Yupeng Wu

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Biography

Professor Yupeng (Jack) Wu is a Chair in Building Physics at the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, and he is also a member of Low Carbon Energy and Resources Technologies Research Group. Jack has been working on building energy simulation and integration of renewable energy systems into buildings and built environment over the past 16 years. Jack has extensive experience in the design, fabrication and experimental characterisation of the optical and thermal performance of solar systems. He has supervised over 10 PhD students and managed postdoctoral researchers. Jack has worked on and led funded research projects with a total value in excess of £4m, exploring energy efficient technologies, solar energy, and advanced solar building facades. His current research is focusing on Solar façade (Building integrated PV, Smart window, Transparent insulation, etc), Thermal Energy Storage, District Heating System, Building energy simulation, Integration of renewable energy systems into buildings and built environment.

Professor Wu has published over 80 refereed papers contributing to the state of the art in renewable energy technologies and their application to the built environment. Jack serves as subject Editor for the journal of 'Renewable Energy'. He is a full member of the EPSRC peer reviewer college and is also reviewer for European, Canadian and US funding agencies.

Yupeng Wu is part of the Low Carbon Energy and Resources Technologies Research group.

Teaching Summary

Building Service Design 4

Built Environment and Fluid Mechanics 1 and 2

Energy Efficient Design in Building

Research Summary

Current Postdoctoral Research Projects

1. Advanced building façade design for optimal delivery of end use energy demand (Funded through EPSRC, £1,653,108, 2019-2013): We are going to carry out a holistic approach to develop advanced façades technologies to achieve building energy demand reduction goals. Low cost optical components will be designed and integrated into conventional double glazing, which will significantly increase the thermal resistance of the window, provide control of the solar heat gain, and enable windows to perform better than walls on a yearly basis in terms of their net energy balance. Building energy loads will be reduced significantly while providing comfortable daylight. The target is that when integrate in a typical commercial building the novel glazing façade system will provide comfortable annual daylight levels achieving over a 20% reduction in annual artificial lighting energy consumption, reduce space heating demand by over 30% in the heating season and cooling load by 20% in Summer. The integration in a façade system of active solar energy technologies with better performing windows may potentially lead commercial buildings to be a negative energy load on an annual basis.

2. Embedded systems for integrated Photovoltaics in Rural Buildings: E-IPB (Funded through Innovate UK, £950,937, 2017-2019): The project which is jointly funded by the Innovate UK and China Ministry of Science and Technology is a collaboration between the University of Nottingham, University of Exeter and Sichuan University (China), and industry. The aim of this project is to develop a low cost solution for a solar energy system integrated into building facades and/or building roofs, and also evaluate its impact on building energy performance. The proposed project will:1) develop low cost and lightweight thin-film modules for UK and Chinese climatic conditions; 2) aim to achieve 1.5% higher electrical efficiency compared with the present recorded value of 22.6% developed by Germany's Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden- Württemberg (ZSW); 3) demonstrate technical and commercial viability of lightweight glass on glass optical devices integrated with a thin-film PV system with a targeted 2% efficiency enhancement, to allow light, maintain heat loss coefficient and generate electricity at the point of use; 4) develop an integrated spectral dependent optical-thermal-electrical model for both thin-film and optically enhanced thin-film PV modules.

Completed Postdoctoral Research Projects

1. Smart solar concentrator for building integrated photovoltaic facades (Funded through Dean of Engineering Prize, University of Nottingham): This research will explore and develop a novel lightweight static concentrating Photovoltaics (PV) system with optimised performance suitable for use in windows or glazed façades in buildings. The proposed system is low cost and high efficiency, has the ability to generate electricity and hot water simultaneously, and can be effectively integrated into an existing building envelope component. This novel system will also respond automatically to climate, varying the balance of electricity generated from the PV and the transmission of daylight and shortwave radiation into the building. It therefore offers the potential to minimise and control net energy use in buildings.

2. Development of a passive heat recovery and storage system for greenhouse façade/roof (KTP010169, £59,888, 2015-16): This project aims to design, develop and implement a passive heat recovery and storage system for the ETFE foil encapsulated greenhouse façade/roof using phase change material. It will provide good daytime light transmittance, store unwanted heat and maintain a more comfortable condition within the greenhouse. Heat stored during the day will subsequently be used during the night for passive heating.

3. Tensile Membrane Structure Design and Integration with PV, (KTP009912, £175,000, 2015-2018). This project aims to plan, develop and implement novel tensile membrane structures and also adaptable textile-covered building facades integrating tensile photovoltaic membranes for energy harvesting and environmental control.

