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Integrated approaches across energy, water and environment systems can accelerate the process of mitigating climate change through urgent action. New scientific advances that extend multiple opportunities in this direction have emanated from the 2nd Latin American, 1st Asia Pacific, 4th South East European and 15th Conferences on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems as represented in this editorial. The review of recent scientific advances connects the 27 research articles in this special issue with those of other researchers based on eight main themes. The first two themes relate to system flexibility for renewable energy penetration and urban solutions in the energy transition. The foci of these themes include enabling energy system flexibility, climate neutral islands, electrification solutions, optimizing urban energy systems, spatiotemporal modelling of heat demand and smart energy hubs. The next three themes relate to solar energy technologies, hydrokinetic, wind and osmotic innovations as well as bioenergy and combustion modelling. These themes include new advances for predicting and monitoring photovoltaic module performance, thermochemical energy storage for concentrated solar options, artificial intelligence for wind energy, micro-cogeneration, and wastewater utilization. The last three themes relate to batteries and hydrogen energy advances, including sector coupling opportunities, optimizing heat exchangers and networks as well as solutions for redesigning sectors and repurposing post-mining reservoirs for energy storage. There are multi-disciplinary interrelations among these themes and each contribution will support the wide-ranging opportunities for realizing the European Climate Law and any other similar targets around the world for sustaining planetary life-support systems on which sustainable development depends.
Şiir Kılkış; Goran Krajačić; Neven Duić; Marc A. Rosen; Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. Accelerating mitigation of climate change with sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems. Energy Conversion and Management 2021, 245, 114606 .
AMA StyleŞiir Kılkış, Goran Krajačić, Neven Duić, Marc A. Rosen, Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. Accelerating mitigation of climate change with sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems. Energy Conversion and Management. 2021; 245 ():114606.
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞiir Kılkış; Goran Krajačić; Neven Duić; Marc A. Rosen; Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. 2021. "Accelerating mitigation of climate change with sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems." Energy Conversion and Management 245, no. : 114606.
Strengthening capacity for cross-sectoral coordination has a crucial role in enabling ambitious climate mitigation. This research work integrates the Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems Index into a policy framework with three main components to compare possibilities for improving urban system performance. Tiers of integration are defined and compared with the index results for more transformative action. The levels range from unintegrated urban sectors and emerging integration, including those with urban land use and spatial planning, to advanced integration across the urban system. The case study is based on a municipality that is benchmarked to receive an index score of 27.783, placing the urban area in rank 79 among 120 other cities. The measures in the existing action plan are compared with opportunities that would support the municipality in reaching higher tiers of urban integration in the future. Policy learning from other urban areas to which the index is applied is foreseen to support collective action in addressing synergistic opportunities for mitigation. The results have implications on considering urban system integration in the transition to net-zero targets, missions for climate-neutral cities, and the realization of 100% renewable energy systems.
Şiir Kılkış. Transition towards urban system integration and benchmarking of an urban area to accelerate mitigation towards net-zero targets. Energy 2021, 236, 121394 .
AMA StyleŞiir Kılkış. Transition towards urban system integration and benchmarking of an urban area to accelerate mitigation towards net-zero targets. Energy. 2021; 236 ():121394.
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞiir Kılkış. 2021. "Transition towards urban system integration and benchmarking of an urban area to accelerate mitigation towards net-zero targets." Energy 236, no. : 121394.
The integration of energy, water and environment systems represents important opportunities for addressing the urgent imperative of climate neutrality. The 29 original papers in the virtual special issue of the 14th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems exemplify multiple advances in integrated approaches. This editorial provides a review of recent scientific contributions in energy system integration, urban synergies in the energy transition, integration of energy and water systems as well as valorization of waste heat. Advances that relate to sustainable combustion, biomass, and managing emissions provide further perspectives. All seven themes contain new research directions in such areas as solar energy technologies, thermal energy storage, power-to-X technologies, district heating and cooling networks, wastewater treatment plants, water desalination, and salinity gradient technologies. Advanced optimization approaches, big data analytics for cogeneration, thermal management applications, pollution minimization, lignocellulosic biomass, catalysts for alternative fuels as well as carbon capture, storage and utilization are described among other scientific contributions. Across the world, the focus on integration is gaining prominence, especially with the European Union Strategy on Energy System Integration that recognizes the role of a coordinated approach for planning and operating the energy system as a whole. The research advances that are contained in this editorial will support the realization of a coherent approach on the path towards sustaining the life-support systems of the planet and thereby support sustainable development.
