Techno-economic analysis: Best practices and assessment tools

PH Kobos, TE Drennen, AV Outkin, EK Webb, SM Paap… - 2020 - osti.gov
A team at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) recognized the growing need to maintain and
organize the internal community of Techno-Economic Assessment analysts at the lab. To …

Institutional heat wave analysis by building energy modeling fleet and meter data

DL Villa - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Heat waves increase electric demand from buildings which can cause power outages.
Modeling can help planners quantify the risk of such events. This study shows how Building …

Reducing microgrid availability to reduce costs for coastal Puerto Rican communities

DL Villa, JE Quiroz - Science and Technology for the Built …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Renewable microgrids are sustainable, resilient solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate
change. Making electric loads nearly 100% available (ie, power remains on) during outages …

[PDF][PDF] Defining, Measuring and Assigning Resilience Requirements to Electric and Thermal Energy Systems.

AM Zhivov, A Stringer, MD Fox… - ASHRAE …, 2021 - annex73.iea-ebc.org
The resilience of the energy system impacts the primary functionality of critical facilities, such
as military installations, hospitals, and education campuses, during disruptions. Throughout …

Parameters for thermal energy systems resilience

AM Zhivov - E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 - e3s-conferences.org
To provide a building design that is robust, adaptable, and affordable, one must understand
the aspects of the building's geographic location that will impact equipment selections …

[图书][B] Energy Master Planning Toward Net Zero Energy Resilient Public Communities Guide

A Zhivov - 2022 - Springer
The International Energy Agency (IEA) was established in 1974 within the framework of the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to implement an …

[PDF][PDF] Low Cost Community Microgrids by Efficiency and Reduced Availability.

D Villa, J Quiroz, J Flicker, C Jones - 2022 - osti.gov
The climate crisis currently being faced by humanity is going to increase extreme weather
events which are likely to make long-duration power outages for communities increase in …

[PDF][PDF] Microgrid Tiered Circuits Effects for a Planned Housing Community in Puerto Rico.

D Villa, J Quiroz, E O'Neill, RF Jeffers - 2022 - osti.gov
Puerto Rico faced a double strike from hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The resulting
damage required a comprehensive rebuild of electric infrastructure. There are plans and …

Evolution of climate change mitigation and adaptation in Northern Illinois Electric Utility

K Ruppe, N Selak, EA Paaso - 2021 IEEE Power & Energy …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Illinois is experiencing climate change similar to the rest of the Midwest, with higher summer
temperatures, more severe thunderstorms, and heavier snowstorms. ComEd responded to …

[PDF][PDF] A Tool for Modeling Energy and Resilience for Community-Scale Networks of Buildings and District Systems

MP O'Keefe, P Ellis, A Latino - ASHRAE Transactions, 2021 - annex73.iea-ebc.org
Resilience is contextual. The concept of design basis threat can be used to capture a
contextual scenario to measure the resilience of district energy systems against. Design …