Current PhD projects

1. Transparent Insulation Material for Building Energy Saving and Daylight Comfort: This research will explore and develop a novel low cost and transparent solar facade to reduce energy consumption in buildings. An optical and thermal model will be used to aid the system design. The performance and stability of the developed system will be investigated in a controlled indoor environment and also outdoor environment.

2. Development of an adaptive facade element for daylight and thermal control: This study focused on analyzing the thermal and visual performance in an office building when VO₂-based thermochromic smart windows applied. Research includes: 1) simulating smart window in a typical office room under various climatic conditions to investigate its influence on window heat gain/heat loss, energy consumption, Useful Daylighting Illuminance (UDI); 2) exploring the human response to thermochomic windows, including reading acuity, contrast and colour naming, aiming to test the acceptance of thermochromic smart windows in practical.

3. The development of standardised methods for testing phase change energy storage system for heating/cooling application: The overall long term research aim is to propose and develop a unified standard (such as British or European Standard), and certification standards and procedures to test and analyse latent heat thermal energy storage systems (LHTESS). The short term aim for the proposed project will however concentrate on developing a lab-scale prototype LHTESS to establish confidence in its ability to deliver the theoretical cooling/heating performance.

4. 3D Engineering of Dye-sensitized solar cells: The aim of this project is to increase efficiency of Dye-Sensitized solar cells (DSCs) via 3D engineering design and analysis. DSCs currently use a nanoporous TiO2 film sensitised to visible light by the adsorption of a suitable dye molecule which then undergoes charge transfer to the oxide. By engineering the hierarchical structure of this TiO2 film to provide a much more open structure, which increases the photoactive region of the cell, and the interaction of the dye molecules with the liquid electrolyte needed to replenish the injected electrons.

5. Building information modelling for building energy analysis:This project is going to adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) to Building Energy Modelling (BEM) for optimisation of building design and energy consumption. This project will explore the potential and deficits of the modelling, analysis and optimisation of energy efficient buildings using BIM to BEM methodology, through case studies.

Selected Publications

• SUN, Y., LIANG, R., WU, Y., WILSON, R. and RUTHERFORD, P., 2017. Development of a comprehensive method to analyse glazing systems with Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation material (PS-TIM): Applied Energy Applied Energy. 205, 951-963
• KAITLIN ALLEN, KAREN CONNELLY, PETER RUTHERFORD AND YUPENG WU, 2017. Smart Windows—Dynamic Control of Building Energy Performance Energy and Buildings. (In Press.)
• CONNELLY, K., WU, Y., CHEN, J. and LEI, Y., 2016. Design and development of a reflective membrane for a novel Building Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic (BICPV) ‘Smart Window’ system: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 182, 331-339
• KUN DU, JOHN CALAUTIT, ZHONGHUA WANG, YUPENG WU* AND HAO LIU, 2018. A review of the applications of phase change materials in cooling, heating and power generation in different temperature ranges Applied Energy. 220, 242-273

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Past Research

Knowledge Transfer Partnership- KTP9213 (2013-2015): To design, develop and implement a modular self-supporting structural-construction system comprised of linked ETFE foil encapsulated panels.

NERC- NE/F017715/1 (2008-2009) Mitigation potential of horizontal Ground Coupled Heat Pumps for current and future climatic conditions: UK environmental modelling studies

EPSRC - EP/D060214/3 (2007-2008) Development of a Novel Tunnel-junction-free Concentrator Cell and its Evaluation for a Smart Windows Application

LUCENT Project ​DTI, TP/2/RT/6/I/10078 (2007-2008) Experimental tests and Thermal modelling of Fresnel lens PV concentrators

Optical and thermal prediction, and experimental testing of an Asymmetric Compound Parabolic PV concentrator (ACPPVC) coupled with a Phase Change Material (PCM) system suitable for building façade integration.

Design and manufacture a large area highly collimated solar simulator

Future Research

Renewable Energy Technologies for building applications

Building simulation and Survey

Smart windows

Building Integrated PV systems

Thermal Energy storage

I welcome enquiries from potential PhD candidates from Home, EU and International countries who are interested in the following research areas: Solar façade (Smart Window, PV, Concentrating PV, Transparent Insulation Materials etc.), Thermal Energy Storage, District Heating System, Building energy simulation, Integration of renewable/cleaner fossil energy systems into buildings and built environment.

