A review on life cycle assessment, life cycle energy assessment and life cycle carbon emissions assessment on buildings

CK Chau, TM Leung, WY Ng - Applied energy, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper provides a review on three streams of life cycle studies that have been frequently
applied to evaluate the environmental impacts of building construction with a major focus on …

Thermal comfort and building energy consumption implications–a review

L Yang, H Yan, JC Lam - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Buildings account for about 40% of the global energy consumption and contribute over 30%
of the CO 2 emissions. A large proportion of this energy is used for thermal comfort in …

Combined cooling, heating and power: A review of performance improvement and optimization

H Cho, AD Smith, P Mago - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review on combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) systems.
This work summarizes the methods used to perform energetic and exergetic analyses …

Comprehensive sustainability assessment and multi-objective optimization of a novel renewable energy driven multi-energy supply system

L Liu, R Zhai, Y Xu, Y Hu, S Liu, L Yang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The pressing challenge of over-reliance on fossil fuels and the resultant greenhouse gas
emissions necessitates innovative solutions in the energy sector. Addressing this, our study …

Hybrid solar-assisted combined cooling, heating, and power systems: A review

J Wang, Z Han, Z Guan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The growing concerns of energy sustainability promote the integration and permeation of
solar energy with the ongoing progress of combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) …

Multi-objective sustainability optimization of a solar-based integrated energy system

Z Han, W Han, Y Ye, J Sui - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Integrated energy systems combine multiple energy sources to improve efficiency and
reduce pollutant emissions. However, the diversity of energy types within integrated energy …

Tri-generation systems: Energy policies, prime movers, cooling technologies, configurations and operation strategies

M Jradi, S Riffat - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The serious energy supply problems along with the conventional resources depletion and
the environmental conscience regarding global warming and climate change have urged …

Comprehensive sustainability assessment of a novel solar-driven PEMEC-SOFC-based combined cooling, heating, power, and storage (CCHPS) system based on life …

N Zheng, H Zhang, L Duan, Q Wang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Combined cooling, heating, and power systems powered by renewable energy could
efficiently reduce the dependency on fossil fuels and decrease greenhouse gas emissions …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) optimization of solar-assisted hybrid CCHP system

J Wang, Y Yang, T Mao, J Sui, H ** - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
This work aims at optimizing life cycle performance of a hybrid combined cooling heating
and power (CCHP) system incorporating with solar energy and natural gas. A basic natural …

Multi-objective optimization of CCHP system with hybrid chiller under new electric load following operation strategy

DE Ghersi, M Amoura, K Loubar, U Desideri… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The performance of combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system is greatly affected
by its operating strategy and design. In this paper, a new electric load following (NELF) …