A vehicle energy management system connectable to a vehicle, the energy management system comprising: - a heat receiving structure susceptible to a flow of pressurized air; - an air compressor, arranged in fluid communication with an ambient environment via a first conduit, and in fluid communication with the heat receiving structure via a second conduit; - a valve arrangement arranged in downstream fluid communication with the air compressor via an air outlet conduit, the valve arrangement being configured to controllably deliver a flow of pressurized air from the air compressor to the ambient environment via the first conduit and/or to the heat receiving structure via the second conduit; and - a control unit connected to the air compressor and the valve arrangement, the control unit comprising control circuitry configured to: - receive a signal indicative of a current vehicle operating mode for the vehicle, the vehicle operating mode being one of a vehicle braking mode in which the vehicle is controlled not to exceed a desired vehicle speed, and a vehicle non-braking mode; - receive a signal indicative of a temperature level of the heat receiving structure; - compare the temperature level with a predetermined temperature range; and when the vehicle is operated in the vehicle braking mode and the temperature level is below a maximum limit of the predetermined temperature range: - control the air compressor to supply a flow of pressurized air towards the valve arrangement; and - control the valve arrangement to deliver the flow of pressured air to the heat receiving structure via the second conduit. - a heat receiving structure susceptible to a flow of pressurized air; - an air compressor, arranged in fluid communication with an ambient environment via a first conduit, and in fluid communication with the heat receiving structure via a second conduit; - a valve arrangement arranged in downstream fluid communication with the air compressor via an air outlet conduit, the valve arrangement being configured to controllably deliver a flow of pressurized air from the air compressor to the ambient environment via the first conduit and/or to the heat receiving structure via the second conduit; and - a control unit connected to the air compressor and the valve arrangement, the control unit comprising control circuitry configured to: - receive a signal indicative of a current vehicle operating mode for the vehicle, the vehicle operating mode being one of a vehicle braking mode in which the vehicle is controlled not to exceed a desired vehicle speed, and a vehicle non-braking mode; - receive a signal indicative of a temperature level of the heat receiving structure; - compare the temperature level with a predetermined temperature range; and when the vehicle is operated in the vehicle braking mode and the temperature level is below a maximum limit of the predetermined temperature range: - control the air compressor to supply a flow of pressurized air towards the valve arrangement; and - control the valve arrangement to deliver the flow of pressured air to the heat receiving structure via the second conduit. - receive a signal indicative of a current vehicle operating mode for the vehicle, the vehicle operating mode being one of a vehicle braking mode in which the vehicle is controlled not to exceed a desired vehicle speed, and a vehicle non-braking mode; - receive a signal indicative of a temperature level of the heat receiving structure; - compare the temperature level with a predetermined temperature range; and when the vehicle is operated in the vehicle braking mode and the temperature level is below a maximum limit of the predetermined temperature range: - control the air compressor to supply a flow of pressurized air towards the valve arrangement; and - control the valve arrangement to deliver the flow of pressured air to the heat receiving structure via the second conduit. - control the air compressor to supply a flow of pressurized air towards the valve arrangement; and - control the valve arrangement to deliver the flow of pressured air to the heat receiving structure via the second conduit.