Şiir Kılkış; Goran Krajačić; Neven Duić; Marc A. Rosen; Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. Advances in integration of energy, water and environment systems towards climate neutrality for sustainable development. Energy Conversion and Management 2020, 225, 113410 .
AMA StyleŞiir Kılkış, Goran Krajačić, Neven Duić, Marc A. Rosen, Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. Advances in integration of energy, water and environment systems towards climate neutrality for sustainable development. Energy Conversion and Management. 2020; 225 ():113410.
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞiir Kılkış; Goran Krajačić; Neven Duić; Marc A. Rosen; Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. 2020. "Advances in integration of energy, water and environment systems towards climate neutrality for sustainable development." Energy Conversion and Management 225, no. : 113410.
Siir Kilkis; Goran Krajačić; Neven Duić; Luca Montorsi; Qiuwang Wang; Marc A. Rosen; Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. Research frontiers in sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems in a time of climate crisis. Energy Conversion and Management 2019, 199, 1 .
AMA StyleSiir Kilkis, Goran Krajačić, Neven Duić, Luca Montorsi, Qiuwang Wang, Marc A. Rosen, Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. Research frontiers in sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems in a time of climate crisis. Energy Conversion and Management. 2019; 199 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSiir Kilkis; Goran Krajačić; Neven Duić; Luca Montorsi; Qiuwang Wang; Marc A. Rosen; Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. 2019. "Research frontiers in sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems in a time of climate crisis." Energy Conversion and Management 199, no. : 1.
The realization of net-zero exergy districts can be supported by urbanization options for district density and the selection of building materials. This research work formulates an urbanization algorithm based on terms for the carbon dioxide emissions responsibility of districts based on energy usage and aspects of embodied energy. The combined method is implemented to scenarios that contribute to a net-zero exergy district target with 6 options for district density and the selection of building materials. Based on a case study in the province of Ankara, Turkey, the scenario in which on-site exergy production is about 9.5% of the annual exergy consumption will be responsible for about 13,731 ktonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in a timeframe of 30 years. A near net-zero exergy district based on on-site exergy production at 75% of the annual exergy consumption will have about 2967 ktonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, including embodied energy in buildings. The sensitivity analysis with 9 different combinations provides differences in trade-offs based on timeframes and scenarios. The research work has ramifications for avoiding locking-in of carbon dioxide emissions by considering an integrated approach to urban energy solutions, district density, and building materials in local decision-making processes while reaching net-zero targets in the future.
Şiir Kılkış; Birol Kılkış. An urbanization algorithm for districts with minimized emissions based on urban planning and embodied energy towards net-zero exergy targets. Energy 2019, 179, 392 -406.
AMA StyleŞiir Kılkış, Birol Kılkış. An urbanization algorithm for districts with minimized emissions based on urban planning and embodied energy towards net-zero exergy targets. Energy. 2019; 179 ():392-406.
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞiir Kılkış; Birol Kılkış. 2019. "An urbanization algorithm for districts with minimized emissions based on urban planning and embodied energy towards net-zero exergy targets." Energy 179, no. : 392-406.
The data set of this article is related to an original research article entitled “Benchmarking the sustainability of urban energy, water and environment systems and envisioning a cross-sectoral scenario for the future” Kılkış, 2019. The data article provides data compilations in the context of benchmarking studies based on the composite indicator of the Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems City Index. Data tables for the seven dimensions of the index are provided for 35 main indicators and related sub-indicators for the newly benchmarked cities while those for other cities are monitored. In addition to periodic updates in the common data sources, some cities released updated reports for the Sustainable Energy and/or Climate Action Plans and/or relevant local statistics since the initial benchmarking. Normalized and aggregated values per dimension of the index for 120 cities are provided as an appendix for groups of 30 cities that are characterized as the pioneering, transitioning, solution-seeking, and challenged cities of the sample. The data compilation for the sources of residual energy from the industry, thermal power generation, the wastewater sector and urban biowaste are further provided for 60 cities as the basis of a scenario to encourage the integration of cross-sectoral measures in urban systems to improve benchmarked performances. The data that is contained in this data article thus enables the original application of the index to 120 cities and the analysis of a scenario in which cities reduce primary energy spending and carbon dioxide emissions.
