Multi-Country Analysis on Energy Savings in Buildings by Means of a Micro-Solar Organic Rankine Cycle System: A Simulation Study

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dc.contributor.authorArteconi, Alessia
dc.contributor.authorDel Zotto, Luca
dc.contributor.authorTascioni, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorMahkamov, Khamid
dc.contributor.authorUnderwood, Chris
dc.contributor.authorCabeza, Luisa F.
dc.contributor.authorMaldonado, José Miguel
dc.contributor.authorManca, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorMintsa, André Charles
dc.contributor.authorBartolini, Carlo M.
dc.contributor.authorGimbernat, Toni
dc.contributor.authorBotargues, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorHalimic, Elvedin
dc.contributor.authorCioccolanti, Luca
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-12T12:52:06Z
dc.date.available2018-11-12T12:52:06Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.date.updated2018-11-12T12:52:07Z
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, the smart management of buildings energy use by means of an innovative renewable micro-cogeneration system is investigated. The system consists of a concentrated linear Fresnel reflectors solar field coupled with a phase change material thermal energy storage tank and a 2 kWe/18 kWth organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system. The microsolar ORC was designed to supply both electricity and thermal energy demand to residential dwellings to reduce their primary energy use. In this analysis, the achievable energy and operational cost savings through the proposed plant with respect to traditional technologies (i.e., condensing boilers and electricity grid) were assessed by means of simulations. The influence of the climate and latitude of the installation was taken into account to assess the performance and the potential of such system across Europe and specifically in Spain, Italy, France, Germany, U.K., and Sweden. Results show that the proposed plant can satisfy about 80% of the overall energy demand of a 100 m2 dwelling in southern Europe, while the energy demand coverage drops to 34% in the worst scenario in northern Europe. The corresponding operational cost savings amount to 87% for a dwelling in the south and at 33% for one in the north.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, grant number 723596. The APC was waived for this invited paper
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/environments5110119
dc.identifier.idgrec027687
dc.identifier.issn2076-3298
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/65083
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.3390/environments5110119
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironments, 2018, vol. 5, núm. 11, p. 119 (16 pp)
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/723596/EU/Innova MicroSolar
dc.rightscc-by (c) Alessia Arteconi et al., 2018
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectRenewable technologies
dc.subjectCombined heat and power production
dc.subjectOrganic Rankine cycle
dc.subjectBuildings
dc.subjectEnergy savings
dc.titleMulti-Country Analysis on Energy Savings in Buildings by Means of a Micro-Solar Organic Rankine Cycle System: A Simulation Study
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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