District cooling system via renewable energy sources: A review

A Inayat, M Raza - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
According to different studies, building sector consumes around 40% of the total energy
produced and it is responsible for a major portion of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions …

Solar heating and cooling systems by absorption and adsorption chillers driven by stationary and concentrating photovoltaic/thermal solar collectors: Modelling and …

A Buonomano, F Calise, A Palombo - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Solar heating and cooling systems are a promising technology which may significantly
contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the enhancement of energy …

Energy conservation and renewable technologies for buildings to face the impact of the climate change and minimize the use of cooling

F Ascione - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Facing the climate change is a common priority, due to ethical issues related to general
concept of sustainability and livable future for the next generations. Moreover, ethical aims …

[HTML][HTML] Solar-driven absorption cooling system with latent heat storage for extremely hot climates

S Mehmood, J Lizana, D Friedrich - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel renewable cooling systems are required worldwide to address the growing demand
for cooling. This study proposes and demonstrates a novel integration of solar-driven …

Design optimization of the solar heating system for office buildings based on life cycle cost in Qinghai-Tibet plateau of China

Y Liu, Y Zhao, Y Chen, D Wang, Y Li, X Yuan - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is rich in solar energy resources (SER), and the
operation conditions of office buildings are consistent with the daily fluctuations in solar …

Energetic, exergetic and financial evaluation of a solar driven absorption chiller–A dynamic approach

E Bellos, C Tzivanidis, C Symeou… - Energy conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, a solar cooling system of 100 kW is analyzed parametrically in dynamic basis
for the city of Athens, Greece. The objective of this study is the design of a sustainable …

Multi-objective optimization of a solar driven trigeneration system

E Bellos, C Tzivanidis - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to optimize a solar driven trigeneration system under various
optimization criteria. More specifically, parabolic trough collectors are selected to feed with …

An analysis methodology for large-scale deep energy retrofits of existing building stocks: Case study of the Italian office building

G Luddeni, M Krarti, G Pernigotto… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper proposes an analysis methodology that can be applied by governments and
local administrations to evaluate energy retrofit programs that involve entire building …

Energetic, Exergetic, Economic and Environmental (4E) analysis of a solar assisted refrigeration system for various operating scenarios

E Bellos, C Tzivanidis, G Tsifis - Energy Conversion and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to investigate the yearly performance an absorption-
compression cascade refrigeration system driven by solar energy. Different operating …

Energetic and financial analysis of solar cooling systems with single effect absorption chiller in various climates

E Bellos, C Tzivanidis - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to investigate the solar cooling viability in various locations
worldwide. A single stage absorption chiller operating with the LiBr-H 2 O working pair is …