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Efficient Energy Generation, Storage and Consumption in Sustainable Cities

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2021) | Viewed by 452

Special Issue Editors

Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentu Str. 48, LT-51367 Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: hydrodynamics of two-phase and single-phase fluid flow; heat and mass transfer process; modern heat exchangers; heat accumulation; renewable sources of energy
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Department of Energy, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentų Str., 56, 51424 Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: energy efficiency; heat and mass transfer; energy policy for thermal technology development
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Department of Energy, Kaunas University of Technology, LT–51367 Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: multi-phase flows; heat and mass transfer; cfd modelling; energy efficiency

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The human population is growing rapidly, and at the same time, there is the development of human activities, the impact of which on nature is obvious. During the 20th century, the average global temperature has risen by 0.74 ± 0.18 degrees. The increase in atmospheric temperature in the 21st century is projected to be more than one degree. Natural cataclysms such as tornadoes are already becoming commonplace in countries in which they did not previously occur and so on.

The development of renewable energy sources in building engineering systems has become commonplace for all. However, it should be noted that certainly, not all technological solutions are yet exploited. In the sector of civil engineering, the aim is to minimize intervention and, at the same time, the impact on the natural environment. Combining civil engineering with energy, process control, and computer engineering could act on the conversion of buildings’ engineering systems into smart systems. Development of DHC systems is the way to sustainable and efficient energy utilization in cities. It enables utilizing low potential (waste energy) energy sources.

The sustainable integration of buildings into the environment and interaction with it, the utilization of solar and wind energy, ground heat or cooling, and the usage of precipitation for different purposes and the development of the smart cities are the main tasks of this Special Issue. We hope that the results of analytical, experimental or numerical research of scientists made available to a wide audience through the open-access journal Sustainability will help to mitigate climate change.

Prof. Dr. Tadas Zdankus
Dr. Rolandas Jonynas
Dr. Linas Paukstaitis
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • Development of renewable energy usage in building energy systems
  • Aerothermal and shallow geothermal energy resources and usage
  • Building energy efficiency
  • Rainwater (precipitation) utilization
  • Smart heating, cooling, ventilation, and air conditioning systems
  • Sustainable district heating/cooling systems
  • Industrial waste energy integration in DHC

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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