Şiir Kılkış. Data on cities that are benchmarked with the sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems index and related cross-sectoral scenario. Data in Brief 2019, 24, 103856 .
AMA StyleŞiir Kılkış. Data on cities that are benchmarked with the sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems index and related cross-sectoral scenario. Data in Brief. 2019; 24 ():103856.
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞiir Kılkış. 2019. "Data on cities that are benchmarked with the sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems index and related cross-sectoral scenario." Data in Brief 24, no. : 103856.
Local authorities and cities are at the forefront of driving the energy transition, which plays a crucial role in mitigating the effects of climate change. The greenhouse gas emissions in cities, due to energy consumption, are placed into two categories: direct emissions generated from the combustion of fossil fuels mainly in buildings and transport sectors, and indirect emissions from grid-supplied energy, such as electricity and district heating and/or cooling. While there is extensive literature focused on direct greenhouse gas emissions accounting in cities’ inventories, research has focused to a lesser extent on allocation methods of indirect emissions from grid-supplied energy. The present paper provides an updated definition for the concept of local energy generation within the Covenant of Mayors initiative and proposes a new methodology for indirect emission accounting in cities’ greenhouse gas emission inventories. In addition, a broader policy framework in which local action is taken is discussed based on the European Union energy and climate policies, and over 80 exemplary Covenant of Mayors good practices are identified across the technology areas of local energy generation and four modes of urban climate governance. The contributions of the paper demonstrate that local authorities have the capacity to support and mobilize action for local energy generation investments through the multiple modes of urban climate governance to update and strengthen climate action
Albana Kona; Paolo Bertoldi; Şiir Kılkış. Covenant of Mayors: Local Energy Generation, Methodology, Policies and Good Practice Examples. Energies 2019, 12, 985 .
AMA StyleAlbana Kona, Paolo Bertoldi, Şiir Kılkış. Covenant of Mayors: Local Energy Generation, Methodology, Policies and Good Practice Examples. Energies. 2019; 12 (6):985.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlbana Kona; Paolo Bertoldi; Şiir Kılkış. 2019. "Covenant of Mayors: Local Energy Generation, Methodology, Policies and Good Practice Examples." Energies 12, no. 6: 985.
Urban areas provide strategic settings for attaining more sustainable urban systems. This paper provides fivefold contributions to the literature based on the Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems City Index. A comprehensive benchmarking of 120 cities is undertaken of which the first three cities are found to be Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Helsinki. Uncertainty and sensitivity analyses are conducted by comparing the original ranking with those based on Monte Carlo simulations and three aggregation schemes with and without the use of the geometric mean. The ranking of cities that take place in the 95% confidence interval and strong coefficients of correlation are found to suggest aspects of index robustness. As the third contribution, a scenario that represents the cross-sectoral strategy of utilizing residual energy in the urban vicinity from the industry, thermal power generation, wastewater, and urban biowaste is applied to 60 cities. The integration of data from the Pan-European Thermal Atlas provides additional practical value to local decision-makers who can assess possible improvements in city performance through such an approach. Fourth, 13 city pairs of 3 or more cities with the same above or below average performances across the dimensions of the index are identified as another means of supporting policy-learning opportunities. The fifth contribution synthesizes the original results of the research work to discuss the need for integrated urban transitions and proposes a vision for cities to envision the sustainable development of urban energy, water and environment systems. The research work provides analytical support to cities in a time when local actors are tasked with a mission that is nothing less than leading the transition to net-zero emissions by mid-century.
Şiir Kılkış. Benchmarking the sustainability of urban energy, water and environment systems and envisioning a cross-sectoral scenario for the future. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2019, 103, 529 -545.
AMA StyleŞiir Kılkış. Benchmarking the sustainability of urban energy, water and environment systems and envisioning a cross-sectoral scenario for the future. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2019; 103 ():529-545.
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞiir Kılkış. 2019. "Benchmarking the sustainability of urban energy, water and environment systems and envisioning a cross-sectoral scenario for the future." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 103, no. : 529-545.
Şan Kılkış; Siir Kilkis; Birol Kılkış. A simplistic flight model for exergy embodiment of composite materials towards nearly-zero exergy aviation. International Journal of Sustainable Aviation 2019, 5, 1 .
