• Advancing sustainable education: design a novel steams model integrating technical and psychological factors 

      Navarro-Espinosa, Johanna Andrea; Muñoz-Rodríguez, David; Castillo-Rodríguez, Miguel; Perea-Moreno, Alberto Jesús; Martínez-Jiménez, Pilar; Aparicio-Martínez, Pilar (IATED Publications, 2024)
      Over the past decade, the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, MathemaICTs, and Social Sciences (STEAM) disciplines into educational models has emerged as a crucial aspect of preparing future generations. This ...
    • Analysis of Research Topics and Scientific Collaborations in Renewable Energy Using Community Detection 

      Alcayde García, Alfredo; Montoya, Francisco G.; Baños, Raúl; Perea Moreno, Alberto Jesús; Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco (MDPI, 2018)
      Renewable energy is a key breakthrough to mitigate carbon emissions, to reduce global warming, and for the creation of sustainable societies. Renewable energy is a broad area that includes different technologies that are ...
    • Date Seeds (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Valorization for Boilers in the Mediterranean Climate 

      Cruz-Lovera, Carmen de la; Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco; Salmerón Manzano, Esther María; Cruz-Fernández, José Luis de la; Perea Moreno, Alberto Jesús (MDPI, 2019)
      Energy saving is a global priority, as it is helping both energy and environmental sustainability by reducing CO2 emissions. The search for new energy solutions is therefore necessary. In the Mediterranean climate, resources ...
    • Evaluation of energy saving measures and their contribution to energy and environmental sustainability 

      Cruz-Lovera, Carmen de la (Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2019)
      The world population has doubled in the last 60 years and is expected to grow to 9700 million people in 2050 and to 11,200 million by the end of the 21st century, which will have a strong impact on population structure, ...
    • Harnessing Offshore Wind Energy along the Mexican Coastline in the Gulf of Mexico—An Exploratory Study including Sustainability Criteria 

      Hernández Galvez, Geovanni; Chuck Liévano, Daniel; Sarracino Martínez, Omar; Lastres Danguillecourt, Orlando; Dorrego Portela, Rafael; Trujillo Narcía, Antonio; Saldaña Flores, Ricardo; Pampillón González, Liliana; Perea Moreno, Alberto Jesús; Hernandez-Escobedo, Quetzalcoatl (MDPI, 2022)
      Mexico has more than 40 years of researching, investing, and obtaining electric power through wind energy. Within the country, there are highly windy areas, such as the Isthmus of Tehuantepec or the state of Tamaulipas, ...
    • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Energy Use at the University of Almeria (Spain) 

      Chihib, Mehdi; Salmerón Manzano, Esther María; Chourak, Mimoun; Perea Moreno, Alberto Jesús; Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco (MDPI, 2021)
      The COVID-19 pandemic has caused chaos in many sectors and industries. In the energy sector, the demand has fallen drastically during the first quarter of 2020. The University of Almeria campus also declined the energy ...
    • The Higher Education Sustainability before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Spanish and Ecuadorian Case 

      Navarro-Espinosa, Johanna Andrea; Vaquero Abellán, Manuel; Perea Moreno, Alberto Jesús; Pedrós Pérez, Gerardo; Aparicio-Martínez, Pilar; Martínez-Jiménez, Pilar (MDPI, 2021)
      Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are key to create sustainable higher education institutions (HEIs). Most researchers focused on the students’ perspective, especially during the online teaching caused by ...
    • Use of Polar Heliostats to Improve Levels of Natural Lighting inside Buildings with Little Access to Sunlight 

      Fernández-Ahumada, Luis Manuel; Osuna-Mérida, Maximiliano; López-Sánchez, Jesús; Gómez Uceda, Francisco J.; López Luque, Rafael; Varo-Martínez, Marta (MDPI, 2022)
      The growing need to increase environmental and energy sustainability in buildings (housing, offices, warehouses, etc.) requires the use of solar radiation as a renewable source of energy that can help to lower carbon ...
    • Water Utilities Challenges: A Bibliometric Analysis 

      Ortega-Ballesteros, Andrés; Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco; Perea Moreno, Alberto Jesús (MDPI, 2021)
      The water utilities are under big pressure to guarantee water access to their customers with the right level of service and quality due to challenges such as climate change, aging infrastructure, water scarcity, and growing ...
    • Worldwide Research on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Public Buildings 

      Cruz-Lovera, Carmen de la; Perea Moreno, Alberto Jesús; Cruz-Fernández, José Luis de la; Álvarez-Bermejo, José Antonio; Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco (MDPI, 2017)
      The present study details the significant contribution that different international institutions have made to the field of sustainability and energy efficiency, with a focus on public buildings. This has been achieved ...