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This Special Issue addresses a topic of great relevance. In developed countries, there is a higher prevalence of people choosing to spend time indoors. Data show that the time a person spends at home ranges from 60% to 90% of the day, and 30% of that time is spent sleeping, though this varies depending on the individual. Taking into account these data, indoor residential environments have a direct influence on human health. Furthermore, in developing countries, significant levels of indoor pollution make housing unsafe, impacting the health of its inhabitants. Housing is therefore a key health factor for people all over the world: various parameters such as air quality, ventilation, hygrothermal comfort, lighting, physical environment, and building efficiency can contribute to healthy architecture; poor application of these parameters can result in conditions that negatively impact health.

gappy proper orthogonal decomposition --- sparse sensor observations --- contaminant distribution --- reconstruction --- CFD --- energy efficiency --- data envelopment analysis --- literature review --- future research --- weather data --- calibration --- sensors --- energy simulation --- sensors saving --- methodology --- Building Energy Models (BEMs) --- water flow glazing --- dynamic building envelope --- life cycle assessment --- building integrated PV panels --- levelized cost of energy --- daylighting --- circadian lighting --- indoor lighting --- dopamine --- myopia --- self-renovation --- habits and comfort --- sustainable building material --- cultural heritage buildings --- ventilation --- CFD analysis --- archaeology --- architecture --- native American Indians --- traditional architecture --- vernacular architecture --- indoor air quality --- COVID-19 --- educational buildings --- air purifier --- airborne transmission --- particulate matter --- dust pollution --- IAQ --- indoor–outdoor concentration ratio --- penetration factor --- air quality control

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This Special Issue presents extended versions of selected top papers of the Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion (MEDPOWER), held in Dubrovnik in 2018. The 11th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion (MEDPOWER 2018) was held in Cavtat, Dubrobnik, Croatia, from 12 to 15 November 2018. The conference gathered more than 200 scientists, researchers, and experts from all around the world. A total of 147 oral presentations were held during the conference, with an additional 50 papers presented in special sessions. The top 10 papers have been selected for this Special Issue in Energies, covering a variety of topics from end-user challenges, distribution and transmission network operation and planning, to generation planning and modeling.

Research & information: general --- Technology: general issues --- balancing market design --- congestion management --- optimization methods --- power system modeling --- multi-agent modelling --- distribution networks --- distributed generation integration --- power system economics --- regulation --- optimisation --- electric vehicle --- forecasting model --- scenario generation --- probabilistic evaluation --- Active distribution systems --- voltage asymmetry --- converter control --- enhanced geothermal systems --- economic assessment --- environmental assessment --- optimization --- levelized cost of energy --- security of supply --- LOLP optimization --- VOLL --- generation expansion planning --- reliability --- phase shifters --- network reduction --- power system operation --- transmission network --- power transfer distribution factor --- NPP Krško --- CILRT --- GOTHIC code --- containment --- mass point method measurement --- weighting factors --- load morphing --- NSGA-II --- smart grid --- grid partition --- multi-objective optimization --- Pareto theory --- forensic investigations --- forensic evidence substation --- wide area monitoring protection and control --- phasor measurement units (PMUs) --- industrial control systems --- sandboxing --- balancing market design --- congestion management --- optimization methods --- power system modeling --- multi-agent modelling --- distribution networks --- distributed generation integration --- power system economics --- regulation --- optimisation --- electric vehicle --- forecasting model --- scenario generation --- probabilistic evaluation --- Active distribution systems --- voltage asymmetry --- converter control --- enhanced geothermal systems --- economic assessment --- environmental assessment --- optimization --- levelized cost of energy --- security of supply --- LOLP optimization --- VOLL --- generation expansion planning --- reliability --- phase shifters --- network reduction --- power system operation --- transmission network --- power transfer distribution factor --- NPP Krško --- CILRT --- GOTHIC code --- containment --- mass point method measurement --- weighting factors --- load morphing --- NSGA-II --- smart grid --- grid partition --- multi-objective optimization --- Pareto theory --- forensic investigations --- forensic evidence substation --- wide area monitoring protection and control --- phasor measurement units (PMUs) --- industrial control systems --- sandboxing

