08492nam 2202101z- 450 991055728600332120231214133244.0(CKB)5400000000041180(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/69139(EXLCZ)99540000000004118020202105d2020 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSelected Papers from SDEWES 2018Conferences on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment SystemsBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20201 electronic resource (508 p.)3-03921-554-X 3-03921-555-8 Preface Several countries have recently realized that the present paradigm of development in environmental and energy fields is unsustainable. As global awareness of environmental issues grows, governments worldwide are promoting policies which aim to limit the harmful effects of human development on the environment. In particular, these novel policies seek to address the rapid increase of the global temperature (especially in the polar regions) as well as to manage human plastic waste accumulating in seas. To resolve these issues will require a number of actions to be implemented; unfortunately, the recent COP 24 Conference was unsuccessful in establishing a global agreement to achieve these actions. In order for the upcoming 2020 COP 26 Conference to be successful in creating such an agreement, the scientific community must support the policymakers’ efforts. Within this framework, it is necessary to show the efforts of countries worldwide as they try to negotiate an agreement to increase the energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In addition, the research reports generated can provide quantitative measures of the necessary actions to be implemented in order to address sustainable and efficient energy use. Among other topics, the papers presented in this issue investigate innovations in novel efficient and environmentally friendly technologies mainly based on renewable energy sources. The study also highlights the different sectors involved in this task, such as energy conversion systems, urban areas, mobility, sustainability, water management, social aspects, etc. In this field, the Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) conference provides the foremost forum for discussion on these topics. The 13th Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems Conference was held in Palermo, Italy in 2018. This Special Issue of Energies, precisely dedicated to 13th SDEWES Conference, features papers in three main topics: Energy policy and energy efficiency in urban areas, energy efficiency in industry, biomass and other miscellaneous energy systems.Selected Papers from SDEWES 2018 Research & information: generalbicsscsewage sludgetorrefactionsteam gasificationtarswater recyclingwastewater treatmentenvironmental and energy performancelife cycle assessment (LCA)crude oil refininghigh-efficiency cogenerationprimary energy savingelectricity from cogenerationpaper industryGateCycleCO2 emissions avoidedsinterporous medialocal thermal non-equilibriumexergy destruction minimizationBP neural networkgenetic algorithmurban simulationphotovoltaicsheat pumpco-generationheat demand analysislow-temperature district heatingdistrict coolingenergy storagelinear programmingtropical climateintegrated energy modellingenergy system optimizationtemporal resolutionenergy planningvariable renewable energy sourcesDiscrete Element Modelgas–solid flowheat transfer enhancemententransy dissipationnumerical simulationoptimizationcontrol strategypeak-shavingmCHPStirling enginerenewable energyenergy consumption profileheavy truck trafficroad transportliquefied natural gas (LNG)alternative fuelshydrogenhydrogen pipelineshydrogen transmissionpipeline transmissionpressure droppinch analysisheat exchanger network (HEN) designplus-minus principlesupply temperaturedisturbancesmaximum energy recoverybypasseconomic evaluationtwo-phase flow regimeairlift pumpvoid fractionimage analysisefficiency optimizationenergy microgridsenergy system integrationsmart building clustershybrid renewable systemsheat pumpsdistrict heatingcogenerationnatural gasnatural gas regulation stationturboexpanderpressure regulatorenergy recoveryenergy conversionenergy system analysisflue gas heat recoveryexergycoefficient of performancethermoelectric generatororganic rankine cycledistrict energy systemsanaerobic digestion and compostingcircular economyenergy return on investmenthydrogen bioenergyfood waste hierarchybiofuelCI enginecombustionemissiongreenhouse gasjatropha biodieselnanoparticleperformanceCovenant of Mayorsindirect emission allocationlocal energy generationgeoenergeticsground source heat pumpsborehole heat exchangersthermal response testborehole thermal energy storagebioelectricitycarbon capturenegative emissionssugarcanebiomassclimate changewave energy convertersPower Take OffEP4latchingwave flumefloatingmooringsrenewable electricity generation systemsSDEWES 2018chicken manureproximate and ultimate analysisenergy potentialsustainable smart citymathematical optimisationurban designbilevel modellinglocation theorytraffic assignmentinfrastructure expansionbuilding locationsustainable developmentenergy efficiency in industryResearch & information: generalDuić Nevenedt1330860da Costa MárioedtWang QiuwangedtCalise FrancescoedtØstergaard Poul AlbergedtDuić Nevenothda Costa MárioothWang QiuwangothCalise FrancescoothØstergaard Poul AlbergothBOOK9910557286003321Selected Papers from SDEWES 20183039986UNINA