Yiheng Guan , Scott Post , Dan Zhao , Senlin Zhang , Sid Becker
{"title":"Overview of the application status and development trends of hydropower and geothermal power in New Zealand","authors":"Yiheng Guan , Scott Post , Dan Zhao , Senlin Zhang , Sid Becker","doi":"10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hydropower is an early and well-developed form of electricity generation in New Zealand, as well the most important form of electricity generation globally. This paper analyses the world's energy structure, along with New Zealand's energy structure, the distribution of existing hydroelectric power plants, hydroelectric power operators, the distribution of hydroelectric grids, types of hydroelectric power stations and types of hydro turbines. Furthermore, it also compares the hydropower development in New Zealand relative to other nations, such as China and Norway. New Zealand's power plants: hydro, geothermal and wind farms, are compared in terms of environmental impact, investment benefits, levelized generation costs, Māori culture and generation technology. Because countries worldwide are acting towards the 2050 carbon neutral, the use of electric vehicles is gradually increasing. Finally, Therefore, a surge in electricity generation, and its usage, is anticipated. To overcome this issue, upgrading and expanding existing hydropower plants or building small hydropower is considered to be one of the best options for New Zealand to fulfill the electricity demand and commitment towards low carbon emission.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":33659,"journal":{"name":"Energy and Built Environment","volume":"6 3","pages":"Pages 564-584"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141709483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ASSESSMENT OF POLLUTION REMOVAL MECHANISMS IN STEEP-ASYMMETRIC CITY-TYPE ENVIRONMENTS USING WIND DEFLECTORS","authors":"Madhavan Vasudevan, Francesco Pilla, A. McNabola","doi":"10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.07.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.07.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33659,"journal":{"name":"Energy and Built Environment","volume":"26 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141848033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study on the Deposition Characteristics of Fine Particles at Local Components in Air Conditioning Ventilation Ducts","authors":"Hongfa Sun, Hao Hu, Jun Gao, Qingzhuo Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.07.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.07.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33659,"journal":{"name":"Energy and Built Environment","volume":"37 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141845494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Md. Golam Kibria, Utpol K. Paul, Md Shahriar Mohtasim, Barun K. Das, N.N. Mustafi
{"title":"Characterization, Optimization, and performance evaluation of PCM with Al2O3 and ZnO hybrid nanoparticles for photovoltaic thermal energy storage","authors":"Md. Golam Kibria, Utpol K. Paul, Md Shahriar Mohtasim, Barun K. Das, N.N. Mustafi","doi":"10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33659,"journal":{"name":"Energy and Built Environment","volume":"134 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141408401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Puxian Ding, Di Fan, Ye Feng, Shiming Liu, Xiaoqing Zhou
{"title":"The structure of cross-ventilation flow in an isolated cylindrical building: Numerical study","authors":"Puxian Ding, Di Fan, Ye Feng, Shiming Liu, Xiaoqing Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.05.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33659,"journal":{"name":"Energy and Built Environment","volume":"360 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141138356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of the melting process of phase change materials in a tilted rectangular container: Experimental study","authors":"Qi Peng, Wenchao Duan, Xiaoqin Sun, Fei Jiang, Yongqiang Luo, John Zhai","doi":"10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.04.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.04.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33659,"journal":{"name":"Energy and Built Environment","volume":"118 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140762185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Iqbal Shah, Xiaosong Su, Riccardo Talami, Ali Ghahramani
{"title":"Enhancing Building Envelopes: Parametric Analysis of Shading Systems for Opaque Facades and Their Comparison with Cool Paints","authors":"Iqbal Shah, Xiaosong Su, Riccardo Talami, Ali Ghahramani","doi":"10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.04.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33659,"journal":{"name":"Energy and Built Environment","volume":"447 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140785940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bing Xu, Ming Li, R. Hassanien, Ying Zhang, Yunfeng Wang, Qiangying Xu, Xin Lu
{"title":"Research on the Cold Storage Characteristics of Ice Storage Photovoltaic Cold Storage","authors":"Bing Xu, Ming Li, R. Hassanien, Ying Zhang, Yunfeng Wang, Qiangying Xu, Xin Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.03.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.03.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33659,"journal":{"name":"Energy and Built Environment","volume":"236 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140781463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of Window Opening Behavior on the Indoor Thermal Environment and Coping Strategies in Passive Houses","authors":"Zhiwei Guo, Weirong Zhang, Gaofeng Deng, Yunlong Guan","doi":"10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.04.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33659,"journal":{"name":"Energy and Built Environment","volume":"147 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140758419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}