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Renewable energy is electricity generated by fuel sources that restore themselves over a short period of time and do not diminish. Although some renewable energy technologies impact the environment, renewables are considered environmentally preferable to conventional sources and, when replacing fossil fuels, have significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This book focuses on the environmental and economic benefits of using renewable energy, which include: (i) generating energy that produces no greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and reduces some types of air pollution, (ii) diversifying energy supply and reducing dependence on imported fuels, and (iii) creating economic development and jobs in manufacturing, installation, and more. Local governments can dramatically reduce their carbon footprint by purchasing or directly generating electricity from clean and renewable sources. The most common renewable power technologies include: solar (photovoltaic (PV), solar thermal), wind, biogas (e.g., landfill gas, wastewater treatment digester gas), geothermal, biomass, low-impact hydroelectricity, and emerging technologies such as wave and tidal power. Local governments can lead by example by generating energy on site, purchasing green power, or purchasing renewable energy. Using a combination of renewable energy options can help to meet local government goals, especially in some regions where availability and quality of renewable resources vary. Options for using renewable energy include: generating renewable energy on site, using a system or device at the location where the power is used (e.g., PV panels on a state building, geothermal heat pumps, biomass-fueled combined heat and power), and purchasing renewable energy from an electric utility through a green pricing or green marketing program, where buyers pay a small premium in exchange for electricity generated locally from green power resources.

History of engineering & technology --- community energy --- energy storage --- time of use tariff --- home battery --- demand response --- renewable energy --- business model --- global meta-frontier non-radial direction distance function --- energy efficiency --- CO2 emission performance --- benchmark --- potential CO2 emission and energy reduction --- solar home systems (SHS) --- levelized cost of energy (LCOE) --- photovoltaic system --- HOMER --- rice straw ash --- ash-forming elements --- solubility --- sustainable development of both agriculture and biomass energy --- recycling property --- ashing temperature --- municipalities --- public policies --- rural development --- wind farms --- civic energy communities --- local energy initiatives --- grassroots innovation --- energy transition --- social practice theory --- energy practices --- hazardous waste --- contaminated soil --- potential toxic elements --- removal --- mine waste --- biomass power generation --- positive externalities --- support policy --- apple branches --- Jingning --- LCA --- LCC --- photovoltaic --- onshore wind --- prosumers --- renewable energy sources --- Mediterranean wineries --- constraints and enablers --- social–ecological system --- resilience

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This Special Issue is entitled “Environmental Sustainability in Maritime Infrastructures”. Oceans and coastal areas are essential in our lives from several different points of view: social, economic, and health. Given the importance of these areas for human life, not only for the present but also for the future, it is necessary to plan future infrastructures, and maintain and adapt to the changes the existing ones. All of this taking into account the sustainability of our planet. A very significant percentage of the world's population lives permanently or enjoys their vacation periods in coastal zones, which makes them very sensitive areas, with a very high economic value and as a focus of adverse effects on public health and ecosystems. Therefore, it is considered very relevant and of great interest to launch this Special Issue to cover any aspects related to the vulnerability of coastal systems and their inhabitants (water pollution, coastal flooding, climate change, overpopulation, urban planning, waste water, plastics at sea, effects on ecosystems, etc.), as well as the use of ocean resources (fisheries, energy, tourism areas, etc.).

