Wastewater heat recovery systems for sustainable building energy efficiency and decarbonization: A comprehensive review with practical insights
July 2027
Growing energy demand and carbon emissions pose a major challenge to the building environment, particularly in addressing heating and cooling needs sustainably. In this context, wastewater is recognized...
Enhanced prediction of reservoir porosity and permeability via a Second Spectrum-inspired hybrid framework integrating LSTM, Random Forest, and SHAP
July 2027
Accurate prediction of reservoir porosity and permeability from wireline well logs remain a central challenge in subsurface characterization, owing to the nonlinear, non-stationary, and spatially autocorrelated...
Microclimate shifts driven by Lake Urmia shrinkage and their implications for urban cooling demand and carbon emissions under future climate scenarios
July 2027
Lake Urmia, one of the world's largest hypersaline lakes, has experienced dramatic shrinkage over recent decades, raising concerns regarding its impacts on regional climate, urban thermal environments,...
Fracture propagation law of shale rocks using pre-fracturing technology with supercritical CO2 fluids of different volumes
July 2027
Shale reservoirs are intrinsically tight, and conventional fracturing generally induces substantial reservoir damage while only simple fracture geometries are generated. This study investigated the...
An explainable quantum neural network framework for reservoir permeability prediction from conventional well logs
July 2027
Accurate prediction of reservoir permeability is essential for reservoir characterization, production forecasting, and hydrocarbon recovery optimization. Conventional empirical and machine learning...
Advancing urban solar integration: Performance and policy analysis of BIPV systems in India
July 2027
Sustainable urban energy generation is an attractive goal with a growing solution: building integrated photovoltaic system. By combining the functions of a building envelope with those of a photovoltaic...
Photovoltaic maximum power extraction and delivery based on adaptive PSO-neural network-fuzzy algorithms implemented using an experimental test bench
July 2027
This paper reports the hardware implementation of two novel Maximum Power Point Tracking strategies for photovoltaic systems. To maximize harvested energy, the photovoltaic source must be regulated...
Optimal G2V/V2G fleet scheduling under uncertainty using a quadratic interpolation supercell thunderstorm algorithm
July 2027
This paper develops and applies a Quadratic Interpolation Supercell Thunderstorm Algorithm to electric vehicle fleet charging scheduling optimization under uncertainties over a 24-h horizon, through...
Wholesale electricity market pricing model design: Layering the transparency
July 2027
The energy transition is challenging traditional wholesale electricity market pricing models. Divergences in modelling outcomes hinder comparisons across regional studies, often attributed to variations...
Numerical and Experimental investigation on a new tube design featuring micro-finned tubes with broken double V-cut twisted tapes
July 2027
Achieving high thermal efficiency remains a key challenge in the design of absorber tubes. As a result, the thermohydraulic performance of a newly proposed absorber tube, featuring finned tubes with...
A simulation-informed machine learning framework for integrated energy and thermal comfort assessment in adaptively reused heritage courtyard buildings under hot-arid climates
July 2027
Adaptive reuse of heritage courtyard buildings as boutique hotels creates a complex balance between energy performance, thermal comfort, and cultural conservation in hot-arid regions. However, existing...
Techno-economic analysis of hydrogen production utilizing offshore wind energy using the AHP method and the Weibull distribution approximation. A case of Sakhalin Island
July 2027
The study is devoted to assessing the suitability of the Sakhalin Island offshore zone for the development of a wind energy complex, with a focus on the potential production of green hydrogen. In the...
Stress interference and propagation uniformity in multi cluster hydraulic fracturing using a coupled XFEM based CZM model
July 2027
The uniform propagation of multiple hydraulic fractures is crucial to maximize the volume of stimulated reservoirs and improve the recovery of hydrocarbons in unconventional reservoirs. However, simultaneous...
AI-enabled multi-class visual fault diagnosis for large-scale solar photovoltaic systems supporting energy transition and net-zero operations
July 2027
Large-scale solar photovoltaic installations are required to have reliable inspection methodologies in order to detect surface conditions or degradation states which could negatively affect their operational...
Surrogate-model-assisted optimization of centrifugal pump-as-turbine impellers: A systematic review and structured evidence synthesis
July 2027
Impeller redesign can improve the turbine-mode performance of centrifugal pumps, but direct optimization with high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics is expensive. This review critically evaluates...
Modeling the impact of diffusion, Non-Darcy flow, and solubility on core-scale CO2 injection
July 2027
Reliable forecasting of CO2 injection behavior demands an accurate description of the fundamental transport and flow mechanisms active within porous media. This work examines how molecular diffusion,...
Thermo-energetic parametric assessment of PV/T cooling technologies: Implications for energy yield, economic savings and CO2 reduction
July 2027
Growing societal energy demand has increased the consumption of non-renewable resources, causing resource depletion as well as environmental, economic, and human health concerns. In this context, the...
Techno-economic assessment of a solar-powered absorption air-conditioning system for a commercial building in Sudan
July 2027
This study evaluates the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of solar-powered air conditioning (AC) systems in Sudanese buildings. Sudan’s high ambient temperatures make AC a major contributor...
Strategic deployment of seasonal thermal energy storage for decarbonizing remote northern communities in Canada: A multidimensional evaluation framework
July 2027
Remote northern communities face major energy-transition challenges due to extreme climates, prolonged heating seasons, geographic isolation, dependence on imported fossil fuels, and limited energy...
Characterization of shale gas adsorption behavior based on the gravimetric method
May 2027
Based on gravimetric isothermal adsorption experiments, methane adsorption isotherms were obtained under different temperature and pressure conditions. High-pressure adsorption models were used to investigate...
Determining the robust drivers of CO2 emissions in Africa: Machine learning and panel econometric evidence on the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis
May 2027
One of the primary greenhouse gases linked to global warming is carbon dioxide. This study investigates the determinants of carbon dioxide emissions in 29 African countries over the period 1990–2023...
Sedimentary facies modeling driven by morphodynamic sedimentary simulation under sparse-well conditions
May 2027
Offshore oil and gas fields have become an increasingly important domain for reserve additions and production growth. However, sparse well control and limited-quality seismic data impose significant...
Advanced optimization problems and solution methods for renewable energy integration - A bibliometric review
May 2027
The worldwide shift to sustainable energy supply has led to extensive incorporation of renewable energy sources into modern power systems incorporating specifically with wind-turbine and solar-photovoltaic...
Experimental comparison of dual-stage organic Rankine cycle and organic Rankine flash cycle for low-temperature geothermal power generation
May 2027
Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) has gained increasing attention in thermal power generation, but with a relatively low efficiency due to the irreversible loss of the evaporation process. In order to improve...
Design and simulation of a renewable energy-based microgrid for Accra Technical University
May 2027
Rising electricity costs, coupled with the unreliability of the supply, are big challenges facing higher learning institutions in developing nations, where the use of fossil fuels in centralized power...
