Affordable green materials for developed cool roof applications: A review

YA Basyouni, H Mahmoud - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Developing countries encounter challenges in adopting advanced roof systems due to the
complexities associated with implementing advanced materials and techniques. This study …

Recent advances in material engineering and applications for passive daytime radiative cooling

S Wu, Y Cao, Y Li, W Sun - Advanced Optical Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) is a game‐changing strategy for cooling, aiming
to alleviate the major problems such as global warming. It is featured with zero energy …

Evaluation of passive envelope systems with radiative sky cooling and thermally insulated glazing materials for cooling

J Chen, Q Gong, L Lu - Journal of cleaner production, 2023 - Elsevier
Passive envelope systems for building cooling are of great significance to achieve
sustainable and low-energy buildings. Although promising advances in radiative sky cooling …

The advancement of research in cool roof: Super cool roof, temperature-adaptive roof and crucial issues of application in cities

D Tian, J Zhang, Z Gao - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Cool roofs play a significant role in mitigating urban heat islands, improving indoor thermal
comfort, and saving energy. In recent years, with advances in the manufacturing of …

Techno-economic and environmental evaluation on radiative sky cooling-based novel passive envelope strategies to achieve building sustainability and carbon …

J Chen, L Lu, Q Gong - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As the pursuit of carbon neutrality gains momentum, retrofitting high-performance buildings
with novel, energy-efficient passive envelope systems has emerged as a promising pathway …

Exploring the cooling potential maps of a radiative sky cooling radiator-assisted ground source heat pump system in China

L Jia, L Lu, J Chen - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Practical implementation of radiative sky cooling (RSC) in an active manner requires
thoughtful system design. This study proposes a hybrid system that combines ground source …

Techno-economic and environmental performance assessment of radiative sky cooling-based super-cool roof applications in China

J Chen, L Lu, Q Gong, WY Lau, KH Cheung - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Integrating radiative sky cooling materials into buildings as a super-cool roof strategy can be
one of the most direct pathways to implement this passive cooling technology. Accordingly …

Passive daytime radiative cooling materials toward real-world applications

C Wang, H Chen, F Wang - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) is an emerging cooling technique of a sunshine-
exposed terrestrial surface by dissipating excessive heat into the deep-cold outer space. It is …

A novel aqueous scalable eco-friendly paint for passive daytime radiative cooling in sub-tropical climates

Q Gong, L Lu, J Chen, WY Lau, KH Cheung - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) is an emerging technology that dissipates heat
from terrestrial objects to the cold universe directly via the atmospheric transparency …

Development and validation of a concise and anisotropic irradiance model for bifacial photovoltaic modules

B Sun, L Lu, Y Yuan, P Ocłoń - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The irradiance model is significant for accurately modelling the electrical and thermal
performance of bifacial photovoltaic (bPV) modules, but existing irradiance models fail to be …