Edward Halawa

Dr Edward Halawa

Research Associate

Future Industries Institute

Future Industries Institute

Year Citation
2024 Halawa, E. (2024). Sustainable Energy: Concept and Definition in the Context of the Energy Transition—A Critical Review. Sustainability Switzerland, 16(4), 1523.
DOI Scopus20
2023 Halawa, E., & Bruno, F. (2023). Energy performance and thermal comfort delivery capabilities of solid-desiccant rotor-based air-conditioning for warm to hot and humid climates-a critical review. Energies, 16(16, article no. 6032), 1-17.
DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2019 Belusko, M., Liddle, R., Alemu, A., Halawa, E., & Bruno, F. (2019). Performance evaluation of a CO₂ refrigeration system enhanced with a dew point cooler. Energies, 12(6), 1-22.
DOI Scopus11 WoS9
2019 Narayanan, R., Halawa, E., & Jain, S. (2019). Dehumidification potential of a solid desiccant based evaporative cooling system with an enthalpy exchanger operating in subtropical and tropical climates. Energies, 12(14, article no. 2704), 1-18.
DOI WoS21
2019 Bruno, F., Belusko, M., & Halawa, E. (2019). CO₂ refrigeration and heat pump systems - a comprehensive review. Energies, 12(15), 1-39.
DOI Scopus46 WoS38
2019 Narayanan, R., Halawa, E., & Jain, S. (2019). Dehumidification potential of a solid desiccant based evaporative cooling system with an enthalpy exchanger operating in subtropical and tropical climates. Energies, 12(14), 2705.
DOI Scopus24
2018 Halawa, E., James, G., Shi, X. R., Sari, N. H., & Nepal, R. (2018). The prospect for an Australian-Asian power grid: A critical appraisal. Energies, 11(1, article no. 200), 1-23.
DOI Scopus34 WoS31
2018 Narayanan, R., Halawa, E., & Jain, S. (2018). Performance characteristics of solid-desiccant evaporative cooling systems. Energies, 11(10, article no. 2574), 1-14.
DOI Scopus24 WoS20
2018 Halawa, E., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Trombley, J., Hassan, N., Baig, M., . . . Azzam Ismail, M. (2018). A review on energy conscious designs of building façades in hot and humid climates: Lessons for (and from) Kuala Lumpur and Darwin. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 82, 2147-2161.
DOI Scopus104
2018 Safarova, S., Halawa, E., Campbell, A., Law, L., & van Hoof, J. (2018). Pathways for optimal provision of thermal comfort and sustainability of residential housing in hot and humid tropics of Australia – A critical review. Indoor and Built Environment, 27(8), 1022-1040.
DOI Scopus21
2016 Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Berardi, U., AlWaer, H., Chang, S., Halawa, E., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., & Clements-Croome, D. (2016). What is an intelligent building? Analysis of recent interpretations from an international perspective. Architectural Science Review, 59(5), 338-357.
DOI Scopus147
2015 Halawa, E., Chang, K. C., & Yoshinaga, M. (2015). Thermal performance evaluation of solar water heating systems in Australia, Taiwan and Japan - A comparative review. Renewable Energy, 83, 1279-1286.
DOI Scopus46
2014 Halawa, E., van Hoof, J., & Soebarto, V. (2014). The impacts of the thermal radiation field on thermal comfort, energy consumption and control - a critical overview. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 37, 907-918.
DOI Scopus118 WoS112
2014 Halawa, E., GhaffarianHoseini, A. H., & Hin Wa Li, D. (2014). Empirical correlations as a means for estimating monthly average daily global radiation: A critical overview. Renewable Energy, 72, 149-153.
DOI Scopus25
2012 Belusko, M., Halawa, E., & Bruno, F. (2012). Characterising PCM thermal storage systems using the effectiveness-NTU approach. International journal of heat and mass transfer, 55(13/14), 3359-3365.
DOI Scopus60 WoS51
2012 Halawa, E., & Van Hoof, J. (2012). The adaptive approach to thermal comfort: A critical overview. Energy and Buildings, 51, 101-110.
DOI Scopus222
2012 Parman, S., Ari-Wahjoedi, B., Halawa, E., & Machmudah, A. (2012). Attitude maneuvers of CTS-like spacecraft using PD based constant-amplitude inputs. Journal of Applied Sciences, 12(24), 2519-2526.
DOI Scopus1
2011 Halawa, E., & Saman, W. (2011). Thermal performance analysis of a phase change thermal storage unit for space heating. Renewable energy, 36(1), 259-264.
DOI Scopus82 WoS74
2010 Halawa, E., Saman, W., & Bruno, F. (2010). A phase change processor method for solving a one-dimensional phase change problem with convection boundary. Renewable energy, 35(8), 1688-1695.
DOI Scopus45 WoS43
2009 Hyde, R. A., Yeang, K., Groenhout, N., Barram, F., Webster Mannison, M., Healey, K., & Halawa, E. (2009). Exploring synergies with innovative green technologies for advanced renovation using a bioclimatic approach. Architectural science review, 52(3), 229-236.
DOI Scopus12 WoS7
2005 Saman, W. Y., Bruno, F., & Halawa, E. (2005). Thermal performance of PCM thermal storage unit for a roof integrated solar heating system. Solar energy, 78(2), 341-349.
DOI Scopus208 WoS179
2005 Halawa, E., Bruno, F., & Saman, W. Y. (2005). Numerical analysis of a PCM thermal storage, system with varying wall temperature. Energy Conversion and Management, 46(15-16), 2592-2604.
DOI Scopus93 WoS73
2001 Halawa, E. (2001). Simulation worksheet (LKS) for development of steady state simulation system of equations. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education.
2001 Halawa, E., & Sugiyatno. (2001). Estimation of global solar radiation in the Indonesian climatic region. Renewable energy.

