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Seasonal and intraday effects on spectral mismatch corrections for photovoltaic performance modelling in the United Kingdom (2024)
Journal Article
Daxini, R., Wilson, R., & Wu, Y. (2025). Seasonal and intraday effects on spectral mismatch corrections for photovoltaic performance modelling in the United Kingdom. Energy Reports, 13, 759-769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2024.11.086


Modelling photovoltaic (PV) performance is essential for improving system design and operation. Current models to account for the spectral influence on PV performance (spectral correction functions, SCFs) are typically developed and validated on a... Read More about Seasonal and intraday effects on spectral mismatch corrections for photovoltaic performance modelling in the United Kingdom.

Developing a comprehensive method for integrating the thermal, optical and electrical properties of a complex fenestration system into building simulation software for building performance characterisation (2024)
Journal Article
Li, X., Sun, Y., & Wu, Y. (2025). Developing a comprehensive method for integrating the thermal, optical and electrical properties of a complex fenestration system into building simulation software for building performance characterisation. Energy and Buildings, 328, 115191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.115191

To enhance energy conservation, indoor comfort, and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in buildings, the design of glazed facades and window systems has seen substantial improvements. These enhancements result in increased thermal resistance while mai... Read More about Developing a comprehensive method for integrating the thermal, optical and electrical properties of a complex fenestration system into building simulation software for building performance characterisation.

A novel CALA-STL algorithm for optimizing prediction of building energy heat load (2024)
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Guo, Y., Jia, M., Su, C., Darkwa, J., Hou, S., pan, F., Wang, H., & Liu, P. (2025). A novel CALA-STL algorithm for optimizing prediction of building energy heat load. Energy and Buildings, 328, Article 115207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.115207

Energy heat load forecasting plays a crucial role in the low-energy management of buildings. With the growing demand for energy and increasing environmental pressures, accurately predicting building heat loads can provide reliable data support for en... Read More about A novel CALA-STL algorithm for optimizing prediction of building energy heat load.

SET2024 : 21st International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies 12 to 14th August 2024, Shanghai, China: Sustainable Energy Technologies 2024 Conference Proceedings. Volume 1 (2024)
Book
Riffat, S., Chen, Z., Zheng, T., Zhang, Y., Fan, Y., & Amante-Roberts, Z. (Eds.). (2024). SET2024 : 21st International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies 12 to 14th August 2024, Shanghai, China: Sustainable Energy Technologies 2024 Conference Proceedings. Volume 1. University of Nottingham

Conference Proceedings Volume 1

SET2024 : 21st International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies 12 to 14th August 2024, Shanghai, China: Sustainable Energy Technologies 2024 Conference Proceedings. Volume 2 (2024)
Book
Riffat, S., Chen, Z., Zheng, T., Zhang, Y., Fan, Y., & Amante-Roberts, Z. (Eds.). (2024). SET2024 : 21st International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies 12 to 14th August 2024, Shanghai, China: Sustainable Energy Technologies 2024 Conference Proceedings. Volume 2. University of Nottingham

Conference Proceedings Volume 2

SET2024 : 21st International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies 12 to 14th August 2024, Shanghai, China: Sustainable Energy Technologies 2024 Conference Proceedings. Volume 3 (2024)
Book
Riffat, S., Chen, Z., Zheng, T., Zhang, Y., Fan, Y., & Amante-Roberts, Z. (Eds.). (2024). SET2024 : 21st International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies 12 to 14th August 2024, Shanghai, China: Sustainable Energy Technologies 2024 Conference Proceedings. Volume 3. University of Nottingham

Conference Proceedings Volume 3

SET2024 : 21st International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies 12 to 14th August 2024, Shanghai, China: Sustainable Energy Technologies 2024 Conference Proceedings. Volume 4 (2024)
Book
Riffat, S., Chen, Z., Zheng, T., Zhang, Y., Fan, Y., & Amante-Roberts, Z. (Eds.). (2024). SET2024 : 21st International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies 12 to 14th August 2024, Shanghai, China: Sustainable Energy Technologies 2024 Conference Proceedings. Volume 4. University of Nottingham

Conference Proceedings Volume 4

Theoretical investigation of an enhanced multiphase change energy storage material for buildings (2024)
Journal Article
Sinaga, R., Darkwa, J., Omer, S., & Worall, M. (2025). Theoretical investigation of an enhanced multiphase change energy storage material for buildings. Journal of Energy Storage, 106, Article 114834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.114834

Recent developments have highlighted the potential of multiphase change materials (MCM) as flexible energy storage materials for application in buildings. The MCM was obtained by combining the microencapsulated heptadecane (MEHept) and microencapsula... Read More about Theoretical investigation of an enhanced multiphase change energy storage material for buildings.

Enhancing radiative sky cooling performance by employing crossed compound parabolic concentrating configurations (2024)
Journal Article
Dan, Y., Hu, M., Wang, Q., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2025). Enhancing radiative sky cooling performance by employing crossed compound parabolic concentrating configurations. Renewable Energy, 239, Article 121979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.121979

Achieving superior radiative sky cooling (RC) performance in practical applications is challenging due to its cooling power is easily compromised by unwanted thermal energy influxes, including solar heat gain and thermal radiation from nearby warm ob... Read More about Enhancing radiative sky cooling performance by employing crossed compound parabolic concentrating configurations.

Comprehensive evaluation of integrating radiative sky cooling with compound parabolic concentrator for cooling flux amplifying (2024)
Journal Article
Dan, Y., Hu, M., Wang, Q., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2024). Comprehensive evaluation of integrating radiative sky cooling with compound parabolic concentrator for cooling flux amplifying. Energy, 312, Article 133673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.133673

The low cooling density of RC technology makes it challenging to meet the cooling requirements of buildings, particularly during the day with intense solar radiation. To address this challenge, a novel RC module coupled with a compound parabolic conc... Read More about Comprehensive evaluation of integrating radiative sky cooling with compound parabolic concentrator for cooling flux amplifying.