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.
Research topics include:
Zhang, Qunli; Liu, Tao; Cheng, Xuanrui; Guo, Shuaifei; Zhang, Lin; Lü, Xiaoshu, 2024, Thermal science and engineering progress, 102454, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102454, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Zhang, Qunli; Li, Yanxin; Zhang, Qiuyue; Ma, Fengge; Lü, Xiaoshu, 2024, Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 193, 114278, DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2024.114278, A2 Review article in a scientific journal (peer-reviewed)
Qunli Zhang; Baozhong Wang;Yuhao Xing; Gang Wang; Xinchao Zhang; Xiaoshu Lü, 2024, Environmental technology, 1-12, 2330474, DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2330474, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Xu, Xing; Zeng, Jiazhu; Zhao, Yun; Lü, Xiaoshu, 2024, Expert systems with applications, 243, 122922, 122922, DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2023.122922, A2 Review article in a scientific journal (peer-reviewed)
Gros, Ioana-Cornelia; Lü, Xiaoshu; Oprea, Claudiu; Lu, Tao; Pintilie, Lucian, 2023, 2023 IEEE 14th International Symposium on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives (SDEMPED), DOI: 10.1109/sdemped54949.2023.10271490, A4 Article in conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)
Prauzek, Michal; Kucova, Tereza; Konecny, Jaromir; Adamikova, Monika; Gaiova, Karolina; Mikus, Miroslav; Pospisil, Pavel; Andriukaitis, Darius; Zilys, Mindaugas; Martinkauppi, Birgitta; Koziorek, Jiri, 2023, Sensors, 23, 12, 5577, DOI: 10.3390/s23125577, A2 Review article in a scientific journal (peer-reviewed)
Li, Xu; Gao, Ke; Zhao, Yan; Xie, Xiaobo; Lü, Xiaoshu; Zhang, Cong; Ai, Hongxin, 2023, Coatings, 13, 10, 1768, DOI: 10.3390/coatings13101768, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Zhao, Yan; Liao, Guorui; Li, Xu; Gao, Ke; Zhang, Congshan; Lü, Xiaoshu; Ai, Hongxin; Xie, Xiaobo, 2023, Coatings, 13, 8, 1317, DOI: 10.3390/coatings13081317, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Zhang, Qunli; Li, Yanxin; Zhang, Qiuyue; Jiao, Yuqing; Shi, Qiu; Lü, Xiaoshu, 2023, Journal of energy resources technology: transactions of the ASME, 146, 2, 022304, DOI: 10.1115/1.4063432, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Zhang, Qunli; Liu, Yimo; Zhang, Qiuyue; Wang, Gang; Lü, Xiaoshu, 2023, Journal of building engineering, 76, 1-15, 106850, DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106850, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Gao, Ke; Niu, Xin; Zhao, Yan; Qin, Xiaolin; Lyu, Xiaoshu; Xie, Xiaobo, 2023, Meitian dizhi yu kantan, 51, 3, 168-176, DOI: 10.12363/issn.1001-1986.22.06.0443, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Zhang, Qunli; Liu, Yimo; Yang, Zhaosheng; Wang, Gang; Lü, Xiaoshu, 2023, International journal of exergy, 41, 2, 197-218, DOI: 10.1504/ijex.2023.131487, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Zhao, Yan; Ai, Hongxin; Gao, Ke; Zhang, Congshan; Lyu, Xiaoshu; Xie, Xiaobo, 2023, Meitian dizhi yu kantan, 51, 4, 164-169, DOI: 10.12363/issn.1001-1986.22.06.0472, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Zhang, Congshan; Zhao, Yan; Gao, Ke; Zhang, Cong; Lv, Xiaoshu; Xie, Xiaobo, 2023, Geoenergy science and engineering, 223, 211480, DOI: 10.1016/j.geoen.2023.211480, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Lü, Xiaoshu; Lu, Tao; Tervola, Pekka, 2023, Schossig, Peter; Droege, Peter; Riemer, Antonia; Speer, Martin, Proceedings of the International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES 2022), Atlantis highlights in engineering, 297-307, 20, DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-156-2_20, A4 Article in conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)
Songok, Joel; Mäkiranta, Anne; Rapantova, Nada; Pospisil, Pavel; Martinkauppi, Birgitta, 2023, International journal of thermal sciences, 187, 1-8, 108181, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2023.108181, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Girgibo, Nebiyu, 2023, Acta wasaensia, 525, 1-316, G5 Doctoral dissertation (articles)
Lu, Tao; Vähä-Savo, Lauri; Lü, Xiaoshu; Haneda, Katsuyuki, 2023, Energies, 16, 6, 2657, DOI: 10.3390/en16062657, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Xu, Xing; Hu, Xianqi; Zhao, Yun; Lü, Xiaoshu; Aapaoja, Aki, 2023, Expert systems with applications, 224, 119887, DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2023.119887, A2 Review article in a scientific journal (peer-reviewed)
