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2025

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Journal Article 2025

Renewable hydrogen from seafood shell waste for long-term energy storage on islands

Authors Vasudha Kaura, Misbaudeen Aderemi Adesanya, Gurpreet Singh Selopal, Kuljeet Singh Grewal

Energy Conversion and Management, 2025

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Journal Article 2025

Integrated Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Battery Network for Sustainable Communities: A Planning Framework

Authors Srisanthosh Sekar, Alampratap Singh Tiwana, Kuljeet Singh Grewal

Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation, 2025

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Journal Article 2025

Eco‐Friendly Quantum Dots for Solar‐Driven H2 Production: Structural Engineering to Performance Optimization

Authors Umair Sohail, Shanmugasundaram Kokilavani, Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Aitazaz A Farooque, Ghada I Koleilat, Gurpreet Singh Selopal

EcoMart, 2025

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Journal Article 2025

Marine waste-assisted hybrid nano-fertilizers for controlled nutrient release

Authors Muhammad Jahandad Khan, Manmeet Kaur Chhina, Subhiksha Jayakumar, Khalil I Al-Murghrabi, Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Gurpreet Singh Selopal

MRS Advances, 2025

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Journal Article 2025

Machine Learning‐Driven Multi‐Objective Optimization of Microchannel Reactors for CO₂ Conversion

Authors Sandeep Kumar, Parmod Kumar, Kuljeet Singh Grewal

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2025

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Journal Article 2025

Computationally effective machine learning approach for modular thermal energy storage design

Authors Davinder Singh, Tanguy Rugamba, Harsh Katara, Kuljeet Singh Grewal

Applied Energy, 2025

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Journal Article 2025

Experimental evaluation of hybrid renewable and thermal energy storage systems for a net-zero energy greenhouse: a case study of Yeoju-Si

Authors Misbaudeen Aderemi Adesanya, Anis Rabiu, Qazeem Opeyemi Ogunlowo, Min-Hwi Kim, Timothy Denen Akpenpuun, Wook-Ho Na, Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Hyun-Woo Lee

Energies, 2025

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Journal Article 2025

Sugar kelp application for sustainable potato production in Prince Edward Island: Impacts on soil, greenhouse gas emissions, and yield

Authors Arishma Khan, Raheleh Malekian, Travis J Esau, Gurpreet S Selopal, Kuljeet S Grewal

Field Crops Research, 2025

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Journal Article 2025

A state-of-the-art novel approach to predict potato crop coefficient (Kc) by integrating advanced machine learning tools

Authors Saad Javed Cheema, Masoud Karbasi, Gurjit S Randhawa, Suqi Liu, Travis J Esau, Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Farhat Abbas, Qamar Uz Zaman, Aitazaz A Farooque

Smart Agricultural Technology, 2025

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Journal Article 2025

Assessment of pan coefficient performance: A comparative study of empirical and model-driven approaches using a hill-climbing-based alternating model tree and MOORA

Authors Saad Javed Cheema, Aitazaz A Farooque, Mehdi Jamei, Khabat Khasravi, Farhat Abbas, Suqi Liu, Travis Esau, Kuljeet Grewal

Ecological Informatics, 2025

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Journal Article 2025

Impact of submerged substrate roughness on nanofluid swirling impinging jet arrays

Authors MD Tanvir Khan, Sudipta Debnath, Zahir Uddin Ahmed, Avneet Kaur, Kuljeet Singh Grewal

AI Thermal Fluid, 2025

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Patent Application 2025

Decoupled Power Transmission with Variable Ratio

Authors A. Tiwana, K.S. Grewal, J. Hulton

U.S. Patent Application, 2025

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Conference Contribution 2025

Hydrogen production from seafood shell waste for net-zero energy communities in islands

Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (CSChE 2025), Montreal, Canada, 2025

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Conference Contribution 2025

Integrating Gaussian splatting machine learning for precise solar analysis in sustainable buildings

Authors K. Gill, N.A.C. Mohammed, K. S. Grewal

20th Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2025

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Conference Contribution 2025