Year Citation
2018 Safarova, S., Garnett, S. T., Halawa, E., Trombley, J. B., Law, L., & van Hoof, J. (2018). Sustainable Subdivision Design and Energy Consumption of Households in the Hot and Humid Tropical Climate of Darwin. In World Sustainability Series (pp. 421-435). Springer International Publishing.
DOI Scopus1
2015 Halawa, E. (2015). Penalty-Reward-Pinch (PRP) design for improving the sustainability of existing commercial buildings: What alternative design approaches can be used for retrofitting?. In Sustainable Retrofitting of Commercial Buildings Warm Climates (pp. 287-295).

Year Citation
2026 Bruno, F., & Halawa, E. (2026). Energy and Thermal Comfort Performance Analysis of a Dew Point Cooler for Air Conditioning a School Building. In C. Zilio, F. Busato, L. Mazzarella, & M. Noro (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Vol. 762 LNCE (pp. 854-868). ITALY, Politecnico di Milano Biblioteca Campus Leonardo, Milan: SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG.
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2017 Trombley, J., & Halawa, E. (2017). Can further energy reductions be achieved through behaviour changes in low income households?. In Energy Procedia Vol. 121 (pp. 230-237). Elsevier BV.
DOI Scopus4
2015 Yap, W. K., Baig, M. H., Halawa, E., & Karri, V. (2015). Qualitative analysis of thin-film CIGS and c-Si technologies in tropical environments. In Ises Solar World Congress 2015 Conference Proceedings (pp. 534-543). International Solar Energy Society.
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2012 Saman, W. Y., Mudge, L., Whaley, D. M., & Halawa, E. (2012). Sustainable Housing in Australia: Monitored Trends in Energy Consumption. In N. M'Sirdi (Ed.), Proceedings of the 3rd International conference in sustainability in energy and buildings (SEB'11) Vol. 12 (pp. 247-256). Germany: Springer.
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2011 Chanprasopchai, T., Saman, W. Y., & Halawa, E. (2011). Experimental performance of a low flow rate regenerator of a solar liquid desiccant cooling/dehumidification system. In Proceedings of the 2011 international conference on alternative energy in developing countries and emerging economies (pp. 218-224). Songkhla, Thailand: Thaksin University.
2010 Whaley, D. M., Saman, W. Y., Halawa, E., & Mudge, L. (2010). Lesson learnt from implementing intelligent metering and energy monitoring devices in a new housing development. In Proceedings of the 48th annual conference of the Australian Solar Energy Society 2010 (pp. 1-10). Australia: Australian Solar Energy Society.
2009 Halawa, E., & Saman, W. Y. (2009). Thermal performance of liquid desiccant solar air conditioning in hot/humid climatic region of South East Asia. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference Solar Air Conditioning (pp. 161). Regensburg, Germany: OTTI.
2009 Saman, W. Y., & Halawa, E. (2009). The impact of passive design and solar energy use in a housing development on the electrical grid. In D. Holm, & J. Schaffler (Eds.), ISES Solar World Congress 2009 Vol. 2 (pp. 1432-1441). Johannesburg, South Africa: International Solar Energy Society.
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2009 Saman, W. Y., Halawa, E., & Chanprasopchai, T. (2009). Experimental study of the regenerator in a liquid desiccant cooling system. In World Renewable energy Congress - Asia (pp. 621-626).
2008 Saman, W. Y., Halawa, E., & Krause, M. (2008). An integrated thermal system for the provision of hot water, space heating and cooling. In EUROSUN 2008 : 1st International Congress on solar heating, cooling, and buildings (pp. 1-8). Lisbon, Portugal: EUROSUN.
2007 Krause, M., Saman, W. Y., Heinzen, R., Jordan, U., Halawa, E., & Vajen, K. (2007). Validation and comparison of absorber and regenerator models for liquid desiccant air conditioning systems. In Solar air-conditioning : 2nd international conference. Germany: OTTI-Ostbayerischer Technologie-Transfer-Institut e V..
2007 Saman, W. Y., Halawa, E., & Krause, M. (2007). Residential application of solar liquid desiccant cooling system in tropical countries of South-East Asia. In Solar air-conditioning : 2nd international conference. Germany: OTTI-Ostbayerischer Technologie-Transfer-Institut e V..
2007 Krause, M., Saman, W. Y., Halawa, E., Heinzen, R., Jordan, U., & Vajen, K. (2007). Absorber and regenerator models for liquid desiccant air conditioning systems : validation comparison using experimental data. In Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2007 : solar energy and human settlement Vol. 2 (pp. 770-774). Beijing: Tsinghua University ; Springer-Verlag.
2007 Halawa, E., Bruno, F., & Saman, W. Y. (2007). Potential application of combisystem for an Australian climatic region. In Proceedings of ISES Solar World Congress 2007 : solar energy and human settlement Vol. 2 (pp. 876-880). Beijing: Tsinghua University Press ; Springer-Verlag.
2005 Halawa, E., Saman, W. Y., & Bruno, F. (2005). Simulation of a roof-integrated solar heating system with PCM thermal storage. In Proceedings of 2005 Solar World Congress Bringing Water to the World - Including Proceedings of the 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of the 30th National Passive Solar Conference Vol. 1 (pp. 394-399). USA: American Solar Energy Society.
2004 Saman, W. Y., Halawa, E., Belusko, M., & Bruno, F. (2004). Thermal performance of a roof integrated solar heating system with PCM thermal storage. In World Renewable Energy Congress VIII: Linking the World with Renewable Energy. Denver, Colorado, USA: Elsevier Ltd.

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2008 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Modelling and optimization of solar liquid desiccant system for cooling and dehumidification for hot and humid regions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thanya Chanprasopchai

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