• ABD-ALHAMID, F., KENT, M. and WU, Y., 2023. Quantifying window view quality: A review on view perception assessment and representation methods: Building and Environment Building and Environment. 227,
• PELLETIER, K., WOOD, C., CALAUTIT, J. and WU, Y., 2023. The viability of double-skin façade systems in the 21st century: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the nexus of factors affecting ventilation and thermal performance, and building integration: Building and Environment Building and Environment. 228,
• LIU, D., KOVACS-BIRO, M. J., CONNELLY, K., ABD-ALHAMID, F. and WU, Y., 2023. Preliminary investigation on the human response to patterned chromatic glazing: Building and Environment Building and Environment. 229,
• YANG, G., LIU, Y., YANG, C., XIA, F., WU, Y., SHPOTYUK, Y., TAKATS, V., ZENG, H., XU, Y., CHEN, H. and GAO, Y., 2023. Influence of glass matrix SiO2–B2O3–NaF on the formation of NIR-shielding functional units in energy-saving window glasses: Ceramics International Ceramics International.
• WEN, C., PENG, J., TAN, Y., XUE, P., LUO, Y. and WU, Y., 2023. COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE SIMULATION AND EVALUATION OF WINDOW ATTACHMENT IN OFFICE BUILDINGS: Taiyangneng Xuebao/Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica Taiyangneng Xuebao/Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 44(1), 536-542
• WANG, H., LIU, X., LIU, X., SUN, C. and WU, Y., 2023. Fluidisable mesoporous silica composites for thermochemical energy storage: Energy Energy. 275,
• ZHONG, F., CALAUTIT, J. K. and WU, Y., 2023. Fault data seasonal imbalance and insufficiency impacts on data-driven heating, ventilation and air-conditioning fault detection and diagnosis performances for energy-efficient building operations: Energy Energy. 282,
• ZHANG, L., WILSON, R., SUMNER, M. and WU, Y., 2023. Advanced multimodal fusion method for very short-term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images and meteorological data: A gate and transformer mechanism approach: Renewable Energy Renewable Energy. 216,
• GONG, J., XIE, L., LI, Y., NI, Z., WEI, Q., WU, Y. and CHENG, H., 2022. Analysis of the impact resistance of photovoltaic panels based on the effective thickness method: Journal of Renewable Materials Journal of Renewable Materials. 10(1), 33-51
• LIU, X., YANG, F., LI, M., SUN, C. and WU, Y., 2022. Development of cost-effective PCM-carbon foam composites for thermal energy storage: Energy Reports Energy Reports. 8, 1696-1703
• ZHANG, W., LI, J., XIE, L., HAO, X., MALLICK, T., WU, Y., BAIG, H., SHANKS, K., SUN, Y., YAN, X., TIAN, H. and LI, Z., 2022. Comprehensive analysis of electrical-optical performance and application potential for 3D concentrating photovoltaic window: Renewable Energy Renewable Energy. 189, 369-382
• CASTILLO, M. S., LIU, X., ABD-ALHAMID, F., CONNELLY, K. and WU, Y., 2022. Intelligent windows for electricity generation: A technologies review: Building Simulation Building Simulation.
• LIU, X., WANG, H., LIU, X., YANG, F., GUAN, L., SANI, S., SUN, C. and WU, Y., 2022. Development of MgSO4/mesoporous silica composites for thermochemical energy storage: the role of porous structure on water adsorption: Energy Reports Energy Reports. 8, 4913-4921
• SONG, L., JIA, Y., JIN, X., WANG, X., CHEN, M. and WU, Y., 2022. Novel hybrid xerogel with CaF2: Tb3+ nanoparticles covalently embedded into silicon-oxygen network through sol-gel process: Journal of Luminescence Journal of Luminescence. 250,
• ZHANG, W., WU, Y. and CALAUTIT, J. K., 2022. A review on occupancy prediction through machine learning for enhancing energy efficiency, air quality and thermal comfort in the built environment: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 167,
• ZHONG, F., CALAUTIT, J. K. and WU, Y., 2022. Assessment of HVAC system operational fault impacts and multiple faults interactions under climate change: Energy Energy. 258,
• MING, Y., SUN, Y., LIU, X., LIU, X. and WU, Y., 2022. Optical evaluation of a smart transparent insulation material for window application: Energy Conversion and Management: X Energy Conversion and Management: X. 16,
• DAXINI, R., SUN, Y., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2022. Direct spectral distribution characterisation using the Average Photon Energy for improved photovoltaic performance modelling: Renewable Energy Renewable Energy. 201, 1176-1188
• WEI, S., TIEN, P., WU, Y. and CALAUTIT, J., 2022. The Impact of Using the Application of A CNN-based Approach for Equipment Usage Detection on Building Energy
