GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 14 contributing scholarly metadata sources and uses AI-assisted classification to identify signals related to measurement, policy narratives, outcomes, implementation, industrial adoption, and verification.
The goal is not only to discover papers, but to observe how GX research is distributed across research substance, implementation narratives, external expectations, implementation substance, and judgment formation.
Summaries are AI-assisted. Always refer to the original paper for authoritative conclusions.
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropeZenodo2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Bilevel renovation-subsidy design for the EPBD trajectory: model, data and results of record (P4, version pl12)
Özer, Ece, Kranzl, Lukas
A Julia/Gurobi bilevel Stackelberg model where the state sets renovation-subsidy rates by measure, income group and tenure to bring the national housing stock onto its EPBD primary-energy trajectory at minimum public cost, while owners and …
PreprintarXiv2026#Energy Efficiency
Environmental Assessment of GaN Current-Source and Voltage-Source AC-AC Variable Speed Drives
Luc Imperiali, Jonas Huber
A comparative LCA of GaN-based current-source (CSC) and conventional voltage-source (VSC) AC-AC variable-speed drives at identical 1.4 kW specs. Embodied carbon is similar (44.8 vs 47.4 kgCO2eq), dominated by control electronics and PCBs. O…
Peer-reviewedJournalResults in Engineering2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Continuous direct-heating annealing of low-carbon steel wire using a eucalyptus-residue gasifier–burner: process, mechanical, and energy performance
Sommas Kaewluan, Nathawat Unsomsri, Pathompong Chootapa +1
This study demonstrates continuous annealing of low-carbon steel wire using an integrated eucalyptus-residue gasifier–burner and furnace. At a nominal 750°C setting with ~17 min transit, tensile strength fell from 994 to 451 MPa and twists …
Peer-reviewedJournalConstruction and Building Materials2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Mechanical and functional performance of lightweight low-carbon eco-bricks manufactured from recycled waste materials
Shengnan Ma, C. Y. Kwok
A novel aggregate-free eco-brick made from dredged marine deposits, recycled tire rubber, and a cement-free lime-activated GGBS binder was tested across 13 formulations. Rubber particle size governs performance: 0.1 mm at 10% content yields…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalWater Research2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Dynamic carbon aware multi-pump scheduling in water distribution systems: Carbon–pressure margin trade-offs under seasonal storage conditions
Yisong Zhu, Wencheng Ma, Dan Zhong
This study optimizes multi-pump scheduling in water distribution systems by framing operations as a trade-off between carbon emissions and pressure margins under seasonal storage conditions. It offers a dynamic, carbon-aware scheduling appr…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalOpen Access Government2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
The heating transition: Unlocking the energy potential of indoor swimming pools
Jörn Doerk, Ralph Berger
As electrification and refrigerant regulation reshape Europe's building sector, this piece examines decarbonizing indoor swimming pool heating. It argues integrated heat recovery and natural refrigerants offer a future-proof route to effici…
PreprintResearch Square2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Analysis and Improvement of Building Energy Data Collection Systems for Green Remodeling of Aging Small Scale Residential Buildings in South Korea - Comparative Review of International and Domestic Practices
JUNG Y, KIM S
This study compares Korean and international building energy data collection systems to promote renewable-based green remodeling of aging small residential buildings. Reviewing European policies, geothermal-PV demonstrations, Korean green b…
🇪🇺 EuropeDatasetZenodo2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
European Heat Pump Keymark Population Dataset and COP Models for Cold-Climate Building Simulation
Võsa, Karl-Villem, Simson, Raimo, Mikola, Alo +1
A statistical-population treatment of the European Heat Pump KEYMARK certification corpus for air-to-water heat pumps, releasing deduplicated test-point data, population-scale EN 14825 SCOP validation, and mixed-effects COP models with per-…
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
HeatPumpLab
Walmsley, Timothy Gordon
HeatPumpLab offers open Python models of high-temperature heat pump cycles for industrial process heat—recuperative, cascade, MVR, sCO₂ Brayton and steam-generating—using CoolProp or REFPROP fluid properties with in-browser web apps. It giv…
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropeZenodo2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Bilevel renovation-subsidy design for the EPBD trajectory: model, data and results of record (P4, version pl12)
Özer, Ece, Kranzl, Lukas
A Julia/Gurobi bilevel (Stackelberg) model where the state sets renovation-subsidy rates by measure, income group and tenure to bring a national housing stock onto its EPBD primary-energy trajectory at minimum public cost, while owners and …
Peer-reviewedJournalTransactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers2025#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Analysis of Impact of Steel Manufacturing Process Improvement on Greenhouse Gas Emission Using the GREET Model
Kim J.
