The increasing installed area of solar technologies around the world gives us an idea about the unlimited potential available in solar energy. This combined with the rising fossil fuel …
Solar energy has been one of the accessible and affordable renewable energy technologies for the last few decades. Photovoltaics and solar thermal collectors are mature technologies …
Combining cost-optimal solutions to reach nearly zero energy buildings (NZEBs) in compliance with European policies is an ongoing challenge. Energy consumption can be …
This study was developed in the context of new challenges imposed by the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU (EPBD) and its supplementing …
Hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) are seeing as a solution to overcome the fluctuation and randomness of certain renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind …
Due to the complexity in the design of hybrid PVT-SAH system with fins and a lack of guideline for optimal design of the system. This work is undertaken to develop a multi …
Y Li, S Liao, G Liu - International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
A 100 kW regenerative Brayton heat engine driven by the hybrid of fossil fuel and solar energy was considered for optimization based on multiple criteria. A thermodynamic model …
Finding life cycle optimized building designs is a challenging task. It requires the inclusion of all phases of the building life cycle in a single optimization problem. The present study …
C Zhang, Z Jiao, J Liu, K Ning - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Park-level integrated energy system (PIES) is crucial for improving the efficiency of an energy system and has a terrific prospect. Photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) is significant for …