BOOKS

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Author of the Malta Chapter in the Book “EU Energy Law: Renewable Energy in the European Union, Part II, National Renewable Energy Support Schemes and Policies, Doerte Fouquet (Editor), Claeys & Casteels BVBA Publishers, Belgium, Jan 2010. http://www.claeys-casteels.com/publications.php?pg=133

 

Co-Author of Chapter 12: New Energy Sources - The Hope in the Book entitled: "Essays on Environmental Leadership", Erchul R. A. et. al. (Editors), Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, U.S.A.,  2004, pp. 225-244.

Co-Author of the Malta Chapter in the
"Handbook of Renewable Energies in the European Union II: Case Studies of all Accession States", Danyel Reiche (Editor) and Foreward by the European Commissioner for Enlargement Mr. Gunter Verheugen, Peter Lang Publishers, June 2003, ISBN 3-631-51151-5.

Co-Author of two Chapters in a book entitled:
“Renewable Energy: Trends and Prospects”, Majumdar, S.K. et al, Editors, The Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Easton, PA 18042, U.S.A., ISBN: 0-945809-17-4, (May, 2002), Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 2002104916. Chapter 13: “Applications of Solar Thermal Energy and Chapter 29: The Integrated Science and technology Program: Offering a New Paradigm for Teaching Energy Concepts and Technologies.

 

 

PUBLISHED PAPERS


(2006 to 2012)


 

Energy Performance Rating of Dwellings in Malta

Charles Yousif, Ignacio Gómez Royuela, Francisco Javier Rey Martinez

Proceedings of the 6th Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems,  25-29 September 2011, Dubrovnick, Croatia—SDEWES11-0578

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Solar Photovoltaic Systems Performance in Malta: Potential versus Real Contribution to the 2020 RE Target

L. Mule Stagno, C. Yousif and E. Vaquero Palacios

Proceedings of the 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 5-9 September 2011, Hamburg, Germany, pp. 4381-4384, ISBN 3-936338-27-2

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Low-Cost, High Gains in the Maltese Built Environment: a Case Study of an Energy Efficient Social Housing Project

C. Yousif, V. Buhagiar, A. Camilleri, C. Fernandez Vazquez

Peer Reviewed publication: Proceedings of the International Conference Sustainable Development: Civil Engineering and the Built Environment, Kamra tal-Periti and the European Council of Civil Engineers, 5th May 2011, Malta, pp.107-114, ISBN 978-99957-0-031-7

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The Eco-Gozo Concept: From a Sustainable Energy Perspective

Farrugia, R.N., Fsadni, M., Mule Stagno, L., Weissenbacher, M. and Yousif, C.

Occasional Papers on Islands and Small States Journal, No. 4, 2010, Islands and Small States Institute, University of Malta, Malta, ISSN 1024-6282

http://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/120714/2010_4.pdf

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Spatial Misfits in a Multi-level Renewable Energy Policy Implementation Process on the Small Island State of Malta
Julia R. Kotzebue, Hans Th.A. Bressers and Charles Yousif

Peer reviewed publication, Energy Policy Journal, Volume 38, Issue 10, October 2010, pp. 5967-5976, Elsevier Publishers 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.05.052

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Energy Performance of Residential Buildings in Malta

Charles Yousif, Celia Perez Garcia and Francisco Javier Rey Martínez

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Cooling for the Built Environment (PALENC 2010), 5th European Conference on Energy Performance & Indoor Climate in Buildings (EPIC 2010) and 1st Cool Roofs Conference, Rhodes, Greece, 29 Sep – 1 Oct, 2010

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Testing of an Air Source Heat Pump Water Heater in Malta

S. Morentin Gutiérrez, C. Yousif and R.N. Farrugia

pp 508-513

 

Pumped Solar Heating System with Vertical Flat-plate Collector

Ó. Martín, R.N. Farrugia and C. Yousif

pp. 1756-1761

 

Comparison of Solar Radiation in Marsaxlokk, Malta and Valladolid, Spain

Gorka Oña Quecedo, Charles Yousif and Julia Bilbao Santos

pp 1515-1520

Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress XI, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 25-30 September 2010, Future technology Press.

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Feasibility Study of the First Energy-Efficient Housing Project in Malta

Ann-Marie Camilleri, Charles Yousif and Vincent Buhagiar

Proceedings of the 11th IAEE European Conference, August 25-28, 2010, Vilnius, Lithuania

http://www.iaee2010.org/sites/default/ufiles/charles.yousif_0.pdf

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Energy, Transport and Waste Management: A Review of Maltese Policies to Combat Climate Change

Charles Yousif

Proceedings of the 10th International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) European Conference, 7-10 September 2009, Vienna, Austria

http://www.aaee.at/2009-IAEE/uploads/fullpaper_iaee09/P_171_Yousif_Charles_22-Aug-2009,%2016:55.pdf

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Impact of Domestic Solar Water Heating on an Energy Audit of a Residence in Malta,

R. Farrugia, C. Yousif & M. Villameriel Tejedor

 

Proceedings of the 1st International Congress on Heating, Cooling and Buildings, EUROSUN2008, 7-10 October 2008, Lisbon, Portugal, Ref. No. 244.

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Performance Analysis of Water-in-Glass Evacuated-Tube Solar Heating Systems in Malta,
C. Yousif, C. Fernandez Vazquez, V. Buhagiar,

Proceedings of the 1st International Congress on Heating, Cooling and Buildings, EUROSUN2008, 7-10 October 2008, Lisbon, Portugal, Ref. No. 028.

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Energy Study in a Maltese Household

R. Farrugia, C. Yousif & M. Villameriel Tejedor

Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress X, Glasgow, Scotland, 19-25 July 2008, pp. 757-762.

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Upright, Optimally-inclined and Tracking Grid-connected PV Systems Performance in Malta
C. Yousif, J.M. Franco Esteban, D. Salvador Lopez and L. Santana Zurita

Proceedings of the 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference & Exhibition, Milan, Italy, 3-7 September, 2007, pp. 3205-3208.

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High Concentration PV System
Oscar Pereles, Andreas Bett, Eckhard Lupfert, Andreas Haberle, Jesus Fernandez, Gerhard Srobl, David Faiman, Robert Soler, Charles Yousif
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Solar Concentrators for the Generation of Electricity or Hydrogen, 12-16 March 2007, San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain, under print.
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Barriers and Incentives for the Widespread Application of Renewable Energy in Malta
R.N. Farrugia, M. Fsadni, E.A. Mallia and C. Yousif
Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress – IX, 19th-25th August 2006, Florence, Italy.


The Renewable Energy Potential of Malta
R.N. Farrugia, M. Fsadni, E.A. Mallia and C. Yousif
Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress – IX, 19th-25th August 2006, Florence, Italy, under print.


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