• DU, K., CALAUTIT, J., EAMES, P. and WU, Y., 2021. A state-of-the-art review of the application of phase change materials (PCM) in Mobilized-Thermal Energy Storage (M-TES) for recovering low-temperature industrial waste heat (IWH) for distributed heat supply: Renewable Energy Renewable Energy. 168, 1040-1057
• LIU, X. and WU, Y., 2021. Monte-Carlo optical model coupled with Inverse Adding-Doubling for Building Integrated Photovoltaic smart window design and characterisation: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 223,
• ABURAS, M., EBENDORFF-HEIDEPRIEM, H., LEI, L., LI, M., ZHAO, J., WILLIAMSON, T., WU, Y. and SOEBARTO, V., 2021. Smart windows – Transmittance tuned thermochromic coatings for dynamic control of building performance: Energy and Buildings Energy and Buildings. 235,
• LIANG, R., KENT, M., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2021. The effect of thermochromic windows on visual performance and sustained attention: Energy and Buildings Energy and Buildings.
• XU, W., JIMENEZ-BESCOS, C., PANTUA, C. A. J., CALAUTIT, J. and WU, Y., 2021. A coupled modelling method for the evaluation of the impact of pavement solar collector on urban air temperature and thermal collection: Future Cities and Environment Future Cities and Environment. 7, 1-16
• SUN, Y., LIU, X., MING, Y., LIU, X., MAHON, D., WILSON, R., LIU, H., EAMES, P. and WU, Y., 2021. Energy and daylight performance of a smart window: Window integrated with thermotropic parallel slat-transparent insulation material: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 293,
• LIU, X. and WU, Y., 2021. Experimental characterisation of a smart glazing with tuneable transparency, light scattering ability and electricity generation function: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 303,
• ZHANG, L., XIA, H., XIA, F., DU, Y., WU, Y. and GAO, Y., 2021. Energy-Saving Smart Windows with HPC/PAA Hybrid Hydrogels as Thermochromic Materials: ACS Applied Energy Materials ACS Applied Energy Materials.
• FLOR, J. F., SUN, Y., BECCARELLI, P., CHILTON, J. and WU, Y., 2021. RETROFITTING OFFICE BUILDINGS: ENHANCING DAYLIGHTING PERFORMANCE WITH SWITCHABLE ETFE DOUBLE-SKIN FAÇADES
• SUN, Y., LIU, D., FLOR, J. F., SHANK, K., BAIG, H., WILSON, R., LIU, H., SUNDARAM, S., MALLICK, T. K. and WU, Y., 2020. Analysis of the daylight performance of window integrated photovoltaics systems: Renewable Energy Renewable Energy. 145, 153-163
• LIU, D., SUN, Y., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2020. Comprehensive evaluation of window-integrated semi-transparent PV for building daylight performance: Renewable Energy Renewable Energy. 145, 1399-1411
• LI, Y., XIE, L., ZHANG, T., WU, Y., SUN, Y., NI, Z., ZHANG, J., HE, B. and ZHAO, P., 2020. Mechanical analysis of photovoltaic panels with various boundary condition: Renewable Energy Renewable Energy. 145, 242-260
• WEI, S., TIEN, P. W., CALAUTIT, J. K., BOUKHANOUF, R. and WU, Y., 2020. Equipment load detection using deep learning for building energy management
• PANTUA, C. A. J., CALAUTIT, J. K. and WU, Y., 2020. A fluid-structure interaction modelling of roof mounted renewable energy installations in low rise buildings for extreme weather and typhoon resilience
• ALNAJDI, O., WU, Y. and CALAUTIT, J. K., 2020. Toward a sustainable decentralizedwater supply: Review of adsorption desorption desalination (ADD) and current technologies: Saudi Arabia (SA) as a case study: Water (Switzerland) Water (Switzerland). 12(4),
• ABD-ALHAMID, F., KENT, M., CALAUTIT, J. and WU, Y., 2020. Evaluating the impact of viewing location on view perception using a virtual environment: Building and Environment Building and Environment. 180,
• ABD-ALHAMID, F., KENT, M., CALAUTIT, J. and WU, Y., 2020. Evaluating the impact of viewing location on view perception using a virtual environment: Building and Environment Building and Environment. 180,
• WEI, S., TIEN, P. W., CALAUTIT, J. K., WU, Y. and BOUKHANOUF, R., 2020. Vision-based detection and prediction of equipment heat gains in commercial office buildings using a deep learning method: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 277,
• ZHANG, L., WANG, A., ZHU, T., CHEN, Z., WU, Y. and GAO, Y., 2020. Transparent Wood Composites Fabricated by Impregnation of Epoxy Resin and W-Doped VO2 Nanoparticles for Application in Energy-Saving Windows: ACS applied materials & interfaces ACS applied materials & interfaces. 12(31), 34777-34783
