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Spain's energy outlook: A review of PV potential and energy export (2016)
Journal Article
Gago, E., Girard, A., Ordoñez, J., & Muneer, T. (2016). Spain's energy outlook: A review of PV potential and energy export. Renewable Energy, 86, 703-715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2015.08.074

Spain must reduce its energy consumption by 23% and achieve 100% renewable energy in electricity generation by 2030. This paper presents the current energy scenario en Spain, and the outlooks for different renewable options, with special focus on pho... Read More about Spain's energy outlook: A review of PV potential and energy export.

Finite-element heat-transfer computations for parallel surfaces with uniform or non-uniform emitting. (2016)
Journal Article
Ivanova, S. M., & Muneer, T. (2016). Finite-element heat-transfer computations for parallel surfaces with uniform or non-uniform emitting. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 8(1), 15102. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4942543

Radiation heat transfer has very many applications in building physics. In such studies, one has to deal with radiant energy exchanges between surfaces of different orientation and aspects. Two principal cases that may be cited here are exchanges bet... Read More about Finite-element heat-transfer computations for parallel surfaces with uniform or non-uniform emitting..

Monthly-averaged hourly solar diffuse radiation models for world-wide locations (2015)
Journal Article
Muneer, T., Gago, E. J., & Etxebarria, S. (2015). Monthly-averaged hourly solar diffuse radiation models for world-wide locations. Future Cities and Environment, 1, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40984-015-0008-5

Monthly-averaged daily global irradiation data are now easily available from NASA website for any global location. Using established models it is then possible to decompose the daily to averaged-hourly global irradiation. The missing link so far has... Read More about Monthly-averaged hourly solar diffuse radiation models for world-wide locations.

Higher ground source heat pump COP in a residential building through the use of solar thermal collectors (2015)
Journal Article
Girard, A., Gago, E. J., Muneer, T., & Caceres, G. (2015). Higher ground source heat pump COP in a residential building through the use of solar thermal collectors. Renewable Energy, 80, 26-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2015.01.063

This article investigates the feasibility of achieving higher performance from ground-source heat-pumps (GSHP) in space heating mode through the use of solar thermal collectors. A novel simulation tool for solar-assisted ground-source heat-pumps (SGS... Read More about Higher ground source heat pump COP in a residential building through the use of solar thermal collectors.

Super insulated aerogel windows: Impact on daylighting and thermal performance (2015)
Journal Article
Garnier, C., Muneer, T., & McCauley, L. (2015). Super insulated aerogel windows: Impact on daylighting and thermal performance. Building and Environment, 94, 231-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.08.009

Window design plays an important role in achieving energy efficient buildings and in providing thermal comfort of building occupants. This paper investigates a newly developed aerogel window and the potential improvement on the comfort factors of an... Read More about Super insulated aerogel windows: Impact on daylighting and thermal performance.

Evaluation of solar modelling techniques through experiment on a 627 kWp photo-voltaic solar power plant at Edinburgh College—Midlothian Campus, Scotland. (2015)
Journal Article
Jeffrey, M., Kelly, I., Muneer, T., & Smith, I. (2015). Evaluation of solar modelling techniques through experiment on a 627 kWp photo-voltaic solar power plant at Edinburgh College—Midlothian Campus, Scotland. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 7(3), Article 033128. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4922450

The accuracy and applicability of existing methods of solar resource modelling and solar photovoltaic module performance are investigated in the case of a ground array installation at Edinburgh College, Midlothian Campus, the principal derived quanti... Read More about Evaluation of solar modelling techniques through experiment on a 627 kWp photo-voltaic solar power plant at Edinburgh College—Midlothian Campus, Scotland..

Finite-element view-factor computations for radiant energy exchanges (2015)
Journal Article
Muneer, T., Ivanova, S. M., Kotak, Y., & Gul, M. S. (2015). Finite-element view-factor computations for radiant energy exchanges. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 7(3), Article 033108. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4921387

Radiation heat transfer has very many applications within the building services sector. CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) Guide A provides the physics background and the relevant mathematical functions for radiant energy ex... Read More about Finite-element view-factor computations for radiant energy exchanges.

Energetic, environmental and economic performance of electric vehicles: Experimental evaluation (2014)
Journal Article
Muneer, T., Milligan, R., Smith, I., Doyle, A., Pozuelo, M., & Knez, M. (2015). Energetic, environmental and economic performance of electric vehicles: Experimental evaluation. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 35, 40-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2014.11.015

Fuelled by a rapidly rising human global population, an increasing demand for freedom to travel and the affordability made possible by modern manufacturing there has been an exponential rise in the number of automobiles – in the year 2013 there were... Read More about Energetic, environmental and economic performance of electric vehicles: Experimental evaluation.

Natural light controls and guides in buildings. Energy saving for electrical lighting, reduction of cooling load (2014)
Journal Article
Gago, E., Muneer, T., Knez, M., & Köster, H. (2015). Natural light controls and guides in buildings. Energy saving for electrical lighting, reduction of cooling load. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 41, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.08.002

The residential sector is responsible for approximately a quarter of energy consumption in Europe. This consumption, together with that of other buildings, mainly from the tertiary sector, makes up 40% of total energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emiss... Read More about Natural light controls and guides in buildings. Energy saving for electrical lighting, reduction of cooling load.

Installation of roof-top solar PV modules and their impact on building cooling load (2014)
Journal Article
Kotak, Y., Gago, E. J., Mohanty, P., & Muneer, T. (2014). Installation of roof-top solar PV modules and their impact on building cooling load. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 35(6), 613-633. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624414527098

It has been shown by many researchers that over a long term there has been a slow but steady rise of ambient temperature within the Indian sub-continent. Due to an increased economic prosperity there has been an accompanied increase in the urban heat... Read More about Installation of roof-top solar PV modules and their impact on building cooling load.