TY El Mekkawy, S Pokharel, M Al-Salem - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
District cooling systems (DCS) are particularly important in the Middle East due to higher
overall temperatures on most days of the year. The design, operation, and control of a new …

Thermoeconomics Meets Business Science: Systemic Exergy Management (SYMΞX) as a New Theoretical and Flexible Framework for Sustainability

A Fernández-Miguel, D Settembre-Blundo… - Global Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Historically, corporate assessment of performance has placed a significant emphasis on
financial measures, while largely ignoring the broader environmental and resource …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and economic assessment of industrial excess heat recovery collaborations through 4th generation district heating systems

D Chinese, A Meneghetti, G Cortella, L Giordano… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The external use of excess heat from industrial processes is an important factor in the
energy transition and 4th generation district heating is an enabling technology. This paper …

Costructal law, exergy analysis and life cycle energy sustainability assessment: an expanded framework applied to a boiler

F Guarino, M Cellura, M Traverso - The International Journal of Life Cycle …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) is one of the most relevant tools
delving in sustainability science, based currently on the triple bottom line idea that is defined …

Feasibility limits of using low-grade industrial waste heat in symbiotic district heating and cooling networks

M Santin, D Chinese, A De Angelis… - Clean Technologies and …, 2020 - Springer
Low-grade waste heat is an underutilized resource in process industries, which may
consider investing in urban symbiosis projects that provide heating and cooling to proximal …

Techno-environmental assessment of air conditioning systems and refrigerants in arid regions: should the global environmental protocols be revised?

S AlOsaimi, E Aleisa, F Al-Ragom - Clean Technologies and …, 2024 - Springer
This study employs a techno-environmental and economic analysis to assess the influence
of two air conditioning (AC) systems, Split and package and three refrigerants—R22, R410A …

Life cycle assessment of a climate-friendly data center cooling device

A Isler-Kaya, F Karaosmanoglu - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
The main aim of this study is to evaluate the manufacturing process's carbon footprint, water
footprint, and environmental impacts for a newly designed cooling device in a data center …