• FLOR, J. F., ABURAS, M., ABD-ALHAMID, F. and WU, Y., 2020. Virtual reality as a tool for evaluating user acceptance of view clarity through ETFE double-skin façades: Energy and Buildings Energy and Buildings.
• WEI, S., TIEN, P., CALAUTIT, J. and WU, Y., 2020. Illumination condition effect on the performance of CNN-based equipment load detection for energy demand estimation
• LIANG, R., KENT, M., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2019. Development of experimental methods for quantifying the human response to chromatic glazing: Building and Environment Building and Environment. 147, 199-210
• GAO, H., KOCH, C. and WU, Y., 2019. Building information modelling based building energy modelling: A review: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 238, 320-343
• KNOTT, A., LIU, X., MAKAROVSKIY, O., O’SHEA, J., TUCK, C. and WU, Y., 2019. Design and optical characterisation of an efficient light trapping structure for dye-sensitized solar cell integrated windows: Building Simulation Building Simulation. 12(1), 41-49
• LIANG, R., LIU, D., SUN, Y., LUO, X., GRANT, D., WALKER, G. and WU, Y., 2019. Erratum to: Investigation of Mg-Y coated gasochromic smart windows for building applications (Building Simulation, (2019), 12, 1, (99-112), 10.1007/s12273-018-0483-3): Building Simulation Building Simulation. 12(1), 153
• LIANG, R., LIU, D., SUN, Y., LUO, X., GRANT, D., WALKER, G. and WU, Y., 2019. Investigation of Mg-Y coated gasochromic smart windows for building applications: Building Simulation Building Simulation. 12(1), 99-112
• LI, X., PENG, J., LI, N., WU, Y., FANG, Y., LI, T., WANG, M. and WANG, C., 2019. Optimal design of photovoltaic shading systems for multi-story buildings: Journal of Cleaner Production Journal of Cleaner Production. 220, 1024-1038
• ALNAJDI, O., CALAUTIT, J. K. and WU, Y., 2019. Development of a multi-criteria decision making approach for sustainable seawater desalination technologies of medium and large-scale plants: A case study for Saudi Arabia's vision 2030
• LIANG, R., SUN, Y., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2019. Cooperative performance of potentially developed thermochromic glazing under different climates
• WANG, H., FLOR, J. F., SUN, Y. and WU, Y., 2019. Numerical investigations on the thermal performance of adaptive ETFE foil cushions
• LIU, D., SUN, Y., LIU, X., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2019. Evaluation of the colour properties of CdTe PV windows
• SUN, Y., SHANKS, K., BAIG, H., ZHANG, W., HAO, X., LI, Y., HE, B., WILSON, R., LIU, H., SUNDARAM, S., ZHANG, J., XIE, L., MALLIC, T. and WU, Y., 2019. Integrated CdTe PV glazing into windows: Energy and daylight performance for different window-to-wall ratio
• SHANKS, K., KNOWLES, A., BRIERLEY, A., BAIG, H., ORR, H., SUN, Y., WU, Y., SUNDARAM, S. and MALLICK, T., 2019. An experimental analysis of the optical, thermal and power to weight performance of plastic and glass optics with AR coatings for embedded CPV windows: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 200,
• JAN-FREDERIK FLOR, YANYI SUN, PAOLO BECCARELLI, CHRISTOPHER ROWELL, JOHN CHILTON and YUPENG WU, 2019. Experimental study on the thermal performance of ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil cushions In: 9th edition of the international SOLARIS conference: IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 556. 6
• LIANG, R., SUN, Y., WU, Y. and WILSON, R., 2019. Comprehensive assessment of advanced solar facade: Thermal, optical and economic assessment
• GAO, H., ZHANG, L., KOCH, C. and WU, Y., 2019. BIM-based real time building energy simulation and optimization in early design stage
• TIAN, H., ZHANG, W., XIE, L., WU, Y., SUN, Y., WANG, W. and CHEN, M., 2019. Study on Lighting -Heating-Electricity Coupled Energy Saving Potential for STPV Window in Southwest China
• CHEN, M., ZHANG, W., XIE, L., WU, Y., NI, Z., WEI, Q., WANG, W. and TIAN, H., 2019. Preliminary Simulation Investigation of Building Energy Consumption of Solar PV Windows in Hot Summer and Cold Winter climate zone in China
• SHANKS, K., BAIG, H., KNOWLES, A., BRIERLEY, A., ORR, H., PATEL, J., FOSTER, N., BALL, S., SUN, Y., WU, Y., SENTHILARASU, S. and MALLICK, T., 2019. The Assembly of Embedded Systems for Integrated Photovoltaic windows in Rural Buildings (E-IPB)
