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Irene Fernández García, Daniele Novara and Aonghus Mc Nabola
Pressure Reducing Valves (PRV) have been widely used as a device to control pressure at nodes in water distribution networks and thus reduce leakages. However, an energy dissipation takes place during PRV operation. Thus, micro-hydropower turbines and, m...
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Armando Silva-Afonso and Carla Pimentel-Rodrigues
The objective of this article is to deepen knowledge about the existing connections, at the level of urban environments, between energy, water, and nutrients (or food). Energy and basic resources?water and food?are closely interconnected, which is why th...
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Jafar Jafari-Asl, Seyed Arman Hashemi Monfared and Soroush Abolfathi
This study investigates the optimal and safe operation of pumping stations in water distribution systems (WDSs) with the aim of reducing the environmental footprint of water conveyance processes. We introduced the nonlinear chaotic honey badger algorithm...
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Alyson H. Rapp, Robert B. Sowby and Gustavious Williams
More water utilities are adopting aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) to balance long-term water supply and demand. Due to large implementation and operation costs, ASR projects need to be optimized, particularly for energy use, which is a major operating...
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Gricelda Herrera-Franco, Lady Bravo-Montero, Jhon Caicedo-Potosí and Paúl Carrión-Mero
The excessive use of energy from fossil fuels, which corresponds to population, industrialisation, and unsustainable economic growth, is the cause of carbon dioxide production and climate change. The Water?Energy?Food (WEF) nexus is an applicable concept...
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Kristina Gartsiyanova, Stefan Genchev and Atanas Kitev
The intensive economic activity along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast is causing serious changes in the quality of the river water. In view of the topicality of the problem, the main goal of this article is to emphasize the water quality as a necessary key...
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Xiaoqun Wang, Xihui Chen and Zhouyi Gu
Grasping the concerns of customers is paramount, serving as a foundation for both attracting and retaining a loyal customer base. While customer satisfaction has been extensively explored across diverse industries, there remains a dearth of insights into...
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Adey Tarawneh, Aisyah Abdul-Rahman, Syajarul Imna Mohd Amin and Mohd Fahmi Ghazali
Financial technology (Fintech), characterized as technology-driven financial innovation, has catalyzed significant economic growth across various nations. The Fintech sector has experienced remarkable expansion, boasting vast user numbers. While regions ...
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Corinthias P. M. Sianipar, Yi-Meng Chao and Satoshi Hoshino
The intrinsic relation between water and energy has made the water?energy nexus a burgeoning issue in the discussion of sustainable development. Recently, research has begun to pay attention to stakeholders in the nexus. They, however, identified stakeho...
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Martin Oberascher, Lukas Schartner and Robert Sitzenfrei
The potential of water supply systems for renewable electrical energy production is frequently utilised by a small-scale hydropower unit (SHPU) that utilises the surplus water or pressure. However, fluctuating demand on an hourly and daily basis represen...
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