... Efficiency Energy Fluid flow Heat transfer Heating Renewable Simulation Solar Sustainability With the alarming increase in greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, and the depleting fossil fuel reserve, the need to develop methods to exploit other cleaner and renewable energy resources...

... create conditions to considerably boost the integral deployment of primary energy sources, improving fuel diversity and then facing the challenge of climate change toward sustainable energy networks in the future. 1 Corresponding author . Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of ASME...

... Sustainability System Testing Thermal power Thermodynamics In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change, the implementation of noncarbon based energy systems is essential. In Canada, for example, 17% of the total energy use is from the residential sector, 82% of which...

... 2018 Clean energy Energy Environment Photovoltaics Renewable Solar Sustainability Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is engaging in the industrialization age. That new direction strongly appears in massive national projects sponsored by the government such as economic and industrial...

..., 2017; final manuscript received February 4, 2018; published online March 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Gerardo Diaz. 03 11 2017 04 02 2018 Clean energy Collector Renewable Solar Solar receiver Sustainability Sustainability of life for all creatures on earth is associated...

... Sustainability Nowadays, the world is noticeably facing two fundamental challenges: the rapid increase in the energy consumption and the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. On the other hand, the building sector is the largest contributor to the energy consumption...

... received April 3, 2017; final manuscript received December 11, 2017; published online January 22, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Ming Qu. 03 04 2017 11 12 2017 Building Clean energy Energy Materials Sustainability The building sector contributes to a significant part on the energy...

... to remain connected to the power grid [ 3 ]. Clean energy Photovoltaics Simulation Sustainability System 28 05 2017 14 11 2017 Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF S OLAR E NERGY E NGINEERING : I NCLUDING W IND E NERGY...

...). The authors would like to thank Dr. Murat Fahrioglu and Kib-Tek Company for providing the hourly demand data for Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus. References [1] Evans , A. , Strezov , V. , and Evans , T. J. , 2009 , “ Assessment of Sustainability Indicators...

... Renewable Solar Sustainability Wind Wind turbine Global warming and energy security are currently the most important issues for the entire world. The enormous increase in the energy demand due to the high population growth and the sharp increase in the conventional primary energy prices forced...

... in the Netherlands ,” Energy Procedia , 96 , pp. 17 – 32 . 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.09.090 [16] Mavrigiannaki , A. , and Ampatzi , E. , 2016 , “ Latent Heat Storage in Building Elements: A Systematic Review on Properties and Contextual Performance Factors ,” Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. , 60...

..., 2017; published online August 22, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Geoffrey T. Klise. 20 05 2016 02 06 2017 Photovoltaics Renewable Simulation Sustainability In recent years, renewable energy sources have been rapidly adopted in many countries and regions as substitutes...

... 03 2017 21 06 2017 Clean energy Energy Measurement Renewable Sustainability System Testing Wind Wind turbine Wind energy has become critically important for electricity generation, and the U.S. and European Union project that wind energy could provide 20% and 25...

... F. M. Coimbra. 28 11 2016 13 04 2017 Air conditioning Building Environment Sustainability Cities play an important role in addressing global climate change and in mitigating associated risks. More than half of the world's inhabitants live in urban areas, where...

... successfully, this form of power generation has attracted plenty of attention worldwide [ 2 ]. Absorber Efficiency Solar tower Sustainability 27 09 2016 09 01 2017 Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF S OLAR E NERGY E NGINEERING...

... breakthroughs and innovative collaborations shift the paradigm? This vision, which will be published later in a separate article, aims to inspire scientists from various fields to explore revolutionary and integrated ways to truly achieve sustainable, healthy, adaptive, and productive buildings. Buildings...

...Balázs M. Fekete; Gehan Kalene; Anthony D. Cak Energy addiction is regarded as the primary obstacle to humanity's sustainable future. The need to change lifestyles in consumer societies to become more sustainable is advocated without a clear understanding of what elements of modern life must...

... – 119 . 10.1080/00038628.2014.968086 [14] STF, 2011, “ Eight Definitions of 'Smart Buildings ,” Sustainable Technology Forum, London, UK, accessed Nov. 16, 2016, http:// sustainabletechnologyforum.com/from-inspired-to-awful-8-definitions-of-smart- buildings_18078.html [15] Robert Wood...

... Parabolic trough Photovoltaics Renewable Simulation Solar Storage Sustainability The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge support of this work from DOE prime Contract No. DE-SC005734 and from Wright State University. a = aperture half-width of full CPC, subscript T...

... Absorber Air conditioning Building Clean energy Collector Cooling Energy Heating Measurement Renewable Simulation Solar Storage Sustainability Testing Thermal power In order to reach the targets on emissions set by the European Commission by 2020, both new buildings and existing...