floating offshore wind --- concrete wind platform --- economic feasibility --- IRR --- NPV --- LCOE --- feasibility study --- offshore wind --- levelized cost of energy (LCOE) --- wave energy --- software --- EU ETS --- Emission allowances --- Greenhouse gas emissions --- Transparency --- Accounting regulation --- tidal current energy --- life cycle assessment --- ISO --- greenhouse gases emissions --- port infrastructure --- carbon footprint --- offshore waste disposal facility --- hazard analysis --- risk matrix --- subsystem --- environmental impact --- ocean renewable energy --- OTEC --- environmental and social impacts --- energy production --- renewable energy --- zero emissions port --- wave energy converter --- young mangroves --- mangrove restoration --- portable reef design --- field observation --- Amami Oshima --- geographic information system --- back-propagation neural network --- rainfall --- historical flood --- prediction --- formal planning --- informal planning --- spatial planning process --- coastal area spatial planning --- planning levels --- community involvement --- territorial community --- coastal communities --- coastal fisheries --- dry fish --- livelihood --- vulnerability --- AHP --- urban regeneration --- littoral landscape --- Mediterranean architecture --- sustainable mobility --- transport infrastructure --- greenway

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This Special Issue is entitled “Environmental Sustainability in Maritime Infrastructures”. Oceans and coastal areas are essential in our lives from several different points of view: social, economic, and health. Given the importance of these areas for human life, not only for the present but also for the future, it is necessary to plan future infrastructures, and maintain and adapt to the changes the existing ones. All of this taking into account the sustainability of our planet. A very significant percentage of the world's population lives permanently or enjoys their vacation periods in coastal zones, which makes them very sensitive areas, with a very high economic value and as a focus of adverse effects on public health and ecosystems. Therefore, it is considered very relevant and of great interest to launch this Special Issue to cover any aspects related to the vulnerability of coastal systems and their inhabitants (water pollution, coastal flooding, climate change, overpopulation, urban planning, waste water, plastics at sea, effects on ecosystems, etc.), as well as the use of ocean resources (fisheries, energy, tourism areas, etc.).

Technology: general issues --- floating offshore wind --- concrete wind platform --- economic feasibility --- IRR --- NPV --- LCOE --- feasibility study --- offshore wind --- levelized cost of energy (LCOE) --- wave energy --- software --- EU ETS --- Emission allowances --- Greenhouse gas emissions --- Transparency --- Accounting regulation --- tidal current energy --- life cycle assessment --- ISO --- greenhouse gases emissions --- port infrastructure --- carbon footprint --- offshore waste disposal facility --- hazard analysis --- risk matrix --- subsystem --- environmental impact --- ocean renewable energy --- OTEC --- environmental and social impacts --- energy production --- renewable energy --- zero emissions port --- wave energy converter --- young mangroves --- mangrove restoration --- portable reef design --- field observation --- Amami Oshima --- geographic information system --- back-propagation neural network --- rainfall --- historical flood --- prediction --- formal planning --- informal planning --- spatial planning process --- coastal area spatial planning --- planning levels --- community involvement --- territorial community --- coastal communities --- coastal fisheries --- dry fish --- livelihood --- vulnerability --- AHP --- urban regeneration --- littoral landscape --- Mediterranean architecture --- sustainable mobility --- transport infrastructure --- greenway --- floating offshore wind --- concrete wind platform --- economic feasibility --- IRR --- NPV --- LCOE --- feasibility study --- offshore wind --- levelized cost of energy (LCOE) --- wave energy --- software --- EU ETS --- Emission allowances --- Greenhouse gas emissions --- Transparency --- Accounting regulation --- tidal current energy --- life cycle assessment --- ISO --- greenhouse gases emissions --- port infrastructure --- carbon footprint --- offshore waste disposal facility --- hazard analysis --- risk matrix --- subsystem --- environmental impact --- ocean renewable energy --- OTEC --- environmental and social impacts --- energy production --- renewable energy --- zero emissions port --- wave energy converter --- young mangroves --- mangrove restoration --- portable reef design --- field observation --- Amami Oshima --- geographic information system --- back-propagation neural network --- rainfall --- historical flood --- prediction --- formal planning --- informal planning --- spatial planning process --- coastal area spatial planning --- planning levels --- community involvement --- territorial community --- coastal communities --- coastal fisheries --- dry fish --- livelihood --- vulnerability --- AHP --- urban regeneration --- littoral landscape --- Mediterranean architecture --- sustainable mobility --- transport infrastructure --- greenway