Energy efficiency as a driver of the circular economy and carbon neutrality in selected countries of Southern Europe: a soft computing approach by Alma Ramčilović Jesih, Goran Šimić, Ljubiša Konatar, Zoran Brljak, Polona Šprajc

“…The research results showed the following: (a) the degree of economic development and membership in the European Union are not significantly related to the level of energy efficiency; (b) most of the sampled countries are in the initial stages of introducing activities to achieve carbon neutrality; and (c) only Slovenia has documented consistent indicators and evident advancements in its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. …”
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New Approach for Tracking, Monitoring, and Diagnosing Faults in a Photovoltaic System in Real Time: An Experimental and Case Study by Leila Boucerredj, Ali Khechekhouche, Nadir Benalia, Abderrahmane Khechekhouche, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Julio Cesar Costa Campos

“… Photovoltaic installations have emerged as a cornerstone of sustainable energy production, playing a pivotal role in the global transition towards renewable sources of electricity. …”
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Evaluating and Identifying Climatic Design Features in Traditional Iranian Architecture for Energy Saving (Case Study of Residential Architecture in Northwest of Iran) by Amirmasood Nakhaee Sharif, Sanaz Keshavarz Saleh, Sadegh Afzal, Niloofar Shoja Razavi, Mozhdeh Fadaei Nasab, Samireh Kadaei

“…In the last decades, researchers have been considering some fundamental issues such as energy saving, global warming, greenhouse emissions, and non-renewable energy to make models of house environmental standards to achieve a suitable consumption pattern for saving energy. …”
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Comparing the Impact of Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Consumption on the Economic Welfare of Iranian Provinces Using a Panel Data Approach by Mahmoud Rahimi, Mohammad Mirbagherijam, Ebrahim Ghaed, Akram Noorani

“…Purpose: This study aims to compare the impact of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on the economic welfare of Iranian provinces from 2000 to 2019.Methodology: The Panel Data model was used in this research. …”
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A Multi-Period Mathematical Model to Optimize Smart Home Energy Management with Scheduling of Appliances and Solar Cell Cost Calculation by Morteza Jafari Nikpey, Farid Momayezi

“…Previous research has primarily focused on selling energy back to the grid when considering smart homes connected to renewable energy sources. …”
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Artificial intelligence analysis of thermal energy for convectively heated ternary nanofluid flow in radiated channel considering viscous dissipations aspects by Hamid Qureshi, Amjad Ali Pasha, Muhammad Asif Zahoor Raja, Zahoor Shah, Salem Algarni, Talal Alqahtani, Waqar Azeem Khan, Moinul Haq

“…Thermal management is very important in engineering applications to improve the systems’ performance and to reduce the environmental impact. This research works to establish the convective heat transfer coefficient (CHTC) of new improved ternary hybrid functionalized nanofluids with CuO, Fe2O3, and SiO2 nanoparticles in polymeric fluid. …”
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The analysis of promising directions for creation of domestic component base of volumetric rotary machines for low power energy, refrigeration and climate technology by V. L. Yusha, A. Yu. Gromov, Yu. A. Potapov

“…An overview analysis of research and development in the field of volumetric rotary machines for low power energy, refrigeration and climate technology, as well as the state of the world and Russian market of compressor and expansion machines of this type is presented. …”
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Optimization of construction costs and energy consumption during the operation period of residential buildings (Case study: common residential buildings in Tehran) by Meysam Zekavat, Mansoureh Tahabaz, Mohammad Reza Hafezi

“…Buildings are one of the main pillars of economic and social development of countries that consume a large part of energy and natural resources. The purpose of writing this article is to calculate the energy consumption of a building in one year, determine the energy label and then optimize some of its features in order to reduce construction costs and reduce energy consumption of the operation phase. …”
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An integrated fuzzy optimal location selection model for setting up floating solar photovoltaic plant: Implications for energy sustainability in Bangladesh by Md. Zahidul Anam, A. B. M. Mainul Bari, Dipayan Basak, Md. Atik Foysal, Asif Raihan, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam

“…F-CoCoSo results identified the Kaptai Lake, located in southeastern Bangladesh, and Barapukuria Coal Mine's Lake, located in northwestern Bangladesh, as the two most preferable sites for installing FSPV plants. The research findings are expected to help academicians, policymakers, energy planners, and investors by offering a nuanced understanding of the significance of various technical, environmental, and social criteria for FSPV installation projects. …”
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A Novel Method for Assessing the Impacts of Innovation and Technology Transfer: A Case Study of Brazilian Manufacturers in the Electric Energy Sector by Rodrigo Oliveira Lima, Romulo Gonçalves Lins, Alexandre Acácio de Andrade

