amounts, planting dates, and soils—that would maximize the energy sustainability and eco-friendliness of maize (<i>Zea mays … to compute net energy value (NEV) and carbon credit balance (CCB), the indicators of sustainability and eco … energy sustainability and eco-friendliness of maize stover-based ethanol production could be increased with alternative crop …

Lowering the exergy content of heat required for heating purposes decreases the primary energy consumption. District …

Brazil’s status as a rapidly developing country is visible in its need for more energy, including electricity. While … by environmental tradeoffs in the use of large-scale renewables, questioning the use tropical hydropower and highlighting …

ventilated Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) walls. The energy-saving potential of the ventilated BIPV walls was …

In order to fulfil the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) requirements for the reduction of … energy consumption, European national requirements have been created for building envelope thermal properties and calculation … methodology to determine if building energy efficiency is created. This is however not true in all methodologies. The necessity of …

Both organic and conventional farming processes require energy input in the form of diesel fuel for farming equipment … amounts and/or types of energy and nutrients required for both farming systems and provide feasible suggestions for the …

recover thermal energy from the surrounding seawater and supply it into the reservoir. Although the heat pumps need an … electricity supply from the sea surface level, they can provide thermal energy which is several times that of the consumed …

injection of CO₂ is considered a suitable strategy towards emission-neutral energy production. This study shows that …

The key factors in the energy-saving design of a building’s exterior in Taiwan are the thermal performance of the roof … glasses and sunshield types affect the energy consumption in residential buildings under common scenarios. The simulation … results showed that the use of an appropriate window glass significantly reduced the annual energy consumption, followed by …

. Production of biofuels from agricultural feedstock sources requires much energy and leads to considerable emissions due to …