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Waste heat recovery from thermo-electric generators (TEGs)

Hewawasam, L. S.; Jayasena, A. S.; Afnan, M. M. M.; … - In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 2, pp. 474-479

Thermo-electric generators (TEGs) have been identified as promising solid-state devices to recover exhaust waste in internal combustion engines (ICEs). As the TEGs are able to convert heat directly into electricity, they can be used to down size the alternator of the ICEs. However, the addition...

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Applicability of rotary thermal wheels to hot and humid climates

Herath, H. M. D. P.; Wickramasinghe, M. D. A.; … - In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 2, pp. 539-544

Buildings in hot and humid climates spend more than 60% of the total energy cost for Air Conditioning and Mechanical Ventilation Systems (ACMV) to maintain the required thermal comfort for occupants. The required air conditioning load drastically increases with the fresh air demand of the...

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Residential renovations: Understanding cost-disruption trade-offs

Curtis, John A.; Grilli, Gianluca; Lynch, Muireann - 2024

retrofit disruption, finding it represents a substantial proportion of associated energy cost savings among some households … experience of many households investing in energy retrofits but also of government retrofit schemes falling far short of policy … targets. Just 1-in-4 households are actively receptive to retrofit policy supports, and disruption posing a significant …

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Cooling efficiency improvement

Chen, Jingliang; Shen, Bo; Liu, Lulu; Yao, Lin; Gao, Yu - 2023

With the improvement of people's living standards all over the world, the demand for cooling (both space cooling and refrigeration) continues to grow. The increase in cooling-related energy consumption has a growing impact on global climate change. The importance of improving the energy...

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Energy-efficient homes: Effects on poverty, environment and comfort

Roberdel, Vincent P.; Ossokina, Ioulia V.; Karamychev, … - 2023

Energy efficiency improvements in low income housing are increasingly used as a policy instrument to alleviate poverty. Our paper shows that this may come at the expense of reduced environmental benefits. We follow 125,000 Dutch low-income households during eight years and exploit a...

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