A Bayesian deep-learning framework for assessing the energy flexibility of residential buildings with multicomponent energy syst...
Sunday, October 15, 2023
This paper addresses the challenge of assessing uncertainty in energy flexibility predictions, which is a significant open question in the energy flexibility assessment field. To address this challenge, a methodology that quantifies the flexibility of multiple thermal and electrical systems is developed using appropriate indicators and considers the different types of uncertainty associated wit... .. read more..

Technical and economic assessment of a hybrid heat pump system as an energy retrofit measure in a residential building
Friday, September 15, 2023
Air to water electric heat pumps are one technological solution to achieve energy defossilisation goals for heating of residential building stock. Nevertheless, they may not necessarily be the only solution for all residential building stock. A case in point is where extensive fabric refurbishment is impracticable or where electric heat pumps are installed where low ambient temperatures prevail... .. read more..

Impact of impending sustainability legislation on manufacturing SMEs: An analysis
Monday, May 22, 2023
Under the Irish Government Sectoral Emissions Ceilings announced last year, the manufacturing sector will have to achieve a 35% reduction in emissions by 2030, compared to the level of emissions in 2018. Manufacturing along with broader industrial processing accounts for approximately 13% of Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions. While a range of companies such as Intel, Diageo, Janssen and Boston... .. read more..

A linked data approach to multi-scale energy modelling
Saturday, October 1, 2022
Interactions between built infrastructure are complex and nuanced; changes to any one component can have disproportionate effects on the system as a whole. For instance, adoption of heat pumps or electric vehicles by a significant proportion of a population in an urban centre would place new demands on both electricity transmission and distribution networks. It is essential that planners – both... .. read more..

Meso-scale solidification models for metallic additive manufacturing processes
Friday, June 11, 2021
Our ambition is to develop a multi-scale approach to model the powder bed fusion process from melting to solidification: grain nucleation, growth and impingement, residual stresses and porosity. In order to feasibly predict microstructural features at the scale of an entire part, trade-offs need to be made between accuracy and efficiency. Hot cracking and porosity are the main culprits responsi... .. read more..