AMA StyleŞan Kılkış, Siir Kilkis, Birol Kılkış. A simplistic flight model for exergy embodiment of composite materials towards nearly-zero exergy aviation. International Journal of Sustainable Aviation. 2019; 5 (1):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞan Kılkış; Siir Kilkis; Birol Kılkış. 2019. "A simplistic flight model for exergy embodiment of composite materials towards nearly-zero exergy aviation." International Journal of Sustainable Aviation 5, no. 1: 1.
The integration of sectors for more sustainable systems and processes provide a multi-disciplinary research domain to which researchers are contributing with intense motivation in the context of urgency for addressing global climate change. The 26 papers in the current special issue of the 12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems represent a pursuit of excellence for leading related advancements. This editorial contains a review of these advances with a focus on the themes of effective valorisation of bioenergy resources, energy-water nexus in wastewater treatment processes, optimized local energy supply for efficient and clean systems, solar energy technologies for the energy transition, and technologies for efficient combustion and electric transport. Other themes are alternative and cross-cutting technologies for the energy system in addition to analyses of thermal energy recovery and heat transfer. Significant contributions under these themes relate to biomass residues and biogas upgrading processes, novel renewable energy and performance comparisons in the wastewater sector, efficient micro-cogeneration, polygeneration and load-sharing approaches, clustering techniques in district heating networks as well as hybrid and concentrated solar power systems. Control strategies for latent energy storage, aging processes in battery packs, engine knock occurrence and coupled numerical engine modelling, fuel blends with nanoparticle additives, utilization of flue gas, soot formation in plastic waste pyrolysis, high altitude wind energy systems as well as exergy analyses for heat and cold recovery and reverse electrodialysis are other key contributions. The advances are expected to enable more sustainable energy conversion and management processes in a time when an integrated approach is nothing less than essential to maintain a coherent and liveable Planet.
Şiir Kılkış; Goran Krajačić; Neven Duić; Marc A. Rosen; Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. Advancements in sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems. Energy Conversion and Management 2018, 176, 164 -183.
AMA StyleŞiir Kılkış, Goran Krajačić, Neven Duić, Marc A. Rosen, Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. Advancements in sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems. Energy Conversion and Management. 2018; 176 ():164-183.
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞiir Kılkış; Goran Krajačić; Neven Duić; Marc A. Rosen; Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. 2018. "Advancements in sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems." Energy Conversion and Management 176, no. : 164-183.
Siir Kilkis. Application of the Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems Index to World Cities with a Normative Scenario for Rio de Janeiro. Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems 2018, 6, 559 -608.
AMA StyleSiir Kilkis. Application of the Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems Index to World Cities with a Normative Scenario for Rio de Janeiro. Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. 2018; 6 (3):559-608.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSiir Kilkis. 2018. "Application of the Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems Index to World Cities with a Normative Scenario for Rio de Janeiro." Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems 6, no. 3: 559-608.
The energy base of urban settlements requires greater integration of renewable energy sources. This study presents a “hydrogen city” model with two cycles at the district and building levels. The main cycle comprises of hydrogen gas production, hydrogen storage, and a hydrogen distribution network. The electrolysis of water is based on surplus power from wind turbines and third-generation solar photovoltaic thermal panels. Hydrogen is then used in central fuel cells to meet the power demand of urban infrastructure. Hydrogen-enriched biogas that is generated from city wastes supplements this approach. The second cycle is the hydrogen flow in each low-exergy building that is connected to the hydrogen distribution network to supply domestic fuel cells. Make-up water for fuel cells includes treated wastewater to complete an energy-water nexus. The analyses are supported by exergy-based evaluation metrics. The Rational Exergy Management Efficiency of the hydrogen city model can reach 0.80, which is above the value of conventional district energy systems, and represents related advantages for CO2 emission reductions. The option of incorporating low-enthalpy geothermal energy resources at about 80 °C to support the model is evaluated. The hydrogen city model is applied to a new settlement area with an expected 200,000 inhabitants to find that the proposed model can enable a nearly net-zero exergy district status. The results have implications for settlements using hydrogen energy towards meeting net-zero targets.
Birol Kılkış; Şiir Kılkış. Hydrogen Economy Model for Nearly Net-Zero Cities with Exergy Rationale and Energy-Water Nexus. Energies 2018, 11, 1226 .
