Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 July 2021) | Viewed by 2995
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
It is our pleasure to bring your attention to a Special Issue of the journal on the topic of applications of solar energy to the residential and industrial sectors.
The transformation and consumption of energy is one of the human activities with the greatest environmental impact, as an important cause of polluting gases. Renewable energies are an obvious alternative to other energy sources, based on fossil fuels. Their reduced environmental impact, compared to that of other energy sources, and their local-specific character, favoring self-consumption and a decrease in the dependence on third countries, have boosted their growth in recent years. Globally, 21% of energy is consumed in the residential sector, and 37% in the industrial one. In the residential sector, both thermal solar energy and photovoltaics can be used. Harvesting solar thermal energy with planar collectors allows us to produce hot water, but also refrigeration or heating—solar cooling can be achieved with an absorption cooler. Photovoltaics, on the other hand, allows us to cover the electricity demands of a building. It has been shown that a 1000 m2 building using photovoltaic energy for lighting and solar thermal energy for heating can save up to 80% of conventional energy consumption. Storing systems are also of paramount importance to extend the application of solar energy beyond daylight hours. In the agri-food sector, the main application of low-temperature thermal solar energy are cold stores and temperature control in greenhouses. In the industrial sector, thermal solar energy collected with parabolic (CCP) troughs is used for producing process steam.
Prof. Dr. Javier Batlles
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Absorption cooling
- Heating with planar solar collectors
- Energy storing systems
- Energy storing in phase change materials
- Parabolic trough collectors
