Geothermal energy piles are increasingly luring attention in the construction industry as a
cost-effective and environmental friendly solution for heating and cooling buildings. Energy …

The knowledge of the ground temperature profile with respect to time and depth is very
important in many technological fields like geothermal heat pumps, solar energy systems …

This study aims to compare two commonly used ASHP (air-source heat pump) and DX-
GSHP (direct-expansion ground-source heat pump). There have been many debates on …

In this work, five different models reported in the literature for estimating the PV module
temperature were compared and evaluated. Seven cases have been proposed; the latter …

A major factor contributing to the energy efficiency of greenhouses is ventilation losses. The
present paper aims at develo** a systematic method based on dynamic Pinch Analysis …

Application of solar assisted ground source heat pumps (SAGSHP) in buildings have been
increased in recent years. However, a systematic approach for integrating the optimum …

Applying vertical green facades (VGFs) on building envelopes is an effective design strategy
to reduce building energy consumption and mitigate the urban heat island effect. Although …

In recent years, due to many reasons, such as environmental and economic problems, the
use of shallow geothermal as a clean energy source has been of great interest inside the …

As an important indicator of soil characteristics, soil temperature has a great impact on
agricultural production, building energy savings and for shallow geothermal applications …

Thermal potential for cooling and heating can be achieved by new configuration of earth–air
heat exchanger (EAHE). This paper presents a numerical investigation of thermal …