Energy flexibility of residential buildings: A systematic review of characterization and quantification methods and applications

H Li, Z Wang, T Hong, MA Piette - Advances in Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
With building electric demand becoming increasingly dynamic, and a growing percentage of
intermittent renewable power generation from solar photovoltaics and wind turbines, the …

A comprehensive review of energy management strategy in Vehicle-to-Grid technology integrated with renewable energy sources

A Alsharif, CW Tan, R Ayop, A Dobi, KY Lau - … Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In transportation, Electricity plays a key role in modern dependency techniques, which
researchers are concentrating their studies on. Electric Vehicles (EVs) and industrial …

[HTML][HTML] Power to heat: Opportunity of flexibility services provided by building energy systems

Z Liu, Y Chen, X Yang, J Yan - Advances in Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Buildings play a crucial role in global electricity consumption, but their function is evolving.
Rather than merely consuming energy, buildings have the potential to become energy …

Data-driven key performance indicators and datasets for building energy flexibility: A review and perspectives

H Li, H Johra, F de Andrade Pereira, T Hong… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy flexibility, through short-term demand-side management (DSM) and energy storage
technologies, is now seen as a major key to balancing the fluctuating supply in different …

[HTML][HTML] Smart design and control of thermal energy storage in low-temperature heating and high-temperature cooling systems: A comprehensive review

A Behzadi, S Holmberg, C Duwig, F Haghighat… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage (TES) is recognized as a well-established technology added to the
smart energy systems to support the immediate increase in energy demand, flatten the rapid …

A cross-scale 'material-component-system'framework for transition towards zero-carbon buildings and districts with low, medium and high-temperature phase change …

Y Zhou, Z Liu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Transition towards a carbon-neutral district energy community calls for carbon elimination
and offsetting strategies, and phase change materials (PCMs) with substantial potential …

Review on compression heat pump systems with thermal energy storage for heating and cooling of buildings

E Osterman, U Stritih - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Heat pumps are considered as easy to use while utilizing the possibility of bringing low-
temperature heat sources to a higher temperature. Thus, low-grade renewable energy …

Demand response flexibility with synergies on passive PCM walls, BIPVs, and active air-conditioning system in a subtropical climate

Y Zhou - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy-efficient buildings and renewable power supply are two mainstreams for achieving
zero-energy buildings and contributing to the energy paradigm transition towards carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the building energy flexibility using PCM-enhanced envelopes

M Saffari, C Roe, DP Finn - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Pre-formed internal insulative panels with impregnated phase change materials (PCM) can
significantly increase both the thermal resistance and thermal capacitance of existing or new …

Design for energy flexibility in smart buildings through solar based and thermal storage systems: Modelling, simulation and control for the system optimization

A Maturo, A Buonomano, A Athienitis - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the use and implementation of energy efficient measures and
strategies for building applications, toward the Nearly Zero Energy Buildings target …