Search Results - "Vahdati, Maria"

Sustainable Ammonia Production Processes by Ghavam, Seyedehhoma, Vahdati, Maria, Wilson, I. A. Grant, Styring, Peter

“…Due to the important role of ammonia as a fertilizer in the agricultural industry and its promising prospects as an energy carrier, many studies have recently…”
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Simultaneous sizing and energy management of multi-energy Virtual Power Plants operating in regulated energy markets by Elgamal, Ahmed Hany, Shahrestani, Mehdi, Vahdati, Maria

“…[Display omitted] •A VPP model, trading energy with consumers and with the grid in regulated markets, is studied.•An exhaustive search framework is proposed…”
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Evaluation of life cycle cost for the comparison of decentralized waste to composting and landfilling of municipal solid waste by Ashraf, Azad Ibn, Mohareb, Eugene, Vahdati, Maria

“…Background Municipal solid waste (MSW) has increased dramatically in emerging economies like Bangladesh as a result of rapid urbanization and economic growth…”
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Assessing and comparing a DDPG model and GA optimization for a heat and power virtual power plant operating in a power purchase agreement scheme by Elgamal, Ahmed Hany, Shahrestani, Mehdi, Vahdati, Maria

“…This paper proposes a deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG) model for the operation management of a solar power-based virtual power plant (VPP) having a…”
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Biomimicry in construction: Glycoprotein-stabilised adobe bricks for enhanced compressive strength inspired by termites mounds by Balila, Amal, Vahdati, Maria

“…Earth is a green building material with very low embodied energy and almost zero greenhouse gas emissions. However, it lacks strength and durability when used…”
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Green walls in schools - The potential well-being benefits by Gunn, Charlotte, Vahdati, Maria, Shahrestani, Mehdi

“…It is widely acknowledged that mental health disorders in children are increasing and that they are spending more time within the built environment. This paper…”
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Assessing the economic and energy efficiency for multi-energy virtual power plants in regulated markets: A case study in Egypt by Elgamal, Ahmed Hany, Vahdati, Maria, Shahrestani, Mehdi

“…•Multiple configurations of VPP aggregating CCHP and Solar PV are assessed.•New profit maximization objective function is presented for regulated…”
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Life cycle (well-to-wheel) energy and environmental assessment of natural gas as transportation fuel in Pakistan by Khan, Muhammad Imran, Shahrestani, Mehdi, Hayat, Tasawar, Shakoor, Abdul, Vahdati, Maria

“…[Display omitted] •Well-to-Wheels analysis of energy consumptions and GHG emissions.•Analysis covers 25 combinations of automotive fuel and matching powertrain…”
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Unsteady flow simulation of a vertical axis augmented wind turbine: A two-dimensional study by Nobile, Rosario, Vahdati, Maria, Barlow, Janet F., Mewburn-Crook, Anthony

“…As the integration of vertical axis wind turbines in the built environment is a promising alternative to horizontal axis wind turbines, a 2D computational…”
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Climate change and the energy performance of buildings in the future – A case study for prefabricated buildings in the UK by Ismail, Fathin Haji, Shahrestani, Mehdi, Vahdati, Maria, Boyd, Philippa, Donyavi, Sohrab

“…Climate change - partly driven by the increasing level of anthropogenic greenhouse gases - is affecting the energy consumption of buildings. This study…”
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The development of building assessment criteria framework for sustainable non-residential buildings in Saudi Arabia by Banani, Raji, Vahdati, Maria M., Shahrestani, Mehdi, Clements-Croome, Derek

“…•The development of building assessment criteria framework for Saudi Arabia.•The consideration of social factors in advancing sustainable construction in Saudi…”
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