Zhang, Qunli; Huang, Haotian; Zhai, Hongbao; Zhao, Wenqiang; Lü, Xiaoshu, 2023, Journal of cleaner production, 406, 137000, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137000, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Wang, Gang; Li, Jitong; Yan, Gang; Xu, Rongji; Xie, Guozhen; Lü, Xiaoshu, 2023, Applied thermal engineering, 239, 122124, DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.122124, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Lü, Xiaoshu; Lu, Tao; Karirinne, Suvi; Mäkiranta, Anne; Clements-Croome, Derek, 2023, Energy and buildings, 282, 1-12, 112789, DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.112789, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Mohyla, Marek; Hrubesova, Eva; Martinkauppi, Birgitta; Mäkiranta, Anne; Tuomi, Ville, 2023, Renewable energy, 221, 119770, DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.119770, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Vähä-Savo, Lauri; Haneda, Katsuyuki; Icheln, Clemens; Lü, Xiaoshu, 2023, IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation, 71, 8, 6849-6858, DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2023.3284368, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Girgibo, Nebiyu; Lü, Xiaoshu; Hiltunen, Erkki; Peura, Pekka; Dai, Zhenxue, 2023, Science of the total environment, 874, 162599, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162599, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Lu, Tao; Lü, Xiaoshu; Välisuo, Petri; Zhang, Qunli; Clements-Croome, Derek, 2023, Applied energy, 357, 122473, DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122473, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Zhang, Cong; Gao, Ke; Zhao, Yan; Xie, Xiaobo; Zhang, Congshan; Lv, Xiaoshu, 2023, Arabian journal for science and engineering, 48, 16571–16586, DOI: 10.1007/s13369-023-07699-8, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Wang, Xiaolei; Lü, Xiaoshu; Vähä-Savo, Lauri; Haneda, Katsuyuki, 2023, Energies, 16, 10, 4211, DOI: 10.3390/en16104211, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Lu, Tao; Lü, Xaoshu; Salonen, Heidi, 2023, Journal of physics : Conference series, 2654, 1, 012052, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2654/1/012052, A4 Article in conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)
REBE has the highest percentage of the Research Council of Finland projects at the University of Vaasa. The Research Council of Finland project funding is designed to promote the quality of research, scientific impact and impact beyond academia as well as scientific renewal and diversity. The aim is to attain internationally as high a scientific standard of work as possible and to support scientific breakthroughs and top-tier international research collaboration. Additionally, REBE is involved in numerous EU-funded projects. REBE warmly welcomes collaboration with industry and municipalities on a wide range of R&D projects in energy technology and the built environment.
| Project | Duration | Funders |
|---|---|---|
| CleanSCHOOL - Discovering safe cleaning for school buildings to reduce harmful chemical, particle and microbial footprint | - | Research Council of Finland |
| STARCLUB - Signal-Transmissive-Walls with Embedded Passive Antennas for Radio-Connected Low-Energy Urban Buildings | - | Research Council of Finland |
REBE leverages the University of Vaasa's advanced infrastructure to support our research. In particular, we have actively contributed to the high-quality research and design of the Wasa Zero Emission Data Centre (WSTAR), a state-of-the-art facility enabling pioneering research on climate-neutral data centres. Additionally, we operate an asphalt test field and a Suvilahti low-temperature district heating network pilot, and we collaborate closely with the VEBIC platform, especially with its geoenergy laboratory.
REBE offers courses in Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD level. More information on doctoral education can be found here: Doctoral studies in technical sciences.
REBE is currently seeking project researchers and PhD students:
Research group leader: Professor Xiaoshu Lü
