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Implications of weighting factors on technology preference in net zero energy buildings
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2014)With the current movement towards Net Zero Energy Buildings (Net ZEBs) decisions regarding energy carrier weighting factors will have implications on which technologies could be favoured or disfavoured, and therefore adopted ... -
Experimental investigation of a low cost passive strategy to improve the performance of Building Integrated Photovoltaic systems
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2015)A typical problem of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BiPV) is the power loss due to temperature increase caused by limited cooling compared to free standing photovoltaic (PV) systems. Higher operating temperatures have ... -
Photovoltaic generation forecast for power transmission scheduling: A real case study
(2018)The increased penetration of photovoltaic power introduces new challenges for the stability of the electrical grid, both at the local and national level. Many different effects are caused by high solar power injection into ... -
Deterministic and stochastic approaches for day ahead solar power forecasting
(2016)Photovoltaic (PV) power forecasting has the potential to mitigate some of effects of resource variability caused by high solar power penetration into the electricity grid. Two main methods are currently used for PV power ... -
Enhancement of forest ecosystem services: a case study in the Italian Alps
(UNIV AUSTRAL CHILE, FAC CIENCIAS FORESTALES, 2016)The values of goods and services by natural resources are not included in the political decision making process concerning natural resources management. This gap is due to the fact that many ecosystem services are not ... -
A new test procedure for the dynamic laboratory characterization of thermal systems and their components
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2014)The need for energy labelling procedures applied to thermal systems requires new methods to assess their seasonal performance. Their typical dynamic operation and the interaction among components and control system restrict ... -
Quantification of heat energy losses through the building envelope: A state-of-the-art analysis with critical and comprehensive review on infrared thermography
(2018)The large majority of the building heat losses occur through the building envelope. Hence, the accurate evaluation of energy leakages, quantified by the thermal transmittance (U-value), is necessary, especially for energy ... -
Comparison of Statistical and Deterministic Smoothing Methods to Reduce the Uncertainty of Performance Loss Rate Estimates
(2018)With the large increase of installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity introduced in the energy system, one aspect that becomes increasingly important is the long-term reliability of the energy output and, thus, the estimation ... -
Evaluation tool of climate potential for ventilative cooling
(2017)The ventilative cooling potential tool (VC tool) aims at assessing the potential effectiveness of ventilative cooling strategies by taking into account also building envelope thermal properties, occupancy patterns, internal ... -
A comprehensive evaluation of a monthly-based energy auditing tool through dynamic simulations, and monitoring in a renovation case study
(2019)An energy auditing tool (PHPP) was evaluated against a dynamic simulation tool (TRNSYS) and used for the assessment of energy conservation measures in a demo case study. The comprehensive comparison of useful heating and ...