The energy and environmental footprints of COVID-19 fighting measures–PPE, disinfection, supply chains

JJ Klemeš, Y Van Fan, P Jiang - Energy, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The still escalating COVID-19 pandemic also has a substantial impact on energy structure,
requirements and related emissions. The consumption is unavoidable and receives a lower …

New insights into the potential of the gas microturbine in microgrids and industrial applications

E Konečná, SY Teng, V Máša - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
This paper gives a comprehensive insight into gas microturbine (GMT) as a part of
microgeneration systems. The gas microturbine is a highly effective source that can operate …

The energy consumption of radiology: energy-and cost-saving opportunities for CT and MRI operation

T Heye, R Knoerl, T Wehrle, D Mangold, A Cerminara… - Radiology, 2020‏ - pubs.rsna.org
Background Awareness of energy efficiency has been rising in the industrial and residential
sectors but only recently in the health care sector. Purpose To measure the energy …

Multi-year sensitivity evaluation to supply prime and deferrable loads for hospital application using hybrid renewable energy systems

MH Jahangir, S Eslamnezhad, SA Mousavi… - Journal of Building …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Hospitals are one of the main energy consumers in building sectors. In addition to lighting
and ventilation, health centers need a reliable electrical source for medical equipment. Thus …

Energy-sustainable hospitals: Integration of a novel compound parabolic concentrator system with two storage tanks for domestic hot water production at high and low …

N Matera, D Mazzeo, PM Congedo - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Hospital buildings are known to be energy-intensive, since they are operated all year round
at high costs, contain sophisticated medical equipment, and follow strict cleaning practices …

Electrical and thermal energy in private hospitals: Consumption indicators focused on healthcare activity

J García-Sanz-Calcedo, M Gómez-Chaparro… - Sustainable cities and …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Improving energy efficiency in healthcare buildings is a major challenge in this sector of
engineering. However, the energy consumption indicator commonly used in public hospitals …

Analysis of photovoltaic self-consumption systems for hospitals in southwestern Europe

I Montero, MT Miranda, F Barrena, FJ Sepúlveda… - Energy and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
A proposal is made for the energy modernization of a group of hospitals in south-western
Europe, through the installation of photovoltaic self-consumption systems based on their …

Sustainable waste management through waste to energy technologies in India-opportunities and environmental impacts

CRKJ Paulraj, MA Bernard, J Raju… - International Journal of …, 2019‏ - ijrer-net.ijrer.org
The advancement in waste to energy (WTE) technologies in India economically provides an
optimal solution for the restoration of power and heat and helps in fighting the rising energy …

[PDF][PDF] Application of predictive maintenance in hospital heating, ventilation and air conditioning facilities

G Sánchez-Barroso, JG Sanz-Calcedo - Emerging Science Journal, 2019‏ - academia.edu
The variety of a hospital's users leads to different levels of requirements relating to indoor
environmental conditions. The responsibility for generating these favourable conditions for …

Transforming waste to treasure: Superhydrophobic coatings from recycled polypropylene for high-value application

X Wang, Y Liang, Z Pu, J He, S Yang - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Polypropylene is a widely used general-purpose plastics with significant production,
resulting a large amount of waste. While physical recycling of single-component waste …