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Are Short Food Supply Chains More Environmentally Sustainable than Long Chains? A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the Eco-Efficiency of Food Chains in Selected EU Countries
(Energies;Volume 13, Issue 18, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-16)Improving the eco-efficiency of food systems is one of the major global challenges faced by the modern world. Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are commonly regarded to be less harmful to the environment, among various ... -
Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Models of Power Grids Driven by Renewable Energy Sources: A Survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)To face the impact of climate change in all dimensions of our society in the near future, the European Union (EU) has established an ambitious target. Until 2050, the share of renewable power shall increase up to 75% of ... -
Building Retrofitting through Coupling of Building Energy Simulation-Optimization Tool with CFD and Daylight Programs
(Energies;Volume 14, Issue 8, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-14)Simultaneous satisfaction of both thermal and visual comfort in buildings may be a challenging task. Therefore, this paper suggests a comprehensive framework for the building energy optimization process integrating ... -
Modeling Wind-Speed Statistics beyond the Weibull Distribution
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)While it is well known that the Weibull distribution is a good model for wind-speed measurements and can be explained through simple statistical arguments, how such a model holds for shorter time periods is still an open ... -
Selection and Performance Prediction of a Pump as a Turbine for Power Generation Applications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The high price of purpose-made turbines always represents an active challenge when utilizing pico- and micro-hydropower resources. Pumps as turbines (PATs) are a promising option to solve the problem. However, the selection ... -
Shortcomings and Suggestions to the EPC Recommendation List of Measures: In-Depth Interviews in Six Countries
(Energies;Volume 11, Issue 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-21)Dwellings built between 1945 and 1980 have the largest energy demand in the EU, which by 2009 represented 70% of the final energy use in buildings. A great portion of these dwellings have not been retrofitted and most of ...