“…From the previous factors properly determined, then a quantitative research methodology for assessing ITT impacts, which uses data from a questionnaire with specialists of Brazilian industries involved in the projects, was applied. …”
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Mechanism Analysis of a Low-Frequency Disc Brake Squeal Based on an Energy Feed-In Method for a Dual Coupling Subsystem by Yidong Wu

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Automotive Product Portfolio Design from the Perspective of Energy Sustainability: Multicriteria Decision-Making Based on Lotka–Volterra MCGP Model by Jing Liang, Sheng-Yuan Wang, Xiao-Lan Wu

“…In order to achieve the above research objectives, this paper constructs the Lotka–Volterra MCGP model to make multicriteria decisions on automobile product portfolio design from the perspective of energy sustainability with BMW Brilliance is taken as an example to illustrate the process of using the multicriteria model. …”
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The Role of Renewable Energy, Technological Innovation, and Human Capital on Environmental Quality in Türkiye: Testing the LCC Hypothesis with Smooth Structural Shifts by Muhammet Daştan

“…To achieve this objective, the research operates a novel econometric methodology, namely the "augmented autoregressive distributed lag" (A-ARDL) approach with Fourier terms, to analyze yearly data from 1980 to 2019. …”
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Modeling the Oil Price Influences Upon the Energy Sector in the Macroeconomic Context. Empirical Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries by Dumiter Florin Cornel, Nicoară Ștefania Amalia, Nicoară Samuel, Bențe Cristian, Păiușan Luminița

“…Moreover, several interconnections between the energy sector and oil price influences have become the panacea of several important research and studies. …”
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A modified energy management strategy for PV/diesel hybrid system to reduce diesel consumption based on artificial protozoa optimizer by Rania G. Mohamed, Amal A. Hassan, Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem

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Coordinated Development of Urban Transportation Structure Optimization and Energy Conservation, and Emission Reduction Under the Low-Carbon Background in Lanzhou, China by Zheming Shi, Yongsheng Qian, Junwei Zeng, Xu Wei, Minan Yang

“…The results indicate that (1) optimizing urban transportation structures can reduce energy consumption and emission levels but cannot achieve the “carbon peaking” goal; (2) developing urban rail transit has a significant positive impact on energy saving and emission reduction; (3) the development of green transportation is closely integrated with and mutually influenced by slow-moving transportation, showing both synergy and constraints; and (4) under the comprehensive restriction scenario, despite higher energy consumption and emission values, better coordination is achieved, making it the most suitable optimization plan aligned with the green transportation development concept.…”
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Energy Consumption of Self-Compacting Concrete during Mixing and Its Impact on the Yield Stress Measured in the Ready-Mix Concrete Plant by V. Arularasi, P. Thamilselvi, Siva Avudaiappan, Erick I. Saavedra Flores

“…The cost of a rheometer is so high that all construction industries, research institutions, and researchers cannot measure rheological parameters. …”
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Fractal-Based Robotic Trading Strategies Using Detrended Fluctuation Analysis and Fractional Derivatives: A Case Study in the Energy Market by Ekaterina Popovska, Galya Georgieva-Tsaneva

“…The proposed integrated strategy is based on actual data from the Bulgarian electricity market for the years 2017–2024. Findings from this research show how the combination of fractals with statistical and machine learning models can improve complex trading strategies implementation for the energy markets.…”
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Green growth dynamics: unraveling the complex role of financial development and natural resources in shaping renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa by Alhasan Osman, Mohd Afjal, Majed Alharthi, Mohamed Elheddad, Nassima Djellouli, Zhang He

“…This research not only clarifies the dynamics of financial and natural resource interdependencies but also motivates significant policy implications for enhancing renewable energy landscapes in developing economies.…”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving factors of energy-related carbon emissions in the Yangtze River Delta region based on nighttime light data by Huazhu Xue, Qianqian Ma, Xiaosan Ge

“…Abstract Owing to China’s massive area and vastly differing regional variations in the types and efficiency of energy, the spatiotemporal distributions of regional carbon emissions (CE) vary widely. …”
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