Building PV integration according to regional climate conditions: BIPV regional adaptability extending Köppen-Geiger climate classification against urban and climate …

N Skandalos, M Wang, V Kapsalis, D D'Agostino… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the technical maturity and substantial potential cost reduction of BIPV technologies,
there are still challenges to overcome for the expansion of BIPV applications and their wider …

A review of designs and performance of façade-based building integrated photovoltaic-thermal (BIPVT) systems

G Yu, H Yang, Z Yan, MK Ansah - Applied thermal engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
A façade-based building integrated photovoltaic-thermal (BIPVT) system combines solar
photovoltaics (PV) and solar collectors for integration with building façades to generate …

Moving towards greener road transportation: A review

N Rigogiannis, I Bogatsis, C Pechlivanis, A Kyritsis… - Clean …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Road transportation accounts for about 20% of the total GHG emissions in the EU.
Nowadays, the substitution of conventional fossil fuel-based ICEs with electric engines, or …

[HTML][HTML] An agent-based model to simulate technology adoption quantifying behavioural uncertainty of consumers

V Stavrakas, S Papadelis, A Flamos - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A good estimation of consumers' expected response to specific policy measures is of
paramount importance in the design of effective schemes for the adoption of new …

[HTML][HTML] A review of building-integrated photovoltaics in Singapore: Status, barriers, and prospects

T Chen, Y An, CK Heng - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Energy consumption enhancement has resulted in a rise in carbon dioxide emissions,
followed by a notable greenhouse effect contributing to global warming. Globally, buildings …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the use of a Net-Metering mechanism in microgrids to reduce power generation costs with a swarm-intelligent algorithm

CG Marcelino, GMC Leite, EF Wanner… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The micro-generation of electricity arises as a clean and efficient alternative to provide
electrical power. However, the unpredictability of wind and solar radiation poses a challenge …

Automotive and construction applications of fiber reinforced composites

G Marmol, DP Ferreira, R Fangueiro - Fiber Reinforced Composites, 2021 - Elsevier
From the beginning of the 21st century, the fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPC)
market is growing by 25% per year, where most of the components are applied in the …

Design of high transmission color filters for solar cells directed by deep Q-learning

I Sajedian, H Lee, J Rho - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, we have used deep Q-learning networks (DQN) to find a colored coating for
solar cells with high transmission. A basic structure with a huge range of possibilities was …

Transitioning to building integration of photovoltaics and greenery (BIPVGREEN): case studies up-scaling from cities informal settlements

D Karamanis, HY Liu, N Skandalos… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
To achieve the objectives of COP28 for transitioning away from fossil fuels and phasing
these out, both natural and technological solutions are essential, necessitating a step …

[HTML][HTML] PV roofs as the first step towards 100% RES electricity production for Mediterranean islands: The case of Cyprus

RA Agathokleous, SA Kalogirou - Smart Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The challenge of integration of large scale RES to islands seems infeasible when the
islands have isolated energy systems without primary fuel sources, with limited sources of …