Workflow to accurately model vegetation canopy effects in building energy simulation

Authors N.A.C. Mohammed, K. Gill, S. Chowdhury, K. S. Grewal

IBPSA Building Simulation 2025, Brisbane, Australia, 2025

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Conference Contribution 2025

Sustainable solar potential assessment of urban neighborhoods using real-time building archetypes

Authors K. Gill, K.S. Grewal

Atlantic Canadian Conference on Energy System Modelling, Halifax, Canada, 2025

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Conference Contribution 2025

From Drones to energy models: Rapid energy modeling workflow for sustainable neighborhoods

Authors N.A.C. Mohammed, K.S. Grewal

Atlantic Canadian Conference on Energy System Modelling, Halifax, Canada, 2025

2024

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Journal Article 2024

Geometric data in urban building energy modeling: Current practices and the case for automation

Authors Shima Norouzi Kandelan, Noushad Ahamed Chittoor Mohammed, Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Aitazaz A Farooque, Yulin Hu

Journal of Building Engineering, 2024

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Journal Article 2024

Multi-Objective Optimization of Swirling Impinging Air Jets with Genetic Algorithm and Weighted Sum Method

Authors Sudipta Debnath, Zahir Uddin Ahmed, Muhammad Ikhlaq, Md Tanvir Khan, Avneet Kaur, Kuljeet Singh Grewal

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024

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Journal Article 2024

Net Zero Energy‐Ready Buildings: A Canadian Construction Perspective and Evaluation

Authors Noushad Ahamed Chittoor Mohammed, Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Misbaudeen Aderemi Adesanya, Sudipta Debnath, Aitazaz A Farooque, Gurpreet Singh Selopal

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2024

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Journal Article 2024

Decision-making method to prioritize and implement solar strategies on neighborhood level

Authors Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Caroline Hachem-Vermette, Somil Yadav

Energy Reports, 2024

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Journal Article 2024

Titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene for sequestration of aquatic pollutants

Authors Swedha Madhu, Jayden MacKenzie, Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Aitazaz A Farooque, Ghada I Koleilat, Gurpreet Singh Selopal

ChemSusChem, 2024

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Journal Article 2024

Towards the development of legislative framework for solar neighborhoods

Authors Caroline Hachem-Vermette, Somil Yadav, Johannes Georg Brozovsky, Silvia Croce, Gilles Desthieux, Matteo Formolli, Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Jouri Kanters, Gabriele Lobaccaro, Mattia Manni

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2024

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Journal Article 2024

A comprehensive analytical and computational assessment of soil water characteristics curves in Atlantic Canada: Application of a novel SelectKbest-based GEP model

Authors Saad Javed Cheema, Syed Hamid Hussain Shah, Aitazaz A. Farooque, Mehdi Jamei, Farhat Abbas, Travis J. Esau, Kuljeet Singh Grewal

Agricultural Water Management, 2024

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Journal Article 2024

A review of Znln2S4-based photocatalysts for producing hydrogen by water splitting under visible light: Fundamentals and recent advancements

Authors Nasim Mia, Kuljeet Singh, James Polson, Luciano Lisi, Evan Willemsen, Yulin Hu

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024

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Report / Position Paper / Case Study 2024

Strategies for the design of new and existing high energy performance solar neighborhoods

Authors Caroline Hachem-Vermette, Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Gilles Desthieux, Javeriya Hasan, Somil Yadav

IEA Task 63: Solar Heating and Cooling Technology, 2024

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Report / Position Paper / Case Study 2024

Technology position paper: Solar neighborhood planning

Authors M. Wall, M. Manni, G. Lobaccaro, C. Hachem-Vermette, J. Kanters, S. Croce, K. S. Grewal, M. Thebault

IEA Task 63: Solar Heating and Cooling Technology, 2024

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Report / Position Paper / Case Study 2024

Decision-making tool for solar neighborhood planning

Authors Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Caroline Hachem-Vermette

