CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Water Security of rural water supply systems in super typhoon Haiyan affected areas
GOMBA F.
Topic:
Water and climate services - challenges and user-tailored developments
The rural water supply systems in the countryside necessitate sustainability and security assessment to ensure long-term and safe water supply to target beneficiaries. The objective of the study is to analyse the hidden threatening factors in water supply system and recommends sustainability and...Read more
Keywords:
Key words: water supply system water security, water security models, rural water supply systems
WATER SUSTAINABILITY: EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY METHODS IN GREEK AND EUROPEAN ISLANDS
TSESMENTZIS G., (Corresponding) KONDILI E., KALDELLIS J.
Topic:
Water, energy and/or food nexus
Water is a very valuable natural resource absolutely necessary for life. Lately water resources are facing very high pressure from continuously increasing demand. Besides, various areas face water shortage due to decrease of precipitation, irrational use, losses and other reasons.
Furthermore...Read more
Keywords:
water sustainability, multicriteria analysis, water supply methods
Sustainable water management in industry using Industrial Water Footprint
(Corresponding) Nydrioti I., Grigoropoulou H.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
Large quantities of water are consumed directly or indirectly by production and distribution plants. Industries are rapidly required to comply with the principles of sustainable development through United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), focusing on sustainable water management,...Read more
Keywords:
Water management, Water footprint, Industrial processes, Supply Chain, Environmental pressure indicator
Forage crops nitrogen use efficiency changes under drought conditions
(Corresponding) Žaltauskaitė J., Dikšaitytė A., Miškelytė D., Sujetovienė G., Januškaitienė I., Kacienė G.
Topic:
Ecological effects of environmental change
Ensuring sustainable agriculture and food security is one of the biggest challenges under changing climate. The frequency and severity of droughts is increasing as a result of climate change. These extreme events may lead to decreased forage crop productivity and financial incomes. Forage crop...Read more
Keywords:
drought, forage crops, nitrogen supply, nitrogen use efficiency
Desalinated Water and Power for a Seaside Hotel: A Case Study using Off-grid Solar and Wind
Tounsi A., Ghamgui M., (Corresponding) Tadeo F.
Topic:
Environmental management and policies
A hybrid combination of solar and wind energies for a remote seaside hotel is analyzed. More specifically, a hotel in Hammamet, Tunisia, powered by photovoltaic panels and a wind turbine is evaluated, with water generated by desalination using reverse osmosis. This isolated accommodation...Read more
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
Environmental life cycle assessment of nectarine as produced in Southeast Spain
NÚÑEZ P., (Corresponding) SAN MIGUEL G., BAÑALES B., DIEZMA B., CORREA E.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
The aim of this work is to evaluate the environmental
performance of fruit production using Life Cycle Assessment considering the case study of nectarines produced in the Murcia Region (Southeast Spain). The investigation was carried out according to ISO 14040/14044 using a cradle to grave...Read more
Keywords:
LCA, carbon footprint, climate change, stone fruit, supply chain.
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.
Water Losses Assessments to support decision making in WSS management
(Corresponding) Pietrucha-Urbanik K., Tchórzewska-Cieślak B.
Topic:
Water policy, management and society
In order to reduce costs related to water supply service, modernization measures should be carried out to water losses. The paper presents an analysis and assessment of water losses carried out based on data provided by a water utility company. The basic indicators of water loss according to the...Read more
Keywords:
water supply system (WSS), water losses, water losses indicators
Techno-economic assessment of a high temperature thermal storage integration into a sludge drying process in combination with PV electricity
(Corresponding) Vlachokostas C., Papadopoulos A., Makris D., Alexopoulos S., Schruefer J., Hoegemann D.
Topic:
Renewable energy sources
During the ongoing transition towards cleaner energy production to tackle climate change, it is important to identify economically viable solutions. While Renewable Energy Sources (RES) offer clean energy, they cannot consistently meet energy demand. Therefore, energy storage technologies are...Read more
Keywords:
thermal storage; power-to-heat; decarbonization; Green Heat Module; heat supply
