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 …

A review of geothermal energy resources, development, and applications in China: Current status and prospects

J Zhu, K Hu, X Lu, X Huang, K Liu, X Wu - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to introduce geothermal energy resources, utilization,
development roadmap, and government support in China. Over the last 20 years, China was …

Multi-objective optimization of combined cooling, heating and power system integrated with solar and geothermal energies

F Ren, J Wang, S Zhu, Y Chen - Energy conversion and management, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to optimize the integrated performance of a hybrid combined cooling,
heating, and power system driven by natural gas as well as solar and geothermal energy …

Modeling, planning and optimal energy management of combined cooling, heating and power microgrid: A review

W Gu, Z Wu, R Bo, W Liu, G Zhou, W Chen… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
A combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) microgrid with distributed cogeneration
units and renewable energy sources provides an effective solution to energy-related …

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 …

Combined cooling, heating and power systems: A survey

M Liu, Y Shi, F Fang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system–a typical representative of the
decentralized energy system–has been increasingly attracting attention in academia and …

Review of tri-generation technologies: Design evaluation, optimization, decision-making, and selection approach

H Al Moussawi, F Fardoun… - Energy Conversion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Electricity, heating, and cooling are the three main components constituting the tripod of
energy consumption in residential, commercial, and public buildings all around the world …

Multiparty energy management for grid-connected microgrids with heat-and electricity-coupled demand response

N Liu, L He, X Yu, L Ma - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Combined heat and power (CHP) is an important distributed generation type for the
microgrids (MGs) with both thermal and electricity demand. In this paper, a multiparty energy …

Design optimization and optimal control of grid-connected and standalone nearly/net zero energy buildings

Y Lu, S Wang, K Shan - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Nearly/net zero energy buildings (nZEBs) have attracted increasing attention particularly
when high and complex performance is required in terms of energy-saving, indoor thermal …

A two-stage optimal planning and design method for combined cooling, heat and power microgrid system

L Guo, W Liu, J Cai, B Hong, C Wang - Energy Conversion and …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this paper, a two-stage optimal planning and design method for combined cooling, heat
and power (CCHP) microgrid system was presented. The optimal objective was to …