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• Classicalandrenewablepowersystemsandelectricitypolicydevelopment:– Cleancoalenergyoptimisation– CleanDevelopmentMechanism(CDM)

relatedmodellingandoptimisation– Collectedbehaviourinmassrollout

energyefficiencyprogrammes– Constructaltheory– Consumptionanalysis,includinghome

appliancescheduling,hotwater stratificationphenomenonin electricgeysers,heatpumps,HVAC systemcontrolandoptimisation

– Convergence,robustnessandinteger solutions

– Demand-sidemanagement(DSM)– Dye-sensitisedsolarcells

• Energyefficiencyandmanagementinbuildings:– Energyefficiencyinrailwaysystems– Energyefficiency

• Energyoptimisation:– Energystoragemodelling

• Energysystemperformanceevaluation• Energytransmissionanddistribution

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• Environmentalsustainabilityresearch:– Generalenergyaudits– Generatingunits’maintenance– Greenbuildingconceptualisation– Hybridrenewablepowergeneration

systemsresearch• Industrialenergyoptimisation:

– Loadmanagement– Maintenanceplanning– Microchannelcondensation– Modellingandoptimalcontrolfor

heavy-haultrains• Newmethodologiesinenergyoptimisation:

– Nuclearenergyresearch

– Perovskitesolarcells– Plasmonics– Problemsrelatedtocolliery,conveyor

belts,winders,ventilationssystems, waterpumpingsystems, coalbeneficiationprocesses, co-generationsystemsandoptimal control• Renewableenergysystemsandmicrogrids• Researchonsolarenergysystemsincluding

thinfilmphotovoltaics• Researchonsmartgrids• Thermalandprocessoptimisation• Thermofluidsresearch

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