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A Comparison of Direct and Indirect Flexibilities on the Self-Consumption of an Office Building: The Case of Predis-MHI, a Smart Office Building

Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022
The purpose of this paper is to provide a method for assessing the impact of direct and indirect flexibilities on the self-consumption of office buildings. The goal is to assess how both the human actors and technical interventions can affect or mitigate
Nana Kofi Twum-Duah, Nana Kofi Twum-Duah, Manar Amayri, Stéphane Ploix, Frédéric Wurtz   +4 more
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Power Cost Equalization Funding Formula Review [PDF]

, 2012
The purpose of this study is to examine the current Power Cost Equalization (PCE) program formula’s impacts on incentives for implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy measures.
Fay, Ginny, Meléndez, Alejandra Villalobos, Schwörer, Tobias   +2 more
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Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc, Blaž Stres, Mirica Karlovits, Igor Karlovits, Petra Jerič, Ondrej Panák, Anja Verbič, Blaž Likozar, Uroš Novak   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Grid for the Smart City [PDF]

, 2017
Modern cities are embracing cutting-edge technologies to improve the services they offer to the citizens from traffic control to the reduction of greenhouse gases and energy provisioning.
Bonetto, Riccardo, Rossi, Michele
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Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian, Katharine E. Roberts, Michelle Hall, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Angelo Sabag, Karoline Moe, Ana Paula Carvalho‐e‐Silva, Emily J. Callander, Paulo H. Ferreira   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost-effective energy and carbon emissions optimization in building renovation (annex 56): executive summary for policy makers [PDF]

, 2017
This guidebook was compiled to raise awareness among the players that can influence policies and standard definition and to engage them in the subjects of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources in the context of building renovation.
Almeida, Manuela Guedes de, Ferreira, Marco António Pedrosa Santos, International Energy Agency. Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme   +2 more
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Enabling Digital Continuity in Virtual Manufacturing for Eco‐Efficiency Assessment of Lightweight Structures by Means of a Domain‐Specific Structural Mechanics Language: Requirements, Idea and Proof of Concept

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article presents a solver‐agnostic domain‐specific language (DSL) for computational structural mechanics that strengthens interoperability in virtual product development. Using a hierarchical data model, the DSL enables seamless exchange between diverse simulation tools and numerical methods.
Martin Rädel, Andreas Schuster, Felix Schoenitz, Jean Lefèvre   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Las «Comunidades energéticas locales»: un nuevo desafío para las entidades locales

Revista Vasca de Administración Pública, 2020
This article analyzes the new concepts of "renewable energy communities" and "citizen energy communities" that are included in the Directives 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, and 2019/944 on common rules for the ...
Isabel González Ríos
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of the Cost of Electricity Service in PCE Eligible Communities [PDF]

, 2017
This report is one of two companion reports ISER prepared for the Alaska Energy Authority. The other report, “True Cost of Electricity in Rural Alaska and True Cost of Bulk Fuel in Rural Alaska,” is dated October 26, 2016. That report estimates the
Foster, Mark, Townsend, Ralph
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Elinvar Materials: Recent Progress and Challenges

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Elinvar materials, exhibiting temperature‐invariant elastic modulus, are critical for precision instruments and emerging technologies. This article reviews recent progress in the field, with a focus on the anomalous thermoelastic behavior observed in key material systems.
Wenjie Li, Yang Ren
wiley   +1 more source