AMA StyleBirol Kılkış, Şiir Kılkış. Hydrogen Economy Model for Nearly Net-Zero Cities with Exergy Rationale and Energy-Water Nexus. Energies. 2018; 11 (5):1226.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBirol Kılkış; Şiir Kılkış. 2018. "Hydrogen Economy Model for Nearly Net-Zero Cities with Exergy Rationale and Energy-Water Nexus." Energies 11, no. 5: 1226.
Birol Kılkış; Şiir Kılkış; Ankara Tübitak. Rational Exergy Management Model for Effective Utilization of Low-Enthalpy Geothermal Energy Resources. Hittite Journal of Science & Engineering 2018, 5, 1 .
AMA StyleBirol Kılkış, Şiir Kılkış, Ankara Tübitak. Rational Exergy Management Model for Effective Utilization of Low-Enthalpy Geothermal Energy Resources. Hittite Journal of Science & Engineering. 2018; 5 (Special):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBirol Kılkış; Şiir Kılkış; Ankara Tübitak. 2018. "Rational Exergy Management Model for Effective Utilization of Low-Enthalpy Geothermal Energy Resources." Hittite Journal of Science & Engineering 5, no. Special: 1.
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Siir Kilkis. Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) Index for policy learning in cities. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development 2018, 12, 87 .
AMA StyleSiir Kilkis. Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) Index for policy learning in cities. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development. 2018; 12 (1/2):87.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSiir Kilkis. 2018. "Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) Index for policy learning in cities." International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development 12, no. 1/2: 87.
The Conferences on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) at the beginning of the 21st century have become a significant venue for researchers to meet, and initiate, discuss, share, and disseminate new ideas in various disciplines of sustainable development. In 2002, the first conference was organised in Dubrovnik, Croatia and since then, 10 more successful conferences were realised. Following the success of international conferences in Dubrovnik, the organizing committees decided to organize the main conference and regional conferences all over the world in even years. In 2016, the second regional SDEWES conference, namely the 2nd South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, was held June 15–18 in Piran/Portorose, Slovenia while the 11th SDEWES conference was organised in Lisbon, Portugal on September 4–8. There were 10 special sessions dedicated to various sustainability topics organised in both conferences. This special issue is based primarily upon a collection of 35 papers selected from among 538 scientific contributions presented at the 2nd SEE and 11th SDEWES Conferences. Moreover, this editorial summarises SDEWES published articles that have addressed and identified problems or provided the background for the research that is reported in the current special issue. The main topics of the selected papers address sustainable combustion technologies, renewable energy sources and sector integration, including the integration of renewable technologies in the urban environment, the integration of heat, cold, electricity and fuel production in buildings and industrial applications, heat exchangers and heat exchanger networks, the development and integration of energy storage for concentrated solar power plants, and sectorial integration of bioenergy resources and biorefineries with a particular focus on system integration for efficient and low-carbon systems.
Goran Krajačić; Milan Vujanović; Neven Duić; Şiir Kılkış; Marc A. Rosen; Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. Integrated approach for sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems. Energy Conversion and Management 2017, 159, 398 -412.
AMA StyleGoran Krajačić, Milan Vujanović, Neven Duić, Şiir Kılkış, Marc A. Rosen, Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. Integrated approach for sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems. Energy Conversion and Management. 2017; 159 ():398-412.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGoran Krajačić; Milan Vujanović; Neven Duić; Şiir Kılkış; Marc A. Rosen; Moh'd Ahmad Al-Nimr. 2017. "Integrated approach for sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems." Energy Conversion and Management 159, no. : 398-412.
Birol Kılkış; Şiir Kılkış. New exergy metrics for energy, environment, and economy nexus and optimum design model for nearly-zero exergy airport (nZEXAP) systems. Energy 2017, 140, 1329 -1349.
AMA StyleBirol Kılkış, Şiir Kılkış. New exergy metrics for energy, environment, and economy nexus and optimum design model for nearly-zero exergy airport (nZEXAP) systems. Energy. 2017; 140 ():1329-1349.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBirol Kılkış; Şiir Kılkış. 2017. "New exergy metrics for energy, environment, and economy nexus and optimum design model for nearly-zero exergy airport (nZEXAP) systems." Energy 140, no. : 1329-1349.
Şiir Kılkış; Birol Kilkis. Integrated circular economy and education model to address aspects of an energy-water-food nexus in a dairy facility and local contexts. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 167, 1084 -1098.