• ABD-ALHAMID, F., KENT, M., BENNETT, C., CALAUTIT, J. and WU, Y., 2019. Developing an Innovative Method for Visual Perception Evaluation in a Physical-Based Virtual Environment: Building and Environment Building and Environment. 162,
• SUN, Y., LIANG, R., WU, Y.*, WILSON, R., AND RUTHERFORD, P., 2018. Glazing systems with Parallel Slats Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM): Evaluation of Building Energy and Daylight Performance Energy and Buildings. 159, 213-227
• YANYI SUN, YUPENG WU* AND ROBIN WILSON, 2018. A review of thermal and optical characterisation of complex window systems and their building performance prediction Applied Energy. 222, 729-747
• WEI LU, YUPENG WU* AND PHILIP EAMES, 2018. Design and development of a Building Façade Integrated Asymmetric Compound Parabolic Photovoltaic concentrator (BFI-ACP-PV) Applied Energy. 220, 325-336
• KUN DU, JOHN CALAUTIT, ZHONGHUA WANG, YUPENG WU* AND HAO LIU, 2018. A review of the applications of phase change materials in cooling, heating and power generation in different temperature ranges Applied Energy. 220, 242-273
• ANDREW KNOTT, OLEG MAKAROVSKIY, JAMES O’SHEA, YUPENG WU, CHRIS TUCK, 2018. Scanning photocurrent microscopy of 3D printed light trapping structures in dye-sensitized solar cells Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 108, 103-109
• SUN, Y., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2018. A Review of Transparent Insulation Material (TIM) for building energy saving and daylight comfort: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 226, 713-729
• LU, W., LIU, Z., FLOR, J. F., WU, Y. and YANG, M., 2018. Investigation on designed fins-enhanced phase change materials system for thermal management of a novel building integrated concentrating PV: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 225, 696-709
• WANG, W., ZHANG, W., XIE, L., WU, Y., TIAN, H. and ZHENG, L., 2018. Experimental assessment of the energy performance of a double-skin semi-transparent PV window in the hot-summer and cold-winter zone of China: Energies Energies. 11(7),
• FLOR, J. F., LIU, D., SUN, Y., BECCARELLI, P., CHILTON, J. and WU, Y., 2018. Optical aspects and energy performance of switchable ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil cushions: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 229, 335-351
• LIANG, R., SUN, Y., ABURAS, M., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2018. Evaluation of the thermal and optical performance of thermochromic windows for office buildings in China: Energy and Buildings Energy and Buildings. 176, 216-231
• WANG, W., ZHANG, W., XIE, L., WU, Y., TIAN, H. and ZHENG, L., 2018. Experimental assessment of the energy performance of a double-skin semi-transparent PV window in the hot-summer and cold-winter zone of China: Energies Energies. 11(7),
• SUN, Y., SHANKS, K., BAIG, H., ZHANG, W., HAO, X., LI, Y., HE, B., WILSON, R., LIU, H., SUNDARAM, S., ZHANG, J., XIE, L., MALLICK, T. and WU, Y., 2018. Integrated semi-transparent cadmium telluride photovoltaic glazing into windows: Energy and daylight performance for different architecture designs: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 231, 972-984
• TIAN, H., ZHANG, W., XIE, L., WU, Y., SUN, Y., CHEN, M., WANG, W. and WU, X., 2018. Study on the energy saving potential for semi-transparent PV window in Southwest China: Energies Energies. 11(11),
• YANYI SUN, YUPENG WU AND ROBIN WILSON, 2017. Analysis of the daylight performance of a glazing system with Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM) Energy and Buildings. (In Press.)
• KAITLIN ALLEN, KAREN CONNELLY, PETER RUTHERFORD AND YUPENG WU, 2017. Smart Windows—Dynamic Control of Building Energy Performance Energy and Buildings. (In Press.)
• JINSHUN WU, XINGXING ZHANG, JINGCHUN SHEN, YUPENG WU, KAREN CONNELLY ET AL, 2017. A review of thermal absorbers and their integration methods for the combined solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) modules Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. (In Press.)
• LU, W., ZHANG, T., YANG, M. and WU, Y., 2017. Analytical solutions of force convective heat transfer in plate heat exchangers partially filled with metal foams: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 110, 476-481
• ZHANG, X., SHEN, J., YANG, T., TANG, L., WU, Y., PAN, S., WU, J. and XU, P., 2017. Assessment of the Effectiveness of Investment Strategy in Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Sector: A Case Study
