Green building practices to integrate renewable energy in the construction sector: a review

L Chen, Y Hu, R Wang, X Li, Z Chen, J Hua… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Advances in urban wind resource development and wind energy harvesters

S Liu, L Zhang, J Lu, X Zhang, K Wang, Z Gan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
While large wind farms can currently reduce global energy consumption to a certain extent,
meeting electricity demand and addressing global climate change remain formidable issues …

Numerical study of heterogeneous condensation in the de Laval nozzle to guide the compressor performance optimization in a compressed air energy storage system

G Zhang, Y Yang, J Chen, Z **, S Dykas - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Compressed air energy storage technology (CAES) has an enormous possibilities in terms
of energy conversation, environmental protection, and economic benefits. Air compressor …

Wind energy system for buildings in an urban environment

KCS Kwok, G Hu - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban built environments have grown dramatically worldwide in the past few decades due to
rapid economic and population growths. The potential utilization of renewable resources is …

Improvement of wind energy potential through building corner modifications in compact urban areas

YH Juan, A Rezaeiha, H Montazeri, B Blocken… - Journal of Wind …, 2024 - Elsevier
Building corner modifications are considered useful for enhancing the aerodynamic
performance of a single tall building; however, such studies targeted at urban wind energy …

Assessment of urban wind energy resource in Hong Kong based on multi-instrument observations

JY He, PW Chan, QS Li, T Huang, SHL Yim - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban wind power is an appealing alternative for electricity supply. Comprehensive urban
wind resource assessment is a prerequisite for cost-efficient deployment of wind turbines …

Effect of wind-based climate-responsive design on city breathability of a compact high-rise city

YH Juan, Z Li, YT Lee, CY Wen, AS Yang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
As urban development advances, there is an increasing interest in compact cities as the
most sustainable form. To suggest a pronounced connection between dense urban …

[HTML][HTML] A critical assessment of the factors associated with the implementation of rooftop VAWTs: A review

A Vadhyar, S Sridhar, T Reshma… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Amongst the various natural and readily available renewable energy sources, wind has
been one of the most sought-after sources for energy generation due to its virtually …

First and second law analysis and operational mode optimization of the compression process for an advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage based on the …

W Chen, J Bai, G Wang, N **e, L Ma, Y Wang, T Zhang… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Compressed air energy storage (CAES) possesses great application potential. The dynamic
characteristic of the compression process is meaningful for the parameter optimization and …

Wind loading characteristics and roof zoning of solar arrays mounted on flat-roofed tall buildings

HY Peng, SF Dai, HJ Liu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of building height (24, 48, 72, and 96 m) and panel tilt angle on wind loads
of solar arrays on sharp roofs were investigated through wind tunnel testing. The largest …