NZEB (Net zero energy building) is regarded as an integrated solution to address problems
of energy-saving, environmental protection, and CO 2 emission reduction in the building …

Highlights•Energy saving potential of construction materials and dimensions of design
explored.•Heating efficiency of different environmental control practises explored.•Heating …

Current climate targets require negative carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Direct air capture
is a promising negative emission technology, but energy and material demands lead to …

The interest in alternative or renewable energy sources for greenhouse heating is currently
high, owing to the large heating loads and the relatively high price of fossil fuels. Important …

This paper describes the City Energy Analyst (CEA), a computational framework for the
analysis and optimization of energy systems in neighborhoods and city districts. The …

Energy resources and their utilization intimately relate to sustainable development. In
attaining sustainable development, increasing the energy efficiencies of processes utilizing …

It is universally acknowledged that climate change brings widespread attention to solar
greenhouse plant carbon sequestration. Suitable technologies in solar greenhouses were …

In the recent past, energy demand of India has increased multifold as a fast-growing
developing country, due to progressive expansion of industrial and building sectors. The …

The second part of this review presents a comprehensive review on applications of solar
assisted compression heat pump systems and its associated research potentials. The …

In this paper we investigate of energetic and exergetic efficiencies of ground-coupled heat
pump (GCHP) system as a function of depth trenches for heating season. The horizontal …