IEA Task 63: Solar Heating and Cooling Technology, 2024

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Report / Position Paper / Case Study 2024

Case study: City of Summerside–Sunbank

Authors Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Noushad Ahamed Chittoor Mohammed

IEA Task 63: Solar Heating and Cooling Technology, 2024

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Conference Contribution 2024

Effect of geometrical parameters on the performance of micro-channel reactor via Sabatier reaction

Authors S. Kumar, K.S. Grewal, P. Kumar

9th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (IX SEEC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, India, 2024

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Conference Contribution 2024

Neighborhood digital twin energy models for demand load prediction and electrification: An automated workflow

Authors S.N. Kandelan, K.S. Grewal

IEEE 11th Power India International Conference (PIICON), MNIT Jaipur, India, 2024

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Conference Contribution 2024

Effect of geometrical parameters on methanation of CO2 in U-bend microchannel reactor via Sabatier reaction

Authors S. Kumar, K.S. Grewal, P. Kumar

Proceedings of the 11th International and 51st National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP 2024), AMU Aligarh, India, 2024

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Conference Contribution 2024

Rapid building feature extraction and geometry formulation using machine learning

Authors S. Chowdhury, K. S. Grewal

11th National Conference of IBPSA-USA, Denver, USA, 2024

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Conference Contribution 2024

Hybrid geometric data integration for building block energy modeling

Authors N.A.C. Mohammed, K. S. Grewal, A.A. Farooque

eSim–IBPSA, Edmonton, Canada, 2024

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Conference Contribution 2024

Energy audit data scraping for rapid building energy modeling: A case study

Authors S. Debnath, K. S. Grewal

eSim–IBPSA, Edmonton, Canada, 2024

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Conference Contribution 2024

Hybrid machine learning inspired digital built environment generation for energy modeling

Authors N.A.C. Mohammed, K. S. Grewal

Atlantic Canadian Conference on Energy System Modelling, Moncton, Canada, 2024

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Conference Contribution 2024

Community-led energy auditing data collection and processing to predict building energy efficiency

Authors S. Debnath, K. S. Grewal

Atlantic Canadian Conference on Energy System Modelling, Moncton, Canada, 2024

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Conference Contribution 2024

Hybrid machine learning inspired digital built environment generation for energy modeling

Authors N.A.C. Mohammed, K. S. Grewal

Smart Energy Event 2024, Halifax, Canada, 2024

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Conference Contribution 2024

Community-led data collection approach for neighborhood energy modeling

Authors S. Debnath, K. S. Grewal

Smart Energy Event 2024, Halifax, Canada, 2024

2023

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Journal Article 2023

Solar neighborhoods: the impact of urban layout on a large-scale solar strategies application

Authors Kuljeet Singh Grewal, Caroline Hachem-Vermette, Ricardo D'Almeida

Scientific Reports, 2023

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Journal Article 2023

Role of neighbourhood spatial and energy design in reducing energy vulnerability during power disruption

Authors Caroline Hachem-Vermette, Kuljeet Singh Grewal

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023

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Journal Article 2023

Techno-economic-environmental decision-making approach for the adoption of solar and natural gas-based trigeneration systems

Authors Eric Swayze, Kuljeet Singh

Energy Conversion and Management, 2023

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Journal Article 2023

Deep learning supported machine vision system to precisely automate the wild blueberry harvester header

Authors Zeeshan Haydar, Travis J. Esau, Aitazaz A. Farooque, Qamar U. Zaman, Patrick J. Hennessy, Kuljeet Singh, Farhat Abbas

Scientific Reports, 2023

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Book Chapter 2023

Valorizing algae biomass as materials for bioproducts and commercial applications

Authors Y. Hu, K. Grewal, Farooque, A.A

In: Algae Materials, 2023

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Conference Contribution 2023

Decision making method to prioritize and implement solar strategies on neighborhood level

Authors C. Hachem-Vermette, K. Singh, K. Jolly, Somil Yadav

18th Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2023

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Conference Contribution 2023

