CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Indoor Built Environment and Human Comfort in Buildings with Complex Design
(Corresponding) Conceição E., Gomes J., Ramos A., Awbi H.
Topic:
Urban environment and health
In this paper, related with indoor built environment and human comfort, it is applied a numerical software in buildings with complex design. The methodology applies a numerical model which incorporates the building thermal behavior with the human thermal-physiology. The building model uses an...Read more
Keywords:
Indoor built environment, Complex design buildings, Human comfort, Indoor air quality, Energy
Feasibility of coupling hydrogen and methane production during sewage sludge digestion
Ellacuriaga M., Aguilar-Pesantes A., (Corresponding) Gómez X.
Topic:
Energy technologies and sustainability
Anaerobic digestion is a technology widely used for the stabilisation of sewage sludge in wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). This technology presents several advantages such as the production of energy and the use of this energy to cover the demand of the treatment plant. However, sludge digestion...Read more
Keywords:
Enhancing performance, biogas productivity, energy efficiency
SIMULATION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF OWC DEVICE OPERATING IN COASTAL REGIONS
(Corresponding) Belibassakis K., Magkouris A., Rusu E.
Topic:
Energy technologies and sustainability
Wave energy converters are constantly being deployed in nearshore and coastal areas characterized by increased wave potential. The performance of the devices
installed in the nearshore and coastal environment, where the sea bottom terrain may present significant variations, can be evaluated by...Read more
Energy recovery from urea in decentralised wastewater streams
Asiain-Mira R., Zamora P., Rogalla F., Monsalvo V., (Corresponding) Torrente-Murciano L.
Topic:
Water, energy and/or food nexus
This work presents the design of a new process that enables energy recovery from wastewater, based on the selective adsorption of urea from urine and its subsequent decomposition into hydrogen.
Removal of nitrogen compounds is at the core of wastewater treatment, as their uncontrolled discharge...Read more
Keywords:
Wastewater valorisation, energy recovery, urea, adsorption, circular economy.
New solutions for a better and sustainable agriculture
The emergence of the bioeconomy and the concept of sustainability in production processes have been essential for the protection of the environment and biodiversity, as well as for the implementation of processes for energy recovery, the creation of new jobs and increased competitiveness...Read more
Keywords:
biomass energy; environmental impacts; bioeconomy indicators; development instruments.
Energy Supply of a Conference Center Towards Nearly Zero-Energy Building in Accordance with the Standards of the European Green Deal
SOUKOULI A., KALOGERAKIS A., ANGELIS-DIMAKIS A., (Corresponding) ARAMPATZIS G.
Topic:
Energy technologies and sustainability
In December 2019, the European Commission proposed the European Green Deal, a set of policy initiatives that aim to transform the European Union into a low carbon economy and achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Building renovation is a core element of the European Green Deal, promoting the...Read more
Keywords:
European Green Deal, Renovation Wave, Energy Supply, Renewable Energy Sources, Conference Center, Orthodox Academy of Crete
ENERGY TRANSITION IN WEST MACEDONIA. WHAT IS THE PUBLIC ATTITUDE OF THE LOCAL SOCIETY?
Boulogiorgou D., Kondili E., Triantafyllou A., (Corresponding) Kaldellis J.
Topic:
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
In view of the EU decarbonization policy implementation, the Greek government has recently decided the permanent retirement of lignite based thermal power stations (TPS) of West Macedonia, being in operation since the 70’s. For the last fifty years, the Public Power Corporation has undertaken the...Read more
Keywords:
Lignite, Natural Gas, Job Creation, Air pollution, Energy supply security.
Utilization of paraffin wax as phase change material for solar thermal energy storage
(Corresponding) Shalaby S., Kabeel A., Fleafl A.
Topic:
Energy technologies and sustainability
In this work, a thermal energy storage system based paraffin wax as phase change material (PCM) was designed, constructed and tested when it was integrated with a solar water heater (SWH). For the purpose of comparison, the SWH was also tested when water was used as a storage medium. The system was...Read more
Keywords:
solar water heater, PCM, paraffin wax, energy storage
Domestic Photo-Voltaic installations - their contribution and practcalities
(Corresponding) Venables R.
Topic:
Renewable energy sources
The roofs of domestic-scale properties used to haveone overall main function – to keep the weather out. But since the first solar-PV panels were fitted in the UK in 1994, it has become increasingly clear that, to reduce carbon emissions and thus contribute to the transition to net-zero, all...Read more
Keywords:
Renewable energy sources; Net Zero emission transition; photo-voltaics; impact of citizen science on environmental attitudes, behaviour and knowledge
Recent Developments in Solar-Powered Membrane Distillation
Jawed A., Nassar L., Hegab H., Merwe R., AlMarzooqi F., Banat F., (Corresponding) Hasan S.
Topic:
Desalination
Freshwater scarcity remains one of the most crucial issues facing our world. Although the traditional membrane distillation (MD) technique can efficiently produce clean water irrespective of climate conditions, the process wastes a lot of energy. Thanks to the development of photo-thermal materials...Read more
Keywords:
Freshwater, solar-powered membrane distillation, desalination, energy consumption, photothermal membranes.
