UNIVERSITY OF MALTA 
INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
Triq il-Barrakki, Marsaxlokk, MXK 1531, Malta
TEL: (+356) 21650675/23407831/23403426

Publications 2014-2015

Numerical Analysis of a Novel Ground Heat Exchanger Coupled with Phase Change Materials
Michele Bottarelli, Marco Bortoloni, Yuehong Su, Charles Yousif, Ahmet Alper Aydın, Aleksandar Georgiev
Applied Thermal Engineering Journal, Vol. 88, 5th Sep 2015, pp. 369-375
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359431114008874
Proceedings of the Heat Transfer Symposium 2014, Beijing, China, 6-9, May, 2014, Paper No. IHTS140131.

 Numerical Analysis of a Novel Ground Heat Exchanger Coupled with Phase Change Materials
Michele Bottarelli, Marco Bortoloni, Yuehong Su, Charles Yousif, Ahmet Alper Aydın, Aleksandar Georgiev
Applied Thermal Engineering Journal, Vol. 88, 2015 pp. 369-375, DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.10.016
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359431114008874

 Total Ozone Column, Water Vapour and Aerosol Effects on Erythemal and Global Solar Irradiance in Marsaxlokk, Malta
Julia Bilbao, Roberto Román, Charles Yousif, David Mateos, Argimiro de Miguel
Atmospheric Environment Journal – Vol. 99 pp. 508-518, December 2014, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231014007821   DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.10.005

Development of a Stirling Engine Powered by Parabolic Trough Collectors
Ronald Mangion, Martin Muscat, Robert Ghirlando, Tonio Sant, Charles Yousif and Sinan Vural
16t International Sterling Engine Conference (ISEC2014), 24-26 September 2014, Bilbao, Spain, Centrostirling.com

UV and Global Irradiance Measurement Monitoring and Analysis during the Marsaxlokk (Malta) Campaign
Bilbao, J., Román, R., Yousif , C., Mateos D., de Miguel, A.
Advances in Science & Research Journal, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 147-155, 2015 http://www.adv-sci-res.net/12/147/2015/asr-12-147-2015.pdf
Proceedings of the 14th European Meteorological Society (EMS) Annual Meeting & 10th European Conference on Applied Climatology (ECAC), 6-10 October 2014, Prague, Czech Republic.

Gauging the Effectiveness of a Resource Management Awareness Campaign on a Central Mediterranean Island
Paul Refalo, Robert N. Farrugia, Luciano Mule’ Stagno, Charles Yousif, Tonio Sant, Nora Jakkel, Anthony Zammit, Joseph Portelli
Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress 2014, London, UK, 3-8 August, 2014. Published in the Book Mediterranean Green Buildings and Renewable Energy pp. 799-809 Springer Publishers http//:link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-30746-6_62

Comparison of Thermal Transmittance of In-situ HCB Walls as Determined by Infrared and Heat Flow Methods
Renzo Curmi, Charlon Grima, Caroline Caruana, Charlkes Yousif and Spiridione Buhagiar
Proceedings of the ITC User Conference 2014, ITC Infrared Training Centre, 29-30 October 2014, Stockholm, Sweden

The ‘Reduce and Save’ Project: An Island-wide Resource Management Awareness Initiative Undertaken in the Framework of the Eco-island Vision for the Island of Gozo, Malta
Paul Refalo, Luciano Mule’ Stagno, Robert N. Farrugia, Charles Yousif, Tonio Sant, Anthony Zammit, Joseph Portelli
Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress 2014, London, UK, 3-8 August 2014. Published in the Book Mediterranean Green Buildings and Renewable Energy pp. 811-820, Springer Publishers http//:link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-30746-6_63

Evaluation of Chimney Stack Effect in a New Brewery Using DesignBuilder-EnergyPlus Software
Sergio de la Torre and Charles Yousif
Energy Procedia Vol 62, 2014 pp. 230-235, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, SEB-14, Cardiff, Wales, UK, 25-27 June 2014.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610214034158

Overview of Testing Methodologies for Thermally Improved Hollow-core Concrete Blocks
Caroline Caruana, Charlon Grima, Charles Yousif, Spiridione Buhagiar, Renzo Curmi
Energy Procedia Journal, Vol. 62, 2014, pp. 180-189, Elsevier
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610214034109
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, SEB-14, Cardiff, Wales, UK, 25-27 June 2014.

Energy Efficiency Survey of the Ganado Advocates Head Office
Antonino Fabio Agosta, Giovanni Luca Dierna, Marco Gileppo, Baldassarre Capodici, Federica Geremia, Charles Yousif and Jotham Scerri Diacono
Proceedings of the Sustainable Energy 2014: The ISE Annual Conference, Qawra, Malta, 20th March 2014, pp. 82-89, ISBN 978-99957-0-668-5, Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Malta.
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/23002/1/4_3_Agosta_etal.pdf

Heat Transfer Characteristics of Locally Manufactured Hollow Concrete Blocks
Caroline Caruana and Charles Yousif
Proceedings of the Sustainable Energy 2014: The ISE Annual Conference, Qawra, Malta, 20th March 2014, pp. 107-112, ISBN 978-99957-0-668-5, Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Malta
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/23003/1/5_1_Caruana_Yousif.pdf