Search Results - subject:"Solar systems"

The effect of a carbon tax on per capita carbon dioxide emissions: evidence from Finland

Elbaum, Jean-David - 2021

This paper is a quasi-replication of Andersson (2019). I use the synthetic control method to estimate the effect of a carbon tax starting at $1.41 per tonne of CO2 and increased through successive reforms to $20 by 2011. The results show that, one year after the intervention, the tax reduced CO2...

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Seductive subsidies? An analysis of second-degree moral hazard in the context of photovoltaic solar systems

Reins, Evert - 2021 - this version: July 2021

This paper studies how subsidies for solar systems can lead to second-degree moral hazard - the impulse of installers … installers into specific subsidy levels, I quantify the impact of subsidy levels on total costs and electricity output of solar … systems in California. The results are consistent with hypothesized drivers of second-degree moral hazard. First, larger …

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Comparison of swimming pools alternative passive and active heating systems based on renewable energy sources in Southern Europe

Katsaprakakis, Dimitris Al. - In: Energy 81 (2015) C, pp. 738-753

This article examines different passive and active heating systems for swimming pools. The passive systems introduced in this article are:

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The architectural integration of active solar systems. Building applications in the Eastern Mediterranean region

Bougiatioti, Flora; Michael, Aimilios - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 47 (2015) C, pp. 966-982

This paper investigates the different possibilities of architectural integration of active solar systems on the shell …

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Experimental validation of the input–output modeling approach for large solar thermal systems − Accuracy of the test procedure

Belessiotis, V.; Mathioulakis, E.; Papanicolaou, E. - In: Renewable Energy 51 (2013) C, pp. 197-205

In the present work, the reliability of the “INPUT–OUTPUT” (I/O) method, as a tool for the description of the energetic performance and the prediction of long-term yield of Large Solar Thermal Systems (LSTS) is being investigated. The efficacy of the method over a wide range of conditions,...

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Solar energy harvesting with the application of nanotechnology

Abdin, Z.; Alim, M.A.; Saidur, R.; Islam, M.R.; Rashmi, W. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 26 (2013) C, pp. 837-852

Nanotechnology is an enabling technology that provides an extensive range of resources to resolve the energy-related problems, as the developing components and appliances are smaller than 100nm they provide the new ways to catch, store and exchange energy. Every day, the sun shines a huge amount...

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Stochastic techniques used for optimization in solar systems: A review

Sharma, Naveen; Varun; Siddhartha - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 3, pp. 1399-1411

Nowadays, optimization of solar systems is used to reduce system total cost, increased life cycle savings and improving … performance of different solar systems. …

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Generation of daily solar irradiation by means of artificial neural net works

Siqueira, Adalberto N.; Tiba, Chigueru; Fraidenraich, Naum - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 11, pp. 2406-2414

The present study proposes the utilization of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) as an alternative for generating synthetic series of daily solar irradiation. The sequences were generated from the use of daily temporal series of a group of meteorological variables that were measured...

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Framework for analysis of solar energy systems in the built environment from an exergy perspective

Torío, H.; Schmidt, D. - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 12, pp. 2689-2697

advantageous. Yet, due to physical inconsistencies present in the exergy analysis framework for assessing direct-solar systems … commonly found in literature, high exergy losses arise in the conversion process of solar radiation in direct-solar systems …. However, these losses are disregarded in indirect-solar systems. …

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Wind power systems for zero net energy housing in the United States

Elkinton, Melissa R.; McGowan, Jon G.; Manwell, James F. - In: Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 5, pp. 1270-1278

This work investigates the feasibility of renewable energy housing development in the U.S. using wind power and solar thermal systems to attain zero net energy consumption. The over all objective was to determine how the wind power and solar thermal system designs and economics differ with...

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