Sustainable Energy in the Built Environment - Steps Towards nZEB: Proceedings of the Conference for Sustainable Energy (CSE) 2014

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Built Environment in Sustainable Communities....Pages 3-29
Use of Thermo-Vision for Early Detection of Heat Losses, Inside and Outside Buildings with Mixed Heating....Pages 31-37
Criteria Analysis for Optimal Choice of Efficient Energy Use in Residential Buildings....Pages 39-45
Architecturally Integrated Multifunctional Solar-Thermal Façades....Pages 47-65
Lighting System Efficiency in the Industrial Plants....Pages 67-76
Analysis of a CHP Plant Operation for Residential Consumers....Pages 77-86
The Vibration Conversion Energy Harvesting on a Building....Pages 87-97
Comparative Study on Achieving an Energy Efficient Lighting Using Classical and Modern Sources....Pages 99-106
Characteristics of Electrical Energy Consumption in the Social Housing....Pages 107-113
Towards nZEB—Sustainable Solutions to Meet Thermal Energy Demand in Office Buildings....Pages 115-133
Heating Sources Switching System....Pages 135-149
Assessment of Wind Energy Resources in Communities. Case Study: Brasov, Romania....Pages 151-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Biomass Potential for Sustainable Environment, Biorefinery Products and Energy....Pages 169-194
The Usage of Earth’s Natural Potential for Cooling and Heating in Industrial Building....Pages 195-203
Outdoor and Indoor Testing to Increase the Efficiency and Durability of Flat Plate Solar Thermal Collectors....Pages 205-219
Study of Adaptability of Solar Thermal Systems on Merchant Ships....Pages 221-228
Recycling Biomass Waste to Compost....Pages 229-241
A Novel Spray Pyrolysis Deposition Procedure on Planar and Non-planar Surfaces....Pages 243-255
Valorification of Renewable Ground Energy in a Building Heating....Pages 257-269
Efficiency of the Flat Plate Solar Thermal Collector....Pages 271-278
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Spectrally Solar Selective Coatings for Colored Flat Plate Solar Thermal Collectors....Pages 279-298
Working Fluids for Organic Rankine Cycles Comparative Studies....Pages 299-309
Tunning the Colour of Solar Absorbers by Changing Chromophore Nature and Nanoparticle Size....Pages 311-324
Evaluation of Various Hybrid Solar Collector Configurations for Water and Air Heating....Pages 325-334
Characterization of Biomass Used for Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Synthesis....Pages 335-346
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
New Priorities in Solar Photovoltaic Applications....Pages 349-359
Improved Performance of Quasi-solid State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells After Photoanode Surface Treatment with Novel Materials....Pages 361-372
Azimuth-Altitude Dual-Axis Tracking Systems for Photovoltaic Panels....Pages 373-388
Environmental Effects of the Large Scale Photovoltaic Investments in Covasna County....Pages 389-401
CFD Analysis and Theoretical Modelling of Multiblade Small Savonius Wind Turbines....Pages 403-415
Decreasing the Susceptivity of the Electric Equipment to Voltage Dips—A Way to Increase the Energy Sustainability....Pages 417-429
Effect of the Neutral Interruption on the Unbalanced Three-Single-Phase Consumers....Pages 431-441
Increasing the Tracking Efficiency of Photovoltaic Systems....Pages 443-460
Torques on Rotational Axes of PV Azimuthal Sun Tracking Systems....Pages 461-470
Front Matter....Pages 471-471
On the Effect of Injection Moulding Blends of Post-consumer Mixed Polyolefines with Virgin Polyethylene....Pages 473-481
Towards Zero Emissions Furniture....Pages 483-493
Ecodesign Education—A Necessity Towards Sustainable Products....Pages 495-501
Novel Rubber—Plastics Composites Fully Based on Recycled Materials....Pages 503-519
Thin Film Vis-Active Photocatalysts for Up-scaled Wastewater Treatment....Pages 521-538
Fly Ash Based Substrates for Advanced Wastewater Treatment....Pages 539-569
Front Matter....Pages 571-571
European Master in Renewable Energy....Pages 573-577
Business Development in Renewable Energy....Pages 579-604
SWOT Analysis of Engineering Education and Renewable Energy Sources. Case Study: University of Ruse Angel Kanchev....Pages 605-613