Solar street art for a participatory energy transition
(2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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Solar street art for a participatory energy transition (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The need to reduce global carbon emissions drives the renewable energy transition which can deeply transform cities. Façade retrofit plays an important role in improving the energy performance of the existing building stock. In renovation projects, t... Read More about Solar street art for a participatory energy transition.
Photovoltaics potential for façade renovations (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
As urgent action is needed to tackle the climate crisis by lowering greenhouse gas emissions, façade renovations can improve the performance and reduce the environmental impact of the existing building stock. Integrating photovoltaics into the envelo... Read More about Photovoltaics potential for façade renovations.
Potential strategies for enhancing solar architectural skins (2022)
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As the climate crisis requires lowering carbon emissions on multiple fronts, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) can reduce buildings’ reliance on energy from fossil fuels by supplying them with electricity generated from a renewable source. In... Read More about Potential strategies for enhancing solar architectural skins.
Emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) and its potential for energy production (2022)
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The adverse impact of the energy production from fossil fuels is now well recognised globally. Likewise, reduction in emissions is the key to tackle climate change issues and achieve environmental sustainability. Therefore, the move towards renewable... Read More about Emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) and its potential for energy production.
The potential of biomass for electricity regeneration in Oman (2017)
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Oman, like other Arab gulf countries, depends on oil and gas to produce electricity. However, these resources are not guaranteed to last forever and constitute one of the energy security issues in the country. This article explores the potential o... Read More about The potential of biomass for electricity regeneration in Oman.
Tangible objects and digital interfaces: The next generation of eco-tech selection (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Energy Futures Lab invites prestigious speakers to come share their views and vision for our energy future.
A very thought provoking talk from Dr Deborah Adkins of the Dyson School of Design Engineering here at Imperial College London on the eleme... Read More about Tangible objects and digital interfaces: The next generation of eco-tech selection.
Implementing sustainable construction principles and practices by key stakeholders (2016)
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The term ‘sustainable construction’ is used to highlight the responsibility of the construction industry in attaining sustainable development (SD). With the increasing necessity for resource efficiency and climate change adaptation, there is a need f... Read More about Implementing sustainable construction principles and practices by key stakeholders.
Conventional and renewable energy resources in Oman (2016)
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This presentation focuses on the conventional and renewable energy resources in Oman with a specific reference to climate change. The conventional energy resources which Oman is currently using are the oil and gas. These resources also contribute tow... Read More about Conventional and renewable energy resources in Oman.
Managing project knowledge in delivering sustainable retrofitted buildings: A decision support framework (2015)
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This paper highlights the significance of knowledge management in construction activities, focusing particularly in the case of sustainable retrofitted building projects. It has been acknowledged that the industry has a poor attitude to project learn... Read More about Managing project knowledge in delivering sustainable retrofitted buildings: A decision support framework.
The use of exploratory research in addressing knowledge issues in delivering sustainable retrofitted building projects (2015)
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This paper describes a proposed strategy of exploring the role of knowledge management (KM) in delivering retrofitted building projects. This is based on an on-going PhD project whose primary objective is to develop a decision support system (DSS) fo... Read More about The use of exploratory research in addressing knowledge issues in delivering sustainable retrofitted building projects.
Wind convection coefficient correlations for CPV modules (2013)
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Heat loss due to convection cooling from photovoltaic modules exposed to the external environment plays an important role in the study of photovoltaic design. It is well documented that thermal loss from external surfaces constitutes a large portion... Read More about Wind convection coefficient correlations for CPV modules.
Novel method and system for monitoring CPV cell and module temperature (2010)
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This paper presents a novel system for accurate monitoring of photovoltaic cell temperature, allowing the introduction of thermal management strategies critical to maintaining high efficiencies and cell lifetimes. The sensor device outlined consists... Read More about Novel method and system for monitoring CPV cell and module temperature.
The validation and verification of CFD models of heat transfer and airflow within CPV modules (2010)
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Simulation models are used for predicting a photovoltaic concentrator's performance. It is desirable to analyse theoretically any given system as extensively as possible before embarking on expensive construction. Calculation of the flow fields both... Read More about The validation and verification of CFD models of heat transfer and airflow within CPV modules.