Evaluation of an environmentally-benign renewable energy system for buildings

Azzam Abu-Rayash*, Ibrahim Dincer

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

It is very important to have environmentally-friendly solutions based on renewable energy systems for communities. Buildings are large stakeholders in the composition of a community and have substantial energy consumption. In this study, a net zero energy building is considered and modeled using solar PV and geothermal heat pump. The system is assessed for sustainability and energetic and exergetic efficiencies. The solar system considered yields an electricity production capacity of 51.4 kW with exergy efficiency of 15% under atmospheric conditions. The geothermal heat pump has a coefficient of performance of 4.9 and an exergetic coefficient of performance of 2.1. The sustainability index of this system is 0.62 using the hierarchist aggregation method and the weighted geometric mean. Furthermore, the effect of various refrigerants on the thermodynamic performance of the system is investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnvironmentally-Benign Energy Solutions, 2018
EditorsIbrahim Dincer, Can Ozgur Colpan, Mehmet Akif Ezan
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages613-647
Number of pages35
ISBN (Print)9783030206369
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event7th Global Conference on Global Warming, GCGW 2018 - Izmir, Turkey
Duration: 24 Jun 201928 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameGreen Energy and Technology
ISSN (Print)1865-3529
ISSN (Electronic)1865-3537

Conference

Conference7th Global Conference on Global Warming, GCGW 2018
Country/TerritoryTurkey
City Izmir
Period24/06/1928/06/19

Keywords

  • Efficiency
  • Exergy
  • Geothermal heat pump
  • Net zero energy building
  • Photovoltaics
  • Solar energy
  • Sustainability

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