A study applying the GREET lifecycle model to assess how steel manufacturing process improvements affect greenhouse gas emissions. Steel is a major industrial emitter, so quantifying process-level abatement potential informs decarbonization…
Peer-reviewedConferenceGreen Streets Highways and Development 2013 Advancing the Practice Proceedings of the 2nd Green Streets Highways and Development Conference2013#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Estimation of comparative life cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions of residential brownfield and greenfield developments
Hendrickson C.
A study comparing life cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions of residential brownfield versus greenfield developments. It quantifies how reusing existing urban infrastructure versus new suburban build-out affects construction and operati…
Peer-reviewedJournalSociété Française de Thermique2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Optimizing the carbon footprint of an offshore upstream asset by maximizing its energy efficiency: An integrated exergetic modeling approach
Nathan Senechau, Maxime Higelin, Sabine Sochard +2
This study develops a dynamic exergy model in Python integrating subsurface reservoir dynamics (Petex GAP) and surface process simulation (TotalEnergies BEST) to quantify and optimize energy performance and GHG emissions of an operating off…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalLand2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Intensification and Low-Carbon Performance: A Two-Stage Framework for Evaluating Urban Construction Land Use Efficiency Across 268 Chinese Cities
Xiaolu Huang, Ya Wu, Yu Zhang +1
A two-stage super-SBM framework evaluates urban construction land use efficiency across 268 Chinese cities (2001-2021) along intensification and low-carbon dimensions. Intensification efficiency stays low and fluctuates, while low-carbon ef…
Peer-reviewedJournalInternational Journal of Frontline Research in Engineering and Technology2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
BIM-Enabled Circular Construction and Material Lifecycle Management: A Critical Review of Digital Strategies for Resource-Efficient and Low-Carbon Building Delivery
Emmanuel Adjei Ayim, Mariam Dauda, Julia Adu-Mensah
This review examines how BIM-enabled digital strategies support circular construction and material lifecycle management. It finds growing integration with LCA, material passports, circularity tools, and traceability, concentrated in design …
Peer-reviewedJournalInternational Journal of Built Environment and Earth Science2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF LOCALLY SOURCED WALLING MATERIALS FOR LOW-CARBON RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN NORTH-EAST NIGERIA
ALI KOLO MUKTAR, MUHAMMAD TIJJANI, MOHAMMED KABIR +1
This study evaluates four locally sourced walling materials in North-East Nigeria—sandcrete block, CSEB, burnt clay brick and adobe—across embodied carbon, thermal transmittance, indoor temperature, cooling demand and unit cost in one frame…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalBuildings2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Building Retrofit in Europe: Analysis of Co-Benefits and Trade-Offs
Federica Pascale, Rossella Marmo, Salvatore Polverino +1
A PRISMA-ScR review of 118 studies on building retrofit across European climate zones, with 48 assessed in detail for mitigation-adaptation strategies. Retrofit performance varies by climate; combined envelope, solar control, passive coolin…
Peer-reviewedJournalEnergy and Buildings2027#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Vernacular local energy factors (VLEF): A barrier to generalizable local-level building energy estimation for Decarbonization planning
Andrew Marian Zajch, Yohei Yamaguchi, Keita Shono +3
This paper argues that vernacular local energy factors (VLEF) impede generalizable local-level building energy estimation. It highlights how locally specific factors complicate scaling and comparison of building energy models for decarboniz…
Peer-reviewedJournalProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
A validated kaya-based building emission model (MBEAM): Sensitivity analysis and net-zero scenario assessment across six typologies and five climate zones
Maboudi Reveshti A.
This study builds and validates MBEAM, a Kaya-identity-based building emission model, applying sensitivity analysis and net-zero scenario assessment across six building typologies and five climate zones. It offers a quantitative framework f…
Peer-reviewedJournalWater Research2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
A high-rate anaerobic/oxic membrane bioreactor for phosphorus removal and carbon capture from municipal wastewater: Operational limits and energy-recovery potential via sidestream anaerobic digestion
Yizhu Sun, Weizhe Xia, Min Ye +2
This study examines operational limits of an anaerobic/oxic membrane bioreactor (AnOMBR) for simultaneous phosphorus removal and carbon capture from municipal wastewater. It assesses energy-recovery potential by coupling the reactor with si…