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Energy Science &Engineering, Volume 14, Issue 5, Page 2499-2513, May 2026.Integration of a steam cycle with an existing gas turbine increased efficiency from 32% to 51%, reducing fuel consumption by 21.4% and CO2 emissions by 18.6%. The modification generated USD 13.9 million annual savings and lowered the Levelized Cost of Energy to 38.7 USD/MWh, with a 3‐year payback.
Vahid Pirouzfar +2 more
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International Journal of Energy Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.This study presents a comprehensive experimental and multicriteria performance assessment of a 9000 BTU/h split‐type air conditioning system operating with R410A, integrating energy, exergy, environmental (total equivalent warming impact [TEWI] and life cycle climate performance [LCCP]), exergoenvironmental, economic, uncertainty, and indoor ...
Zafer Cingiz, Claire Gao
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Thermoeconomic model of a building's thermal protection envelope and heating system
Magazine of Civil Engineering, 2022 The article is devoted to the determination of the patterns of joint influence exerted by the heating system and heat-protective envelope of a building on its energy consumption, taking into account the composition of the enclosing structures and the ...
Avsyukevich Dmitriy +3 more
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International Journal of Energy Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.This paper conducted a unique availability and economic analysis of two energy hubs (EHs) with different capacities (2 MW and 900 kW). The proposed EH supplies the electricity and heat requirements of a high‐rise residential complex in Tehran. A new index called real availability was introduced and implemented, integrating hourly demand profiles and ...
Peyman Zaroorian +4 more
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Applying Circular Thermoeconomics for Sustainable Metal Recovery in PCB Recycling
EnergiesThe momentum of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is driving increased demand for certain specific metals. These include copper, silver, gold, and platinum group metals (PGMs), which have important applications in renewable energies, green hydrogen, and ...
Jorge Torrubia +6 more
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Energy Science & Engineering, 2023 Although the gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) system has better environmental performance, it still emits pollution gases such as CO2 and NOx. It is reasonable and necessary to add the environmental cost to the power production cost of the GTCC system ...
Zhen Wang, Liqiang Duan, Zuxian Zhang
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International Journal of Energy Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Sugarcane‐derived ethanol is a key renewable fuel, contributing to energy security and climate change mitigation by replacing fossil‐based fuels in tropical regions. This article introduces an integrated exergy–economic–environmental–life cycle assessment (LCA) framework for a sugarcane cogeneration system, providing novel benchmarks and optimization ...
Eduardo J. C. Cavalcanti +6 more
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International Journal of Energy Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.This study presents a comprehensive energy and exergy analysis of a multigeneration system driven by the waste thermal energy of a modular high‐temperature nuclear reactor. The proposed configuration simultaneously delivers electricity, liquid hydrogen (H2), freshwater (FW), heating, and cooling.
Murat Koc, Denis Osinkin
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Recent Advances in Life Cycle Assessment and Other Sustainability Metrics
cScience, Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2025.ABSTRACT This article is a review of advances in sustainability metric (SM), focusing on life cycle assessment (LCA) and material flow analysis (MFA), the most commonly used among all SMs. The presentations at the past 10 Society and Materials (SAM) conferences were used as a database.
Jean‐Pierre Birat, Gaël Fick
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Exergy inefficiency: An indicator for sustainable development analysis
Energy Reports, 2019 The present days can be considered a crossroad in the history of our world because the economic, social, and environmental needs do not agree one another. The result is the present socio-economic difficulties, from which it seems very difficult to escape.
Umberto Lucia, Giulia Grisolia
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