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Overview

Neil Hewitt is affiliated with the University of Ulster in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Energy, with a strong focus on Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Building and Construction, and Environmental Engineering.

Their main research topics include:

  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems

Neil Hewitt has contributed to academic literature through various publications, including the following recent papers:

  • A review of energy optimization modelling tools for the decarbonisation of wastewater treatment plants, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Urban building energy performance prediction and retrofit analysis using data-driven machine learning approach, 2023, Energy and Buildings
  • Phase change materials in building integrated space heating and domestic hot water applications: A review, 2022, Journal of Energy Storage
  • Bio-Hydrogen Production from Wastewater: A Comparative Study of Low Energy Intensive Production Processes, 2021, Clean Technologies
  • A Study of Wind Turbine Performance Decline with Age through Operation Data Analysis, 2020, Energies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Neil Hewitt include:

  • Ye Huang
  • Ming Jun Huang
  • Caterina Brandoni
  • Oluwasola O. Ademulegun
  • Patrick Keatley

Neil Hewitt has published multiple works in key scientific venues, with a particular focus on:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energies
  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • Institut International du Froid
  • Journal of Cleaner Production

The scientist has also contributed to academic books, notably one published by King's College London:

  • Unlocking the Potential - Low-Energy Dwelling with Heat Pump: Investigating their multiple benefits, and how to increase adoption rates, 2020

Best Publications

  • A review of materials, heat transfer and phase change problem formulation for latent heat thermal energy storage systems (LHTESS)

    Francis Agyenim;Neil Hewitt;Philip Eames;Mervyn Smyth

  • An experimental investigation of the performance and gaseous exhaust emissions of a diesel engine using blends of a vegetable oil

    Y.D. Wang;T. Al-Shemmeri;P. Eames;J. McMullan

  • Natural convection in an internally finned phase change material heat sink for the thermal management of photovoltaics

    M. J. Huang;P. C. Eames;Brian Norton;N. J. Hewitt

  • Zero carbon buildings refurbishment - A Hierarchical pathway

    Yangang Xing;Neil Hewitt;Philip Griffiths

  • The development of a finned phase change material (PCM) storage system to take advantage of off-peak electricity tariff for improvement in cost of heat pump operation

    Francis Agyenim;Neil Hewitt

  • Efficient energy storage technologies for photovoltaic systems

    Hoda Akbari;Maria C. Browne;Anita Ortega;Ming Jun Huang

  • Comparative assessment of coal fired IGCC systems with CO2 capture using physical absorption, membrane reactors and chemical looping

    Sina Rezvani;Ye Huang;David McIlveen-Wright;Neil Hewitt

  • Techno-economic study of CO2 capture and storage in coal fired oxygen fed entrained flow IGCC power plants

    Y. Huang;S. Rezvani;D. McIlveen-Wright;A. Minchener

  • A techno-economic assessment of biomass fuelled trigeneration system integrated with organic Rankine cycle

    Y. Huang;Y.D. Wang;S. Rezvani;D.R. McIlveen-Wright

  • Heat pumps and energy storage – The challenges of implementation

    Neil J Hewitt

  • Phase change materials in building integrated space heating and domestic hot water applications: A review

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  • The Application of a Validated Numerical Model to Predict the Energy Conservation Potential of Using Phase Change Materials in A Building's Fabric

    M. J. Huang;P. C Eames;Neil Hewitt

  • Microencapsulated phase change slurries for thermal energy storage in a residential solar energy system

    M. J. Huang;P. Eames;S. McCormack;Philip Griffiths

  • A review of energy optimization modelling tools for the decarbonisation of wastewater treatment plants

    Shalini Nakkasunchi;Neil J. Hewitt;Claudia Zoppi;Caterina Brandoni

  • Estimating power plant start costs in cyclic operation

    Patrick Keatley;Ahmed Shibli;Neil Hewitt

  • Indium alloy-sealed vacuum glazing development and context

    Yueping Fang;Trevor J. Hyde;Farid Arya;Neil Hewitt

  • Comparative techno-economic analysis of biomass fuelled combined heat and power for commercial buildings

    Ye Huang;David McIlveen-Wright;Sina Rezvani;M.J. Huang

  • A Techno-economic assessment of the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions through the use of biomass co-combustion

    D McIlveen-Wright;Ye Huang;S Rezvani;Jayanta Deb Mondol

  • Techno-economic assessment of biofuel development by anaerobic digestion of European marine cold-water seaweeds.

    Ashok Dave;Ye Huang;Sina Rezvani;David McIlveen-Wright

  • Biomass Fuelled Trigeneration System in Selected Buildings

    Ye Huang;Yd D. Wang;S. Rezvani;David R. McIlveen-Wright

  • Predicted thermal performance of triple vacuum glazing

    Yueping Fang;Trevor J. Hyde;Neil Hewitt

  • Defrost cycle performance for a circular shape evaporator air source heat pump

    Neil Hewitt;Ming Jun Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Ye Huang
Ye Huang University of Ulster
Philip C. Eames
Philip C. Eames Loughborough University
Yaodong Wang
Yaodong Wang Durham University
Brian Norton
Brian Norton Tyndall National Institute
Anthony Paul Roskilly
Anthony Paul Roskilly Durham University
Haisheng Chen
Haisheng Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Damian Flynn
Damian Flynn University College Dublin
Yuanding Huang
Yuanding Huang Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Ruzhu Wang
Ruzhu Wang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yulong Ding
Yulong Ding University of Birmingham

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