Enhancing Efficiency in Hybrid Solar–Wind–Battery Systems Using an Adaptive MPPT Controller Based on Shadow Motion Prediction by Abdorreza Alavi Gharahbagh, Vahid Hajihashemi, Nasrin Salehi, Mahyar Moradi, José J. M. Machado, João Manuel R. S. Tavares

“…A hybrid network is modeled, comprising a wind turbine with a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG), a solar power plant with photovoltaic (PV) cells, an MPPT system, a Z-source converter, and a storage system. The proposed approach employs a motion detection-based method, utilizing image-processing techniques to optimize the MPPT of PV cells based on shadow movement patterns within the solar power plant area. …”
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Experimental Study on a Solar Energy–Multi-Energy Complementary Heating System for Independent Dwellings in Southern Xinjiang by Jie Li, Qian Yang, Hong Chen, Sihui Huang

“…The results showed that the energy utilization efficiencies of the five modes were 56.84%, 74.34%, 70.1%, 63.13%, and 59.68%. …”
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Effects of coconut meal inclusion on growth performance, nutrient utilization, carcass characteristics, and meat quality in Awassi Lambs by Ja’far Al-Khaza’leh, Belal Obeidat

“…Conclusion: Incorporating COC10 into the diet of Awassi lambs had no detrimental impact on growth, carcass characteristics, or health status, while improving economic efficiency. COC is a viable alternative protein and energy source in lamb diets. …”
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Enhancing water use efficiency: Insights from hydrological variability encounter of multiple water sources and implications for terminal Lake management in arid regions by Kun Liu, Yunfei Chen, Bin Wu, Hailiang Xu, Abdul Waheed, Fan Gao, Bing He, Long Zhou, Jie Wu, Qin Zhang, Jinhao Ju

“…This study investigates the potential for integrated management of multiple water sources within the context of the Tarim River, Cherchen River, and Taitema Lake area. …”
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Enhancing Agricultural Sustainability by Improving the Efficiency of Lignocellulosic Biomass Utilization in the Ruminant Diet via Solid-State Fermentation with White-Rot Fungi: A R... by Qi Yan, Osmond Datsomor, Wenhao Zhao, Wenjie Chen, Caixiang Wei, Deshuang Wei, Xin Gao, Chenghuan Qin, Qichao Gu, Caixia Zou, Bo Lin

“…Against the backdrop of the green circular economy, the exploration of reliable and sustainable applications of lignocellulosic biomass (LCBM) has emerged as a critical research frontier. The utilization of LCBM as a ruminant roughage source offers a promising strategy to address two pressing issues: the “human-animal competition for food” dilemma and the environmental degradation resulting from improper LCBM disposal. …”
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An efficient in vitro propagation system for Nanorrhinum ramosissimum (Wall.) Betsche: A traditionally important medicinal plant by Jyotsna Sharma, Anuja Koul, Savita Sharma, Raju Shankarayan, SHARADA MALUBHOTLA

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ETQ-Matcher: Efficient Quadtree-Attention-Guided Transformer for Detector-Free Aerial–Ground Image Matching by Chuan Xu, Beikang Wang, Zhiwei Ye, Liye Mei

“…We collect 12 pairs of UAV remote sensing images using drones and handheld devices, and we further utilize representative multi-source remote sensing images along with MegaDepth datasets to demonstrate their strong generalization ability. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis of <i>Sclerotium rolfsii</i>: Unraveling Impact of Glycolytic Pathway on Substrate Utilization and Microbial Polysaccharide Production by Jia Song, Junfeng Li, Chenrui Zhen, Juan Du, Rui Zhao, Bingqian Fan, Jiayi Hou, Bingning Gao, Yu Zheng, Linna Tu, Min Wang

“…The low EPS titer and limited substrate utilization of <i>S. rolfsii</i> present significant challenges in the fermentation process, restricting industrial applications of scleroglucan. …”
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Analysis of Heat Exchange Efficiency and Influencing Factors of Energy Tunnels: A Case Study of the Torino Metro in Italy by Mei Yin, Pengcheng Liu, Zhenhuang Wu

“…Both ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) and energy underground structures are engineered systems that utilize shallow geothermal energy. …”
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A Cost-Effective and High-Efficiency Novel 15-Level Hybrid MLI Topology for Renewable Energy Systems by Murat Karakılıç, Hasan Hataş

