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Fifth generation district energy systems for low carbon cities

A systemic study for enhanced waste heat recovery and renewable energy integration towards decarbonizing the aluminium industry

Decision support methodology for waste-to-value process integration

Selection and Optimal Use of Nanoporous Materials for Adsorption Energy Technologies

Vegetation effects on climate and building energy demand in cities

Electrification and digitalization effects on sectoral energy demand and consumption: A prospective study towards 2050

Integrating CO2 mineralization in industrial clusters: the benefits of material and heat integration

On the role of system integration in plastic waste management

DeepValve: Development and experimental testing of a Reinforcement Learning control framework for occupant-centric heating in offices

Innovations Practitioners Need for Circularity in the Swiss Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Sector

PePTM: An Efficient and Accurate Personalized P2P Learning Algorithm for Home Thermal Modeling

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A systemic study for enhanced waste heat recovery and renewable energy integration towards decarbonizing the aluminium industry

Decision support methodology for waste-to-value process integration

PePTM: An Efficient and Accurate Personalized P2P Learning Algorithm for Home Thermal Modeling

Electrification and digitalization effects on sectoral energy demand and consumption: A prospective study towards 2050

Integrating CO2 mineralization in industrial clusters: the benefits of material and heat integration

Innovations Practitioners Need for Circularity in the Swiss Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Sector

Vegetation effects on climate and building energy demand in cities

Selection and Optimal Use of Nanoporous Materials for Adsorption Energy Technologies

DeepValve: Development and experimental testing of a Reinforcement Learning control framework for occupant-centric heating in offices

On the role of system integration in plastic waste management