An Innovative Solar-Biomass Energy System to Increase the Share of Renewables in Office Buildings

Increasing the energy efficiency of residential and non-residential buildings is a crucial point towards the development of the sustainable cities of the future. To reach such a goal, the commonly employed intervention measures (for instance, on facades and glass) are not sufficient and efforts in r...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2021-02, Vol.14 (4), p.914
Main Authors: Palomba, Valeria, Borri, Emiliano, Charalampidis, Antonios, Frazzica, Andrea, Karellas, Sotirios, Cabeza, Luisa F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
efficient buildings
energy generation
renewable energy
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Summary:Increasing the energy efficiency of residential and non-residential buildings is a crucial point towards the development of the sustainable cities of the future. To reach such a goal, the commonly employed intervention measures (for instance, on facades and glass) are not sufficient and efforts in reaching a fully renewable energy generation are mandatory. In this context, this paper discusses the applicability of a system with solar and biomass as the main energy sources in different climates for heating, cooling, domestic hot water and electricity generation in office buildings. The energy system includes solar thermal collectors with thermoelectric generators, a biomass boiler, a reversible heat pump/organic Rankine cycle and an adsorption chiller. The results showed that the system can operate with a share of renewables higher than 70% for all energy needs, with up to 80% of the overall energy demand supplied only by solar and biomass sources even in the northern locations.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en14040914