“…In this paper, a new hybrid model for single DC source multilevel inverters (MLIs) is proposed. The proposed switched diode (SD) and high frequency link (HFL) hybrid structure utilizes a single DC source voltage and supplies multiple DC voltages to the PUC circuit. …”
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Energy and Ecological Concept of a Zero-Emission Building Using Renewable Energy Sources—Case Study in Poland by Anna Barwińska-Małajowicz, Marian Banaś, Teresa Piecuch, Radosław Pyrek, Krzysztof Szczotka, Jakub Szymiczek

“…Achieving carbon neutrality in construction requires considering emissions associated with material production, construction, operation, as well as demolition and disposal. These buildings utilize energy-efficient technologies, renewable energy sources, and low-carbon materials, minimizing their environmental impact. …”
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Research on the efficient development of shallow geothermal energy: Experimental and numerical investigations on the heat transfer characteristics of the soil-cement energy pile by Huimin RONG, Xun ZHOU, Lizhi WANG, Jia ZHENG, Qimin LI

“…In order to solve the bottleneck problems of low thermodynamic efficiency and large footprint of the traditional ground heat exchanger in ground-source heat pump system, this study proposes a new scheme of coupling the ground heat exchangers with the soil-cement pile composite foundation, a type of pile foundation where cement and the native soil are mixed on-site in the pile hole while drilling to form a pile, to improve the thermodynamic efficiency of the ground heat exchanger by utilizing the good thermodynamic properties of the ground treatment materials. …”
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Experimental investigation of the energy performance of a photovoltaic-thermal assisted ground source heat pump system for net plus energy houses by Won-Jong Choi, Wangje Lee, Deuk-Won Kim, Youngsub An, Hong-Jin Joo, Joo Young Hong, Min-Hwi Kim

“…The experimental results confirmed that the PVT assisted ground source heat pump system is more energy-efficient with reducing carbon emissions compared to conventional systems.…”
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Economic efficiency of energy storage systems for renewable energy power plants integration in the energy system by E. A. Tregubova, M. A. Gorodilov, L. S. Lyushnin

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Energy Audit for Complex Energy System Simulated Using TRNSYS Software by Volodymyr Bezhan, Volodymyr Zhytarenko, Olga Yakovleva, Oleksii Ostapenko, Mykhailo Khmelniuk

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Autonomous Electric Vehicle Charging Station Along a High-Traffic Road as a Model for Efficient Implementation of Emission-Free Economy by Robert Kaznowski, Wojciech Ambroszko, Dariusz Sztafrowski

“…The simulation highlights the importance of adjusting parameters to optimize the energy utilization of the charging station and minimize the dependence on the grid. …”
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Effects of dietary inclusion of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) meal in low fishmeal diets on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) growth, nutrient utilization, fillet quality, and... by S.K. Whyte, K. Kaur, S.M. Colombo, S.M. Tibbetts, G. Brocca, R. Ghanei-Motlagh, E. Fajei, M. Soto-Davila, M.D. Fast

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Waste heat harness in a thermal energy system using TEGs, and SCO2 brayton cycle driven by renewable sources for electricity and liquid hydrogen Production: Thermo-Economic optimiz... by Amr S. Abouzied, Sarminah Samad, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Ahmed H. Janabi, Mohamed Shaban, Asma Ahmed A. Mohammed, Shoira Formanova, H. Elhosiny Ali, Samah G. Babiker, Abdulrahman M. Alansari

“…A detailed techno-economic and environmental model is utilized to assess the system's performance, concentrating on critical indicators such as second law efficiency, total cost rate, hydrogen production rate, net power output, levelized costs, and the rate of CO2 emission reduction. …”
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Advances in preparation and application of coal-based functional nanomaterials by Shenyong LI, Shenjun QIN, Changquan MEN, Jiajia HOU, Dawei LYU, Xue ZHENG, Wei PANG, Longlong HAO, Daoyuan ZHAO, Shaozhuo ZHANG

“…However, traditional coal utilization as a primary carbon emission source fundamentally conflicts with the “dual-carbon” strategic goals. …”
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Utilization in Microgrids through Advanced Predictive Algorithms by K Aravind, Lakhanpal Sorabh, Pushpa Rani K., Khattab Al-Rubaye Taqi Mohammed, Tewari Preeti, Shanmugasundaram Ravivarman

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