In this paper, we provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in hybrid PV-T
collectors and the wider systems within which they can be implemented, and assess the …

Energy is the largest overhead cost in the production of agricultural greenhouse crops in
temperate climates. Moreover, the initial cost of fossil fuels and traditional energy are …

A modelling methodology is developed and used to investigate the technoeconomic
performance of solar combined cooling, heating and power (S-CCHP) systems based on …

Solar heating and cooling (SHC) systems are currently under rapid development and
deployment due to their potential to reduce fossil fuel use and to alleviate greenhouse gas …

According to different studies, building sector consumes around 40% of the total energy
produced and it is responsible for a major portion of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions …

Solar energy can play a leading role in reducing the current reliance on fossil fuels and in
increasing renewable energy integration in the built environment, and its affordable …

Abstract A detailed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)“from cradle to grave” is performed to a
solar combined cooling, heating and power (S-CCHP) system that provides space heating …

This work aims to validate a transient model of a solar hybrid pilot plant based on
photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) collectors integrated via thermal storage tanks with an air-to …

This paper proposes and analyses a novel energy management system for buildings
connected in a micro-grid, by considering electric vehicles as active components of such …

Concentrated photovoltaic thermal (CPVT) solar collectors have been gaining ever-
increasing attention from the scientific community and industrial developers due to their …