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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

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.

A study on the combination of crystallization-controllable phase change materials and solar-assisted heat pump for electricity demand shifting in space heating (2024)
Journal Article
Kutlu, C., Erdinc, M. T., Dik, A., Chen, Z., Lyu, Q., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2025). A study on the combination of crystallization-controllable phase change materials and solar-assisted heat pump for electricity demand shifting in space heating. Energy Conversion and Management, 324, Article 119260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.119260

Supercooled phase change materials offer a promising solution for space heating due to their ability to release latent heat upon crystallization initiation, even when stored at ambient temperatures. This unique property makes them ideal for solar-ass... Read More about A study on the combination of crystallization-controllable phase change materials and solar-assisted heat pump for electricity demand shifting in space heating.

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.

Energy and Exergy Performance Analysis of Solar-Assisted Thermo-Mechanical Vapor Compression Cooling System (2024)
Journal Article
A. Al Khiro, H., & Boukhanouf, R. (2024). Energy and Exergy Performance Analysis of Solar-Assisted Thermo-Mechanical Vapor Compression Cooling System. Sustainability, 16(19), Article 8625. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16198625

Air conditioning is vital for indoor comfort but traditionally relies on vapor compression systems, which raise electricity demand and carbon emissions. This study presents a novel thermo-mechanical vapor compression system that integrates an ejector... Read More about Energy and Exergy Performance Analysis of Solar-Assisted Thermo-Mechanical Vapor Compression Cooling System.

A Review of Research on Thermal Comfort in Rural Houses in China (2024)
Book Chapter
Zhang, J., Lu, J., Deng, W., & Beccarelli, P. (2024). A Review of Research on Thermal Comfort in Rural Houses in China. In R. Pernice, & B. Chen (Eds.), Australia and China Perspectives on Urban Regeneration and Rural Revitalization. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003414186

Considerable research has been undertaken on indoor thermal comfort. However, due to the uneven economic development between rural and urban areas, the rural residential environment has always lagged behind urban areas. Research on thermal comfort in... Read More about A Review of Research on Thermal Comfort in Rural Houses in China.

Enabling Private Investment in Affordable Housing in Nigeria: Lessons from the Experience of the Millard Fuller Foundation Projects in Nasarawa State (2023)
Journal Article
Nwachukwu, L., Rodrigues, L., & Kiamba, L. (2023). Enabling Private Investment in Affordable Housing in Nigeria: Lessons from the Experience of the Millard Fuller Foundation Projects in Nasarawa State. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 16(9), Article 411. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm16090411

Despite the shift to private sector-driven affordable housing in Nigeria for decades, the housing deficit has continued to increase to the disadvantage of low-income families. This paper explores the enabling strategies for stimulating private-driven... Read More about Enabling Private Investment in Affordable Housing in Nigeria: Lessons from the Experience of the Millard Fuller Foundation Projects in Nasarawa State.

Thermoeconomic assessments and optimization of a vapour compression and an ejector integrated sCO2 trigeneration systems (2022)
Journal Article
Hakan Çetin, T., & Zhu, J. (2022). Thermoeconomic assessments and optimization of a vapour compression and an ejector integrated sCO2 trigeneration systems. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 54, Article 102832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.102832

Two sCO2 trigeneration systems are proposed in this study to supply power, heating and cooling simultaneously, one is a vapour compression recuperation system (VCRS), the other is an ejector integrated recuperation system (EIRS). Their performance as... Read More about Thermoeconomic assessments and optimization of a vapour compression and an ejector integrated sCO2 trigeneration systems.

Daylighting performance improvements using of split louver with parametrically incremental slat angle control (2022)
Journal Article
Alsukkar, M., Hu, M., Eltaweel, A., & Su, Y. (2022). Daylighting performance improvements using of split louver with parametrically incremental slat angle control. Energy and Buildings, 274, Article 112444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112444

Different shading device systems and control strategies can be employed in different parts of a window system to perform different functions, particularly for fully glazed façades. A split louver with various improvements was proposed in this study a... Read More about Daylighting performance improvements using of split louver with parametrically incremental slat angle control.