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An innovative retrofit Motivation-Objective-Criteria (MOC) approach integrating homeowners’ engagement to unlocking low-energy retrofit in residential buildings (2022)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Qu, K., Chen, X., Gan, G., & Riffat, S. (2022). An innovative retrofit Motivation-Objective-Criteria (MOC) approach integrating homeowners’ engagement to unlocking low-energy retrofit in residential buildings. Energy and Buildings, 259, Article 111834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.111834

According to the EU Commission projection (2016/547/EU), the current average renovation rate is far below the expected rate of 3% to achieve carbon neutrality in building sectors by 2050. This is due to the fact that, during the building retrofit opt... Read More about An innovative retrofit Motivation-Objective-Criteria (MOC) approach integrating homeowners’ engagement to unlocking low-energy retrofit in residential buildings.

Performance evaluation of combined solar chimney and radiative cooling ventilation (2021)
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Suhendri, S., Hu, M., Su, Y., Darkwa, J., & Riffat, S. (2022). Performance evaluation of combined solar chimney and radiative cooling ventilation. Building and Environment, 209, Article 108686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108686

Passive cooling is inevitable for buildings to be resilient to global warming. While many forms of passive cooling techniques have been developed, passive radiative cooling (RC), as an emerging technology, is still not widely applied in buildings. Du... Read More about Performance evaluation of combined solar chimney and radiative cooling ventilation.

Experimental study on a hybrid solar photothermic and radiative cooling collector equipped with a rotatable absorber/emitter plate (2021)
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Hu, M., Zhao, B., Suhendri, S., Cao, J., Wang, Q., Riffat, S., Yang, R., Su, Y., & Pei, G. (2022). Experimental study on a hybrid solar photothermic and radiative cooling collector equipped with a rotatable absorber/emitter plate. Applied Energy, 306(Part B), Article 118096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118096

Taking the frigid outer space as the heat sink, a terrestrial body can cool itself to a sub-ambient temperature via radiative sky cooling (RC) scheme. However, poor seasonal and regional adaptabilities and low cooling power density of the RC technolo... Read More about Experimental study on a hybrid solar photothermic and radiative cooling collector equipped with a rotatable absorber/emitter plate.

Development and testing of a PCM enhanced domestic refrigerator with use of miniature DC compressor for weak/off grid locations (2021)
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Riffat, J., Kutlu, C., Tapia-Brito, E., Tekpetey, S., Agyenim, F. B., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2021). Development and testing of a PCM enhanced domestic refrigerator with use of miniature DC compressor for weak/off grid locations. International Journal of Green Energy, 19(10), 1118-1131. https://doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2021.1984244

This paper presents the development of a sustainable and affordable domestic refrigerator for rural areas where grid setting is weak or non-existent. The refrigerator uses a miniature refrigeration unit based on a micro direct current (DC) compressor... Read More about Development and testing of a PCM enhanced domestic refrigerator with use of miniature DC compressor for weak/off grid locations.

Life cycle assessment of a novel biomass-based aerogel material for building insulation (2021)
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Wang, Y., Rasheed, R., Jiang, F., Rizwan, A., Javed, H., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2021). Life cycle assessment of a novel biomass-based aerogel material for building insulation. Journal of Building Engineering, 44, Article 102988. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102988

There is a growing interest in accounting for the environmental externalities and the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the building industry. This study examines the life cycle environmental impacts of a novel biomass-based aerogel buil... Read More about Life cycle assessment of a novel biomass-based aerogel material for building insulation.

Performance analysis of a novel bifacial solar photothermic and radiative cooling module (2021)
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Hu, M., Zhao, B., Ao, X., Suhendri, Cao, J., Wang, Q., Riffat, S., Su, Y., & Pei, G. (2021). Performance analysis of a novel bifacial solar photothermic and radiative cooling module. Energy Conversion and Management, 236, Article 114057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114057

Solar energy and universe coldness are two renewable and clean energy constantly sent from outer space to the earth. Solar thermal collectors and radiative coolers respectively harvest heat and cooling energy in this context. However, their static an... Read More about Performance analysis of a novel bifacial solar photothermic and radiative cooling module.

A parametric study on the performance characteristics of an evacuated flat-plate photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collector (2020)
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Hu, M., Guo, C., Zhao, B., Ao, X., Suhendri, Cao, J., Wang, Q., Riffat, S., Su, Y., & Pei, G. (2021). A parametric study on the performance characteristics of an evacuated flat-plate photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collector. Renewable Energy, 167, 884-898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.12.008

An evacuated flat-plate photovoltaic/thermal (E-PV/T) collector was proposed. The inner space of the E-PV/T collector is vacuumed to suppress non-radiative heat losses, thus increasing thermal efficiency of the collector. Therefore, the E-PV/T collec... Read More about A parametric study on the performance characteristics of an evacuated flat-plate photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collector.

Implementation of Passive Radiative Cooling Technology in Buildings: A Review (2020)
Journal Article
Suhendri, S., Hu, M., Su, Y., Darkwa, J., & Riffat, S. (2020). Implementation of Passive Radiative Cooling Technology in Buildings: A Review. Buildings, 10(12), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10120215

Radiative cooling (RC) is attracting more interest from building engineers and architects. Using the sky as the heat sink, a radiative cooling material can be passively cooled by emitting heat to the sky. As a result of the development of material te... Read More about Implementation of Passive Radiative Cooling Technology in Buildings: A Review.

Effect of the spectrally selective features of the cover and emitter combination on radiative cooling performance (2020)
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Hu, M., Suhendri, Zhao, B., Ao, X., Cao, J., Wang, Q., Riffat, S., Su, Y., & Pei, G. (2021). Effect of the spectrally selective features of the cover and emitter combination on radiative cooling performance. Energy and Built Environment, 2(3), 251-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2020.06.008

Radiative cooling (RC) shows good potential for building energy saving by throwing waste heat to the cosmos in a passive and sustainable manner. However, most available radiative coolers suffer from low cooling flux. The situation becomes even deteri... Read More about Effect of the spectrally selective features of the cover and emitter combination on radiative cooling performance.