Generative adversarial networks and RGB cameras: A cost-effective approach for vegetation index analysis in agricultural crop monitoring

Authors H. Afzaal, A.A. Farooque, K. Singh

Annual General Meeting of Canadian Society for Bioengineering (CSBE-SCGAB) AGM and Technical Conference, Lethbridge, AB, Canada, 2023

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Conference Contribution 2023

A deep learning supported machine vision control system to precisely auto-position the header of a mechanical wild blueberry harvester with fruit height

Authors Z. Haydar, T. Esau, A.A. Farooque, P. Hennessy, Q. Zaman, K. Singh, F. Abbas

Annual General Meeting of Canadian Society for Bioengineering (CSBE-SCGAB) AGM and Technical Conference, Lethbridge, AB, Canada, 2023

2022

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Journal Article 2022

Techniques of improving infrastructure and energy resilience in urban setting

Authors Kuljeet Singh, Caroline Hachem-Vermette

Energies, 2022

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Journal Article 2022

Novel methodology of urban energy simulations integrating open-source platforms

Authors Kuljeet Singh, Caroline Hachem-Vermette

Energy and Buildings, 2022

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Journal Article 2022

Optimization of energy resources in various building cluster archetypes

Authors Caroline Hachem-Vermette, Kuljeet Singh

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022

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Journal Article 2022

Energy systems and energy sharing in traditional and sustainable archetypes of urban developments

Authors Caroline Hachem-Vermette, Kuljeet Singh

Sustainability, 2022

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Report / Position Paper / Case Study 2022

Identification of existing tools and workflows for solar neighborhood planning

Authors Nicholas Baker, Rafaella Belmonte Monteiro, Alessia Boccalatte, Karine Bouty, Johannes Brozovsky, Cyril Caliot, Rafael Campamà Pizarro, Raphaël Compagnon, Agnieszka Czachura, Gilles Desthieux, Matteo Formolli, Stéphanie Giroux-Julien, Victor Guillot, Benjamin Govehovitch, Caroline Hachem-Vermette, Ellis Herman, Olivia Alarcon Herrera, Jérôme H Kämpf, Gabriele Lobaccaro, Christophe Ménézo, Giuseppe Peronato, Arnkell Jonas Petersen, Auline Rodler, Kuljeet Singh, Viktor Sjöberg, Mark Snow, Joar Tjetland, Yupeng Wang, Martin Thebault

IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Technology, 2022

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Conference Contribution 2022

Techno-economic-environmental analysis of tri-generation system in vertical farm applications

Authors E. Swayze, K. Singh, A. Singh

Annual General Meeting of Canadian Society for Bioengineering (CSBE-SCGAB), Charlottetown, PE, Canada, 2022

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Conference Contribution 2022

Precision Irrigation scheduling for the major crops of Prince Edward Island, Canada

Authors S. Cheema, F. Abbas, A. Farooque, K. Singh, T. Esau

Annual General Meeting of Canadian Society for Bioengineering (CSBE-SCGAB), Charlottetown, PE, Canada, 2022

2021

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Journal Article 2021

Analysis of urban energy resources to achieve net-zero energy neighbourhoods

Authors Caroline Hachem-Vermette, Kuljeet Singh

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021

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Journal Article 2021

Economical energy resource planning to promote sustainable urban design

Authors Kuljeet Singh, Caroline Hachem-Vermette

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021

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Journal Article 2021

Improved performance of a nanorefrigerant-based vapor compression refrigeration system: A new alternative

Authors Lal Kundan, Kuljeet Singh

Journal of Power and Energy, 2021

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Conference Contribution 2021

Role of solar energy in achieving net zero energy neighborhoods

Authors C. Hachem-Vermette, K. Singh

ISES Solar World Congress, Virtual Congress, 2021

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Conference Contribution 2021

Implementation of solar strategies within different urban layouts

Authors R. D'Almeida, C. Hachem-Vermette, K. Singh

ISES Solar World Congress, Virtual Congress, 2021

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