Renewable Energy and Built Environment

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About the research group

The Renewable Energy and Built Environment (REBE) is a newly established team within the School of Technology and Innovations at the University of Vaasa. REBE brings together passionate researchers dedicated to advancing energy technologies for the benefit of society. The group collaborates closely with academic and industry partners to deliver impactful solutions. REBE is led by Professor Xiaoshu Lü.

REBE undertakes interdisciplinary research across the entire energy cycle, including energy sources, storage, and consumption. Our primary focus lies on the consumption side within building sector, particularly in the context of low-emission and low-energy buildings, districts, and cities.

The research group focuses particularly on the following themes:

  • Renewable Energy Sources (RES)
  • Integration of RES into the Building Sector
  • Sector Coupling
  • Low-Carbon, Low-Energy Buildings
  • Energy Storage Solutions
  • Advanced Materials (e.g. Phase Change Materials)
  • Smart Cities and Urban Energy Systems
  • Data Centres and Cooling Technologies
  • Hydrogen Production and Storage
  • Mathematical Modelling and Optimization
  • Data Science 

Latest updates

Research projects

Latest publications

Publication year Publication Authors
2025 Experimental investigation on energy and resilience performance of spherical PCM-assisted EAHE system for underground buildings Cao, Haixia; Zeng, Chao; He, Jiajun; Lü, Xiaoshu; Yuan, Yanping
2025 Comprehensive assessment of an integrated energy system with EVs in a PV-equipped station-city complex Liu, Xinhui; Zeng, Chao; Yuan, Yanping; Luo, Jianing; Lü, Xiaoshu; Haghighat, Fariborz
2025 Experimental study on the rock-breaking mechanism of annular-grooved structure and rotary direction for impregnated diamond bits Zhang, Cong; Gao, Ke; Lv, Xiaoshu; Liu, Zhenghao; Xie, Xiaobo; Zhao, Yan
2025 Investigating the interactive effects of different functional parameters of a heating, cooling and power cycle based on DOE method Hajipour, Reza; Neshat, Elaheh; Kalan, Ali Shokri
2025 A novel biomass-to-energy cogeneration system using zeotropic mixtures: Multi-objective optimization and environmental assessment Khuyinrud, Mohammadreza Babaei; Kalan, Ali Shokri; Ghiasirad, Hamed; Gholizadeh, Towhid; Lü, Xiaoshu; Arabkoohsar, Ahmad
2024 Optimizing Data Center Waste Heat Reuse: Case Studies and Environmental Implications Lü, Xiaoshu; Lu, Tao; Zhang, Qunli
2024 Research on nitrogen reduction performance of various modes combined air-staged with air humidification for gas boiler Zhang, Q.; Guo, Y.; Liu, T.; Zhao, W.; Qiu, S.; Lü, X.

Research group leader

Research group members

Ali Shokri Kalan

Doctoral Researcher
School of Technology and Innovations / Energy Technology
Sähköposti
ali.shokri.kalan [at] uwasa.fi
Puhelin
Kuva
Giang Tran

Giang Tran

Project Researcher
School of Technology and Innovations / Energy Technology
Sähköposti
giang.tran [at] uwasa.fi

Xiaolei Wang

School of Technology and Innovations / Energy Technology
Sähköposti
xiaolei.wang [at] uwasa.fi

Doctoral students

  • Chen Qi
  • Mousavizadeh Seyedehsan
  • Otoo Christopher
  • Parkkinen Eetu
  • Kaniz Fatema Badhan
  • Masoud Haddad
  • Mohammadsadegh Moosavi