Special Issue "Energy Saving and Zero-Energy Systems: Renewable Energy Technologies, Energy Efficiency, Circular Economy"
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 December 2021.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: air pollution chemistry and physics; air pollution monitoring methods; air pollution modeling; exposure assessment; risk analysis; deodorization methods; indoor air quality; particulate matter; greenhouse gases; odours, RES.
Special Issues and Collections in MDPI journals
Interests: renewable energy sources; energy efficiency; heat pumps; thermo-modernisation; sustainable development; modelling of the energy efficiency of buildings and heating systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate changes are recognized as an important problem by the European community. EU actions are currently focused on achieving zero emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). This requires actions in many areas of the economy. Strategic areas include increasing energy efficiency, increasing the RES share in the energy balance, decreasing GHG emissions (including from transportation) and developing the circular economy. One of the key areas will be energy management in buildings. In this context, thermo-modernization processes are particularly important because most of the buildings in Europe were built before the introduction of the rigorous norms concerning energy effectiveness, so their modernization is an inevitable element of the transformation. Additionally, the changes should be supported by the introduction of the RES both in individual systems and as an element of centralized heating and electric energy systems. Increasing the energy efficiency of systems and devices and promoting the usage of heat pumps and intelligent building and infrastructure management systems are important actions toward zero emissions. This should be accompanied by changes in transportation aimed at decreasing emissions to make the air cleaner and reduce noise levels. The processes toward zero emissions should also be supported by the effective utilization of resources and the circular economy.
Prof. Izabela Sówka
Prof. Małgorzata Szułgowska-Zgrzywa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate changes
- greenhouse gas emissions
- power engineering
- heating
- transportation
- energy saving and zero-energy systems
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Strategy in the Context of Heating and Energy in Lower Silesia.
Authors: Maciej Zathey; Izabela Sówka
Affiliation: Institute for Territorial Development, J. Wl. Dawida 1a, 50-527Wroclaw, Poland
Title: Analysis of Carbon Doxide and Methane Concentrations in the Vicinity of the Waste Management Plant - Case Study
Authors: Yaroslav Bezyk; Izabela Sówka; Maciej Górka
Affiliation: "Department of Environment Protection Engineering, Faculty of Environmental Engineering
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Pl. Grunwaldzki 9, 50-377Wroclaw, Poland"
Title: Energy Recovery from Waste - Closing the Municipal Loop
Authors: Emilia Den Boer
Affiliation: "Department of Environment Protection Engineering, Faculty of Environmental Engineering,
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Pl. Grunwaldzki 9, 50-377Wroclaw, Poland"
Title: Methods of Storing Hydrogen as a Product of Energy Surplus
Authors: A. Małachowska; J. Biedroń; J. Mioduska; J. Gębicki
Affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, PL
Title: Impact of municipal, road traffic and natural sources on PM10: the hourly variability at a rural site in Poland.
Authors: Tomasz Mach; Wioletta Rogula-Kozłowska; Karolina Bralewska; Grzegorz Majewski; Patrycja Rogula-Kopiec; Jutyna Rybak
Affiliation: The Main School of Fire Service
Abstract: The paper presents data from a monthly campaign for the elemental composition of PM10 in a specific receptor Kotórz Mały (Opole Voivodeship) located in the vicinity of a moderately inhabited rural area, measured in one-hour samples with the use of the PX-375 analyzer by the Horiba company. The hourly variability of SO2, NO, NO2, CO, O3 concentrations as well as the variability of meteorological parameters were also determined. On average, during the entire measurement period, the elements related to PM10 can be arranged in the following order: As
Title: The Impact of Climate Change on Energy Consumption in HVAC Systems
Authors: Maria Kostka; Agnieszka Zając
Affiliation: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Title: Waste Heat Recovery by Electric Heat Pump from Exhausted Ventilating Air for Heating of Multi-Family Residential Buildings
Authors: Paweł Szałański; Piotr Kowalski; Wojciech Cepiński
Affiliation: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Title: Forecasting Changes in Energy Efficiency and Economic and Environmental Effects of Modernization of Pre-War Tenement Houses Basing on the Measured and Theoretical Energy Consumption
Authors: Małgorzata Szulgowska-Zgrzywa; Ewelina Stefanowicz; Krzysztof Piechurski; Agnieszka Chmielewska
Affiliation: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Title: Influence of Proper Control of the Ventilation Device Operation on Air Temperature and Relative Humidity in a Room with a Simulated Climate
Authors: Sylwia Szczęśniak; Juliusz Walaszczyk
Affiliation: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Title: The Method of Analysis the Efficiency of Heat Pumps for the Planning and Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Residential Buildings
Authors: Małgorzata Szulgowska-Zgrzywa; Krzysztof Piechurski; Ewelina Stefanowicz
Affiliation: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology