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Decarbonization by Electrification in Buildings and Vehicles
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2026
- Editor: Yuekuan Zhou
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 2 7 8 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 2 7 9 - 0
‘Decarbonization by Electrification in Buildings and Vehicles’ serves as a comprehensive reference and guide to the topic of decarbonization of buildings and electric vehicles pr… Read more
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Request a sales quote‘Decarbonization by Electrification in Buildings and Vehicles’ serves as a comprehensive reference and guide to the topic of decarbonization of buildings and electric vehicles presenting fundamental concepts, cutting-edge technologies, and in-depth problem-solving. Split into clear sections, this book covers the fundamentals of historic energy use and decarbonization strategies in the area, strategies from vehicle-to-X to dynamic matching and energy storage, modeling and analysis for a range of systems, and essential challenges. Providing a coherent set of guidelines to the decarbonization of these challenging sectors, ‘Decarbonization by Electrification in Buildings and Vehicles’ will support upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and engineers looking for new ways to make the energy future more sustainable.
• Presents a theoretical and methodological overview to building energy systems and global carbon emissions
• Outlines latest developments and predicted future advances and applications of decarbonization by electrification in buildings and vehicles
• Provides practical guidance on system and process design, informed by fundamental requirements of decarbonization pathways using electrification
• Offers insights into renewable markets and carbon mitigation subsidies for researchers and students approaching working in decarbonization
• Outlines latest developments and predicted future advances and applications of decarbonization by electrification in buildings and vehicles
• Provides practical guidance on system and process design, informed by fundamental requirements of decarbonization pathways using electrification
• Offers insights into renewable markets and carbon mitigation subsidies for researchers and students approaching working in decarbonization
Graduate and upper-level undergraduate students, researchers, and engineers in the building, vehicle and energy sectors
Part I: Fundamentals of Decarbonization in Vehicle and Building Energy Systems
1. Introduction to decarbonization with electrification based on historic changes in energy use patterns
2. Building energy systems and global carbon emissions
3. Energy systems in vehicles and global carbon emissions
Part II: Electrification Strategies
4. Centralised and distributed renewable supply for buildings
5. Clean energy supply with vehicle-to-X opportunities: operation, planning, and scheduling
6. Indirect electrification via electro fuels (e-fuels) for buildings and transport
7. Dynamic matching between renewable energy supply and energy consumption
8. Energy management strategies in integrated building-vehicle systems and case studies
9. Heat pumps and biomass-based systems with energy storage in smart grids
Part III: Modeling and Analysis
10. Performance degradation and model development
11. Impact of electrification on energy consumption and emission life cycle assessment in buildings
12. Carbon intensity in renewable systems
13. Carbon intensity in energy storage systems
14. Lifecycle carbon intensity analysis in integrative energy systems
15. Free trading in renewable markets with carbon mitigation subsidies
Part IV: Guidelines and Challenges for Future Decarbonized Energy Systems
16. Decarbonization guidelines with spontaneous installation of distributed renewable systems
17. Prospects, technical challenges, and upcoming studies on electrified decarbonization for carbon neutrality transition: case studies and future trends
1. Introduction to decarbonization with electrification based on historic changes in energy use patterns
2. Building energy systems and global carbon emissions
3. Energy systems in vehicles and global carbon emissions
Part II: Electrification Strategies
4. Centralised and distributed renewable supply for buildings
5. Clean energy supply with vehicle-to-X opportunities: operation, planning, and scheduling
6. Indirect electrification via electro fuels (e-fuels) for buildings and transport
7. Dynamic matching between renewable energy supply and energy consumption
8. Energy management strategies in integrated building-vehicle systems and case studies
9. Heat pumps and biomass-based systems with energy storage in smart grids
Part III: Modeling and Analysis
10. Performance degradation and model development
11. Impact of electrification on energy consumption and emission life cycle assessment in buildings
12. Carbon intensity in renewable systems
13. Carbon intensity in energy storage systems
14. Lifecycle carbon intensity analysis in integrative energy systems
15. Free trading in renewable markets with carbon mitigation subsidies
Part IV: Guidelines and Challenges for Future Decarbonized Energy Systems
16. Decarbonization guidelines with spontaneous installation of distributed renewable systems
17. Prospects, technical challenges, and upcoming studies on electrified decarbonization for carbon neutrality transition: case studies and future trends
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443342783
- eBook ISBN: 9780443342790
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Yuekuan Zhou
Yuekuan Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Energy and Environment at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), China. His research aims at achieving smart zero-energy and zero-carbon district energy systems for carbon neutrality and climate change mitigation, via cleaner power production, energy-efficient system design and operation, innovation in smart energy integration, multi-objective optimization on nonlinear dynamic behaviours with artificial intelligence. Asst. Prof. Zhou has published more than 80 papers on these topics in international, peer-reviewed journals. His current research interests include latent thermal storage, electrochemical battery, hydrogen and pumped hydro storages in zero-energy buildings, life-cycle carbon-neutral buildings, peer-to-peer energy trading and inter-city energy migration energy network with a hydrogen economy.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Sustainable Energy and Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), China