Search Results - subject:"Peak Demand"

A review of climate change impacts on commercial buildings and their technical services in the tropics

Yau, Y.H.; Hasbi, S. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 18 (2013) C, pp. 430-441

Climate observations in recent years indicate that the effects of climate change events are apparently having an increasing impact on society. These impacts will likely also affect the building sector. Numerous studies have been conducted to assess future building energy consumption rates....

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Residential peak electricity demand response—Highlights of some behavioural issues

Gyamfi, Samuel; Krumdieck, Susan; Urmee, Tania - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 25 (2013) C, pp. 71-77

Electricity demand response refers to consumer actions that change the utility load profile in a way that reduces costs or improves grid security. The focus of demand response has mainly been on the commercial and big industrial sectors because of the large demand reduction that they can offer...

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The impact of electrified transport on local grid infrastructure: A comparison between electric cars and light rail

Grenier, Agathe; Page, Shannon - In: Energy Policy 49 (2012) C, pp. 355-364

This study examines the impact on the local electricity grid should electric vehicles (EVs) or a light rail transit (LRT) system be introduced to the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Spatial analysis highlighted that EV owners would not be evenly distributed throughout the city, and the...

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Demand Side Management for the European Supergrid: Occupancy variances of European single-person households

Torriti, Jacopo - In: Energy Policy 44 (2012) C, pp. 199-206

The prospect of a European Supergrid calls for research on aggregate electricity peak demand and Europe-wide Demand …

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Peak electricity demand and social practice theories: Reframing the role of change agents in the energy sector

Strengers, Yolande - In: Energy Policy 44 (2012) C, pp. 226-234

Demand managers currently draw on a limited range of psychology and economic theories in order to shift and shed peak electricity demand. These theories place individual consumers and their attitudes, behaviours and choices at the centre of the problem. This paper reframes the issue of peak...

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Forecasting monthly peak demand of electricity in India—A critique

Rallapalli, Srinivasa Rao; Ghosh, Sajal - In: Energy Policy 45 (2012) C, pp. 516-520

evaluate monthly peak demand forecasting performance predicted by CEA using trend method and compare it with those predicted by …

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Electricity demand supply analysis: Current status and future prospects for Maharashtra, India

Kale, Rajesh V.; Pohekar, Sanjay D. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 6, pp. 3960-3966

The growth potential of any state is linked with infrastructure and electricity infrastructure is the most important parameter for economic growth. Maharashtra, a prominent state in India consumes 12 per cent of India's electricity. Maharashtra's power sector is facing the electricity deficit...

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Analysis of impact of daylight time savings on energy use of buildings in Kuwait

Krarti, Moncef; Hajiah, Ali - In: Energy Policy 39 (2011) 5, pp. 2319-2329

(DST) on the electrical energy use and peak demand in Kuwait. The analysis focused on the impact of DST in the building … residences and apartment buildings can see both their annual energy use and peak demand increase slightly by adopting DST. The … reduction in peak demand of 0.14% or about 12Â MW based on 2005 electrical peak demand for Kuwait. …

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Small scale impact of gas technologies on electric load management – μCHP & hybrid heat pump

Vuillecard, Cyril; Hubert, Charles Emile; Contreau, Régis - In: Energy 36 (2011) 5, pp. 2912-2923

To face winter electricity peaking issues the authors proposes an analysis of the potential of distributed gas technologies for demand side management. This impact has to be analysed at small scale before any large scale extrapolation. Bi-energy technologies (gas and electricity) are a path to...

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Optimal utilization of renewable energy-based IPPs for industrial load management

Babu, C.A.; Ashok, S. - In: Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 11, pp. 2455-2460

-scale industries showed that, significant reduction in peak demand (about 34%) and electricity cost (about 14%) can be achieved, by the … management. The formulation utilizes non-linear programming technique for minimizing the electricity cost and reducing the peak … demand, by supplementing power by renewable energy sources, satisfying the system constraints. Case study of twenty-two large …

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