[HTML][HTML] Air-conditioning life cycle assessment research: a review of the methodology, environmental impacts, and areas of future improvement
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
footprint, and environmental impacts for a newly designed cooling device in a data center …