• SHEN, J., ZHANG, X., YANG, T., TANG, L., WU, Y., PAN, S., WU, J. and XU, P., 2017. Design Strategy of a Compact Unglazed Solar Thermal Facade (STF) for Building Integration Based on BIM Concept
• SUN, Y., LIANG, R., WU, Y., WILSON, R. and RUTHERFORD, P., 2017. Development of a comprehensive method to analyse glazing systems with Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation material (PS-TIM): Applied Energy Applied Energy. 205, 951-963
• CONNELLY, K., WU, Y.*, MA, X., LEI, Y., 2017. Transmittance and Reflectance Studies of Thermotropic Material for a Novel Building Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic (BICPV)‘Smart Window’ System Energies. 10, 1889
• LIU, X., WU, Y., HOU, X. and LIU, H., 2017. Investigation of the optical performance of a novel planar static PV concentrator with Lambertian rear reflectors: Buildings Buildings. 7(4),
• ABDUSHAFI HASSN, MUSTAFA ABOUFOUL, YUPENG WU, ANDREW DAWSON AND ALVARO GARCIA, 2016. Effect of air voids content on the heat transfer properties of asphalt mixture Construction & Building Materials. 115, 327–335 (In Press.)
• WU, Y. P., CONNELLY, K, LIU, Y. Z., GU, X. W., GAO, Y. F. and CHEN, G. Z., 2016. Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades SOLAR ENERGY. 133, 111-118
• SUN. Y., WU. Y., WILSON R. AND LU S., 2016. Experimental and numerical study of the thermal properties of a glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind, Building and Environment Building and Environment. 103, 111-122
• JINGCHUN SHEN, XINGXING ZHANG, TONG YANG, LLEWELLYN TANG, ALI CHESHMEHZANGI, YUPENG WU, GUIQIN HUANG, DAN ZHONG, PENG XU AND SHENGCHUN LIU, 2016. Characteristic study of a novel compact Solar Thermal Facade (STF) with internally extruded pin-fin flow channel for building integration Applied Energy. 168, 48-64
• FAN YANG, XINGFENG SHI, ZHANG CHEN, DONGYUN MA, YUPENG WU, HONGJIE LUO AND YANFENG GAO, 2016. Crystallized TiO2 (A)–VO2 (M/R) nanocomposite films with electrochromism–thermochromism dual-response properties RSC Advances. 6, 32176-32182
• YANYI SUN, YUPENG WU, ROBIN WILSON, SHUYUE SUN, 2016. Thermal evaluation of a double glazing façade system with integrated Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM) Building and Environment. 105, 69-81
• CONNELLY, K., WU, Y., CHEN, J. and LEI, Y., 2016. Design and development of a reflective membrane for a novel Building Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic (BICPV) ‘Smart Window’ system: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 182, 331-339
• LIU, X., GAO, H., SUN, Y., WU, Y., MARTIN, B., CHILTON, J., MIRZAEI, P., ZHANG, X., BECCARELLI, P. and LAU, B., 2016. Thermal and Optical Analysis of a Passive Heat Recovery and Storage System for Greenhouse Skin
• SHEN, J., ZHANG, X., YANG, T., TANG, L., WU, Y., JIN, R., PAN, S., WU, J. and XU, P., 2016. Conceptual Development of a Compact Unglazed Solar Thermal Facade (STF) for Building Integration
• SHEN, J., ZHANG, X., YANG, T., TANG, L., WU, Y., PAN, S., WU, J. and XU, P., 2016. The Early Design Stage of a Novel Solar Thermal Façade (STF) for Building Integration: Energy Performance Simulation and Socio-Economic Analysis
• SHEN, J., ZHANG, X., YANG, T., TANG, L., SHINOHARA, H., WU, Y., WANG, H., PAN, S., WU, J. and XU, P., 2016. Optimizing the Configuration of a Compact Thermal Facade Module for Solar Renovation Concept in Buildings
• ZHANG, X., SHEN, J., YANG, T., TANG, L. and WU, Y., 2016. An initial concept design of an innovative flat-plate solar thermal facade for building integration
• SUN, Y., WU, Y., WILSON, R. and LU, S., 2016. Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of the thermal performance of a double glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind: Building and Environment Building and Environment. 103, 111-122
• SHEN, J., ZHANG, X., YANG, T., TANG, L., SHINOHARA, H., WU, Y., WANG, H., PAN, S., WU, J. and XU, P., 2016. Experimental Study of a Compact Unglazed Solar Thermal Facade (STF) for Energy-efficient Buildings
• ADJEI, A. E., OMER S. AND Y. WU, 2015. Potential Integration of Sustainable Technologies in Office Building in Ghana: exploratory research The 14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, SET2015. (In Press.)
• B. A. J. MARTIN, B. LAU, P. BECCARELLI, Y. WU and J. CHILTON, 2015. Modular Transparent ETFE Panels for Building Envelopes: Thermal Transmittance Assessment and Evaluation IASS 2015 Symposium and Pavilion Contest.
