Xiaoshu Lu

CURRENT POSITIONS

Professor of Renewable Energy and Built Environment, School of Technology and Innovations, University of Vaasa, Finland

Adjunct Professor of AI in Energy-Efficient Buildings, Civil Engineering Department, Aalto University, Finland

EDUCATION

PostDoc, Applied Thermodynamics and Refrigeration, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

PhD, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

MSc, Jilin University, China

BSc, Jilin University, China

PRIZES AND AWARDS

2006 UK Napier Shaw Bronze Medal from British Engineering Society Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE), UK.https://www.cibse.org/building-services/building-services-awards/honorary-fellows-and-medallists

2013 Finland Best 2012 Research Paper Competition from the School of Engineering, Aalto University, Finland

PUBLICATIONS

https://uwasa.cris.fi/en/persons/VY-8320080

SELECTED REFEREED JOURNAL PAPERS

· Lu, S., Jiang, P., Cong, L., Zheng, T., Hao, Y., Lü, X. (2025), Review of geochemical processes in CCUS: Mechanisms, processes, and implications, Gondwana Research, Vol. 146, p. 200-215.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2025.05.023.

· Shao, X.,  Chen, X.,  Zhang, Y.,  Lü, X., Yuan, Y., Polyalcohols for flexible thermal energy storage: Understanding persistent supercooling from Gibbs free energy, Energy, Vol. 330, 2025, 136942.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.136942.

· Cao H., Zeng C., He J., Lü X., Yuan Y. (2025), Experimental investigation on energy and resilience performance of spherical PCM-assisted EAHE system for underground buildings, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 270, 126267.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.126267.

· Lu, T., Lü, X., Välisuo, P., Zhang, Q., Clements-Croome, D. (2024),  Innovative approaches for deep decarbonization of data centers and building space heating networks : Modeling and comparison of novel waste heat recovery systems for liquid cooling systems, Applied Energy. Vol. 357, 122473.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122473.

· Wang G., Li J., Yan G., Xu R., Xie G., Lü X. (2024) Numerical investigation on heat and mass transfer characteristics of inclined plate falling film absorption with nano-lithium bromide solution, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 239, 2024, 122124.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.122124.

· Vähä-Savo L., Haneda K., Icheln C., Lü X. (2023) Electromagnetic–Thermal Analyses of Distributed Antennas Embedded Into a Load-Bearing Wall, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 71, No. 8, p. 6849-6858.

https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2023.3284368.

· Xu T., Lü X., Sun Y., Guo W., Li Q., Liu L., Kang S., Deng S. (2023) Optimization of temperature parameters for the autothermic pyrolysis in-situ conversion process of oil shale. Energy, Vol. 264, 126309.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.126309.

· Lü X., Lu T., Kibert C., Viljanen M. (2015) Modeling and forecasting energy consumption for heterogeneous buildings using a physical-statistical approach. Applied Energy, Vol. 144, p.261-275.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.12.019.

· Lü X., Lu T., Viljanen M., Kibert C. (2014) A novel dynamic modeling approach for predicting building energy performance. Applied Energy, Vol. 114, p.91-103.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.08.09.

· Zhang X., Ma F., Yin S., Wallace CD., Soltanian MR., Dai Z., Ritzi RW., Ma Z., Zhan C., Lü X. (2021) Application of upscaling methods for fluid flow and mass transport in multi-scale heterogeneous media: A critical review, Applied Energy, Vol. 303, 117603.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117603.

· Liu X., Zeng C., Yuan Y., Luo J., Lü X., Haghighat, F. (2025), Comprehensive assessment of an integrated energy system with EVs in a PV-equipped station-city complex, Renewable Energy, Vol. 246, 122948.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.122948.

· Wu. H, Gao X., Heng J., Wang X., Lü X. (2024), Bionic fusion perspective: Audiovisual-motivated integration network for solar irradiance prediction, Energy Conversion and Management, Vo. 314, 118726.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118726.

·  Zhang, Q., Li, Y., Zhang, Q., Ma, F. and Lü, X. (2024) Application of deep dehumidification technology in low-humidity industry : A review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Vol. 193, 114278.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114278.

· Xu X., Zeng, J., Zhao Y., Lü X. (2024) Research on global path planning algorithm for mobile robots based on improved A*, Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 243, 122922.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.122922.

· Xu X., Hu X., Zhao Y., Lü X., Aapaoja A. (2023) Urban short-term traffic speed prediction with complicated information fusion on accidents, Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 224, 119887.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.119887.

·Cong L., Yu, Z., Kang, J., Lu, S., Jiang, P., Zheng, T., Lü, X. (2025)

Basalt mineralization with soda saline soil for enhanced CO? sequestration: An experimental study, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Vol.13, No. 3, 2025, 116564, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.116564.

· Zhang C., Gao K.,, Lv X., Liu Z., Xie X.,, Yan Zhao Y. (2025). Experimental study on the rock-breaking mechanism of annular-grooved structure and rotary direction for impregnated diamond bits, Geoenergy Science and Engineering, Vol. 249, 213812.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2025.213812.

· Khuyinrud, M. B., Kalan, A. S., Ghiasirad, H., Gholizadeh, T., Lü, X. & Arabkoohsar, A. (2025), A novel biomass-to-energy cogeneration system using zeotropic mixtures : Multi-objective optimization and environmental assessment, Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 197, 106976.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2025.106976

·  Otoo, C.; Lu, T.; Lü, X. Application of Mixed-Mode Ventilation to Enhance Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency in School Buildings. Energies 2024, 17, 6097. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17236097.

·  Xu, S., Lü, X., Wang, H., Sun, Y., Kang, S., Wang, Z., Guo, W., Deng, S., Characterization of oxygen initiation process in the autothermic pyrolysis in-situ conversion of Huadian oil shale, Petroleum Science, 2024.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2024.07.024.

· Cong, L., Lu, S., Jiang, P., Zheng, T., Yu, Z. and Lü, X. (2024), CO? sequestration and soil improvement in enhanced rock weathering: A review from an experimental perspective. Greenhouse. Gas. Sci. Technol., Vol. 14, 1122-1138.

https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.2313.

· Cong, L., Lu, S., Jiang, P., Zheng, T., Yu, Z., & Lü, X. (2024). Research Progress on CO 2 as Geothermal Working Fluid: A Review, Energies, 17(21), 5415. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17215415.

· Gao, J, Wang, G., Li, J., Cui, X., Xiong, Y., Lü, X., Zhang, X. (2024) Design and Verification of Experimental Device for Pressurized Bubbling Absorption and Transport Characteristics in Vacuum Environment. Buildings, 14, 1685. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14061685.

· Zhang, Q., Wang, B., Xing, Y., Wang, G.,  Zhang, X.,  Lü, X.  (2024) Drying characteristics of sewage sludge pre-conditioned by CaO and sawdust under low-temperature drying conditions, Environmental Technology.

DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2330474

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