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Hybrid Geothermal and PV Installations for Cooling and Heating Systems: Synergy for Sustainability in Tertiary and Industry Sectors

open access: yesInternational Journal of Energy Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Recent studies confirm the potential efficiency of geothermal resources for maintaining comfortable building temperatures through cooling and heating solutions. In addition, a variety of initiatives have been promoted to effectively reduce both environmental concerns and energy crisis by the integration of renewables.
Agustín Sánchez-Del Rey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Copper Slag Into Thermally Active Building Foundations: A Pathway to Sustainable Underground Energy Storage Systems

open access: yesInternational Journal of Energy Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Underground thermal energy storage (UTES) integrated with building foundations is an emerging pathway to decarbonize space conditioning by shifting low‐carbon heat across seasons. This review evaluates copper slag, a high‐density, thermally stable byproduct of smelting, as a dual‐function medium for thermally active foundations.
Michael Enemuo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficiency and Losses Analysis of Steam Air Heater from Marine Steam Propulsion Plant

open access: yesEnergies, 2018
Air heaters are commonly used devices in steam power plants. In base-loaded conventional power plants, air heaters usually use flue gases for air heating.
Josip Orović   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing Sustainability and Efficiency in Coal‐Fired Boilers: A Critical Review of Prediction Models and Optimization Strategies for Emission Reduction

open access: yesInternational Journal of Energy Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Coal‐fired boilers continue to serve as a primary energy source worldwide, yet their operational efficiency and environmental impact present persistent challenges. This critical review examines recent advancements in performance prediction models and optimization strategies aimed at enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of coal‐fired boilers.
Noor Akma Watie Mohd Noor   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization of Atmospheric Distillation Unit of Warri Refinery Using Artificial Neural Network and Exergy Rate Profiles

open access: yesCovenant Journal of Engineering Technology, 2017
In this paper, the operation of atmospheric distillation unit (ADU) of  Warri refinery was optimized using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) method of optimization and exergy rate profiles (ERP). Optimization of ADU exergy efficiency using nine operating
Funmilayo N. Osuolale, Ambrose N. Anozie
doaj  

Exergy optimisation for cascaded thermal storage [PDF]

open access: yes
Cascaded thermal storage, consisting of multiple Phase Change Materials (PCMs) with different melting temperatures, has been proposed to solve the problem of poor heat transfer caused by unavoidable decrease of temperature differences during heat ...
Lapkin, Alexei   +2 more
core  

Exergy efficiency analysis of a flat plate solar collector using graphene based nanofluid

open access: yes, 2015
The thermal efficiency of a flat plate solar thermal collector is largely affected by the thermal conductivity of the fluid used. In this paper, we theoretically analyzed the heat transfer performance, the entropy generation rate, and the exergy ...
Z. Said, M. Alim, I. Janajreh
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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