• ALLEN, K. AND WU Y., 2015. Smart Window – A Window for Dynamic Control of Building Energy Performance CISBAT 2015 International Conference Future Building & Districts Sustainability From Nano to Urban Scale. (In Press.)
• LIANG R., WU. Y. AND WILSON R, 2015. Thermal and visual analysis of an office with thermochromic smart windows applied CISBAT 2015 International Conference Future Building & Districts Sustainability From Nano to Urban Scale. (In Press.)
• SUN. Y., WU. Y. AND WILSON R, 2015. Thermal and optical analysis of a novel glazing façade system with parallel slats Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM) CISBAT 2015 International Conference Future Building & Districts Sustainability From Nano to Urban Scale. (In Press.)
• XINGXING ZHANG, JINGCHUN SHEN, LLEWELLYN TANG, TONG YANG, LIANG XIA, ZEHUI HONG, LUYING WANG, YUPENG WU, YONG SHI, PENG XU AND SHENGCHUN LIU, 2015. Building Integrated Solar Thermal (BIST) Technologies and Their Applications: A Review of Structural Design and Architectural Integration Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications. 5, 182
• M. SABRY, P.C. EAMES, H. SINGH, YUPENG WU, 2014. Smart windows: Thermal modelling and evaluation Solar Energy. 103, 200-209
• SUN, Y., WU, Y., AND WILSON, R, 2013. How to achieve comfortable in a glass-box building Energy Forum Advanced Building Skins, Bressanone, Italy.
• WU, Y., EAMES, P., MALLICK, T. and SABRY, M., 2012. Experimental characterisation of a Fresnel lens photovoltaic concentrating system Solar Energy. 86(1), 430-440
• GONZALEZ, R.G., VERHOEF, A., VIDALE, P.L., MAIN, B., GAN, G. and WU, Y., 2012. Interactions between the physical soil environment and a horizontal ground coupled heat pump, for a domestic site in the UK Renewable Energy. 44(August), 141-153
• WU, Y., GAN, G., GONZALEZ, R.G., VERHOEF, A. and VIDALE, P.L., 2011. Prediction of the thermal performance of horizontal-coupled ground-source heat exchangers International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies. 6(4), 261-269
• WU YUPENG AND PHILIP EAMES, 2011. Experimental Characterisation of an Asymmetric Compound Parabolic PV Concentrator Coupled With a Phase Change Material System In: 7th Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology Conference. (In Press.)
• RAQUEL GARCÍA GONZÁLEZ, ANNE VERHOEF, PIER LUIGI VIDALE, BRUCE MAIN, GUOHUI GAN AND YUPENG WU, 2011. Interactions between the soil environment and a horizontal ground coupled heat pump for a domestic installation in the UK In: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011.
• WU, Y., GAN, G., VERHOEF, A., VIDALE, P.L. and GONZALEZ, R.G., 2010. Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of horizontal-coupled slinky ground source heat xxchangers Applied Thermal Engineering. 30(16), 2574-2583
• WU YUPENG AND GAN GUOHUI, 2010. CFD simulation of the thermal performance of slinky heat exchangers for ground source heat pumps In: World Renewable Energy Congress XI and Exhibition 2010.
• WU YUPENG AND GAN GUOHUI, 2010. Simulation of the thermal performance of horizontal-coupled Ground Source Heat Pumps In: 9th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET 2010). (In Press.)
• GARCIA GONZALEZ R, VERHOEF A, VIDALE P.L, GAN G, WU Y, HUGHES A, MANSOUR M, BLYTH E, FINCH J and MAIN B. AND CURTIS R., 2010. Mitigation potential of horizontal ground coupled heat pumps for current and future climatic conditions: UK environmental modelling and monitoring studies In: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010. (In Press.)
• WU Y, EAMES P. C and SMYTH M. AND MALLICK T. K., 2007. Optical analysis and thermal prediction of different Asymmetric Compound Parabolic Photovoltaic Concentrators (ACPPVC) systems for building integration In: The International Solar Energy Society Solar World Congress (ISES SWC 2007). (In Press.)
• WU Y and EAMES P. C. AND SMYTH M., 2007. Optical analysis of Asymmetric Compound Parabolic Photovoltaic Concentrators (ACPPVC) suitable for building façade integration In: International Conference on Solar Concentrators for the Generation of Electricity or Hydrogen (ICSC-4). (In Press.)
• WU Y, EAMES P. C and SMYTH M. AND GAN G., 2006. A CFD based simulation of the performance of photovoltaic-thermal collectors In: Renewable Energy in Maritime Island Climates (REMIC2). (In Press.)
• WEI, S. Y., TIEN, P. W., WU, Y. P. and CALAUTIT, J. K., The impact of deep learning-based equipment usage detection on building energy demand estimation: Building Services Engineering Research & Technology Building Services Engineering Research & Technology. 13