AMA StyleŞiir Kılkış, Birol Kilkis. Integrated circular economy and education model to address aspects of an energy-water-food nexus in a dairy facility and local contexts. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 167 ():1084-1098.
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞiir Kılkış; Birol Kilkis. 2017. "Integrated circular economy and education model to address aspects of an energy-water-food nexus in a dairy facility and local contexts." Journal of Cleaner Production 167, no. : 1084-1098.
Şan Kılkış; Şiir Kılkış. Benchmarking aircraft metabolism based on a Sustainable Airline Index. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 167, 1068 -1083.
AMA StyleŞan Kılkış, Şiir Kılkış. Benchmarking aircraft metabolism based on a Sustainable Airline Index. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 167 ():1068-1083.
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞan Kılkış; Şiir Kılkış. 2017. "Benchmarking aircraft metabolism based on a Sustainable Airline Index." Journal of Cleaner Production 167, no. : 1068-1083.
Purpose Despite an emerging trend in the higher education sector toward sustainable campuses, comparative analyses that span multiple themes across multiple campuses are still limited. The purpose of this paper is to reduce such a gap by comparing universities that are members of the International Sustainable Campus Network across themes that are related to environmental quality. Design/methodology/approach In total, 34 universities are included in the sample. Indicators are systematically reviewed and clustered into ten themes. Common indicators (CIs) are identified in seven themes for at least seven and at most 20 campuses. At the absence of CIs, the given theme is assessed based on the measures applied. The results indicate the average levels of performance in the sample and/or the scope of the measures that are undertaken. Findings According to related values, an average campus spent 233,402 MWh of energy in buildings, 838,317 m3 of water on campus, generated 4,442 tonnes of waste, and emitted 75,354 tonnes of CO2 emissions. The average recycling rate was 50 percent, the average single occupancy vehicle rate in campus commuting was 34 percent, and on average, there were 152 sustainability-oriented courses. Best practices from the measures included energy audits for data centers, retrofit of water intense laboratories, and on-site renewable energy projects. Originality/value In addition, a unified monitoring framework is proposed to improve subsequent comparative analyses of campuses. Universities must focus on the use of the campus as a living laboratory to guide society toward a more sustainable future.
Şiir Kılkış. Comparative analyses of sustainable campuses as living laboratories for managing environmental quality. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 2017, 28, 681 -702.
AMA StyleŞiir Kılkış. Comparative analyses of sustainable campuses as living laboratories for managing environmental quality. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal. 2017; 28 (5):681-702.
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞiir Kılkış. 2017. "Comparative analyses of sustainable campuses as living laboratories for managing environmental quality." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 28, no. 5: 681-702.
The comparison of building clusters based on energy and the quality of energy (exergy) is a key aspect for determining steps towards cleaner energy supply structures. This paper compares two building clusters based on an integrated approach that involves building and energy system level analyses. The first cluster involves 8 buildings with diverse energy profiles at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology campus, including faculty buildings, laboratories, and a data center with waste heat recovery. The second cluster involves planned buildings in the Albano district in the vicinity of the KTH campus that will be a joint area with lecture buildings and accommodation for 3 universities in Stockholm. The present energy supply structure for the campus and the surrounding urban area includes a local combined heat and power (CHP) plant. The comparison of the building clusters involve analyses based on the Rational Exergy Management Model. Four scenarios, which involve different shares for the existing CHP units, new biofuel CHP unit, seawater heat pumps, peak load boilers, electric boilers, large scale aquifer thermal energy storage, heat supply from solar collectors, and electricity and heat from photovoltaic thermal arrays are devised for comparison. The scenarios have at most an exergy match of 0.81. The paper concludes with useful results that are in line with the aims of IEA Annex 64 on Optimised Performance of Energy Supply Systems with Exergy Principles.QC 20160923
Şiir Kılkış; Cong Wang; Folke Björk; Ivo Martinac. Cleaner energy scenarios for building clusters in campus areas based on the Rational Exergy Management Model. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 155, 72 -82.
AMA StyleŞiir Kılkış, Cong Wang, Folke Björk, Ivo Martinac. Cleaner energy scenarios for building clusters in campus areas based on the Rational Exergy Management Model. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 155 ():72-82.
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞiir Kılkış; Cong Wang; Folke Björk; Ivo Martinac. 2017. "Cleaner energy scenarios for building clusters in campus areas based on the Rational Exergy Management Model." Journal of Cleaner Production 155, no. : 72-82.