According to energy consumption data of the European Union, buildings account for 40% of
overall energy consumption in all sectors. The rise in building energy demand seriously …

The building sector is significantly contributing to climate change, pollution, and energy
crises, thus requiring a rapid shift to more sustainable construction practices. Here, we …

Energy and potable water are two serious necessities for human life all over the world. Solar
energy can be used to produce potable water at low cost. Multi-effect mechanical vapor …

This study presents the results of an energy audit and management performed on a
university residential building in Borg El-Arab City, Egypt. The building's energy …

In this paper, the economic sustainability of net billing and feed-in-tariff (all energy buy/sell)
method is analyzed in comparison with the current net-metering for the industrial PV systems …

This paper presents a conversion strategy from the conventional educational building to a
net-zero energy building (NZEB) as a promising solution to be utilized in solving the energy …

The concept of DC power distribution has gained interest within the research community in
the past years, especially due to the rapid prevalence of solar PVs as a tool for distributed …

A new stand-alone system of modified multi-effect mechanical vapor compression (ME-
MVC) desalination unit powered by photovoltaic/thermal-photovoltaic (PVT-PV) collectors is …

Currently, Microgrids (MG) have given high attention due to their ability to increase power
systems reliability and controllability. Also, small-scale renewable units are increasing …

The study addresses the issue of heat dissipation in Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV)
roofs by proposing a novel PV module and establishing its testbed in Bei**g, China, which …