A review of key performance indicators for building flexibility quantification to support the clean energy transition

G Airò Farulla, G Tumminia, F Sergi, D Aloisio… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The transition to a sustainable society and a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 requires
extensive deployment of renewable energy sources that, due to the aleatority and non …

Operational performance and grid-support assessment of distributed flexibility practices among residential prosumers under high PV penetration

Y Li, X Zhang, W Gao, W Xu, Z Wang - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study explores the impacts of increased photovoltaic (PV) penetration on a real-world
power grid. Detailed operational scenarios of existing distributed energy technologies …

An empirical energy demand flexibility metric for residential properties

J Crawley, D Manouseli, P Mallaburn, C Elwell - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Shifting from heating using fossil fuel combustion to electrified heating, dominated by heat
pumps, is central to many countries' decarbonisation strategy. The consequent increase in …

Active buildings: concept, definition, enabling technologies, challenges, and literature review

O Sadeghian, V Vahidinasab… - Active Building Energy …, 2022 - Springer
Due to the energy crisis and air pollution issues, energy-saving and demand flexibility in
buildings have received significant attention in recent years since buildings are a large …

Incorporating Cyber Threat Intelligence into Complex Cyber-Physical Systems: A STIX Model for Active Buildings

RM Czekster, R Metere, C Morisset - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Active buildings can be briefly described as smart buildings with distributed and renewable
energy resources able to energise other premises in their neighbourhood. As their energy …

Develo** tools to enable the UK construction industry to adopt the active building concept for net zero carbon buildings

J Clarke, JR Littlewood, G Karani - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The research project discussed in this paper is driven by the United Kingdom's (UK's) need
to reduce operational energy and carbon by promoting the adoption of the Active Building …

[HTML][HTML] Optimisation of Integrated Heat Pump and Thermal Energy Storage Systems in Active Buildings for Community Heat Decarbonisation

Z Al-Atari, R Shipman, M Gillott - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The electrification of residential heating systems, crucial for achieving net-zero emissions,
poses significant challenges for low-voltage distribution networks. This study develops a …

A research study to increase usage of PVs in residential areas

V Kiray - Frontiers in Energy Research, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Self-generation of energy by residential houses has been met with many obstacles. When
PV Solar energy technology is considered, the barriers manifest in problems related to the …

[HTML][HTML] Novel super-reduced, pedagogical model for sco** net zero buildings

D Fosas, R Mitchell, E Nikolaidou, M Roberts… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since early-stage decisions have the largest impact on climate related emissions, if
modelling is to help deliver zero carbon designs, tools are needed that can be used by those …

Towards Active Buildings: Stakeholder Perceptions of the Next Generation of Buildings

E Nikolaidou, I Walker, D Coley, S Allen, D Fosas… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several regulations and standards have been developed to reduce the carbon footprint of
buildings, but these have failed to provide a clear pathway to a net zero future. Hence, we …