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Optimization of energy performance with renewable energy project sizing using multiple objective functions
Ogedengbe, E. O. B.; Aderoju, P. A.; Nkwaze, D. C.; … - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 898-908
Energy demand profiling of varied stocks within the Faculty of Engineering is investigated, comprising of audit activities like the performance optimization of air-conditioners and other energy appliances. Using a newly-developed renewable energy (RE) calculator, standard energy performance...
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Optimal energy management for a grid connected PV-battery system
Chakir, Asmae; Tabaa, Mohamed; Moutaouakkil, Fouad; … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 3, pp. 218-231
The increase demand for electricity and the non-renewable nature of fossil energy makes the move towards renewable energies required. However, the common problem of renewable sources, which is the intermittence, is overcome by the hybridization of complementary sources. Thus, whenever the load...
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Demand aggregation for photovoltaic self-consumption
Reis, Vera; Almeida, Rita H.; Silva, José A.; Brito, … - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 54-61
The mismatch between photovoltaic generation and residential load leads to relative modest rates of self-consumption of solar electricity unless expensive storage solutions are locally available. One alternative to batteries is the aggregation of demand of different prosumers, as the collective...
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Performance simulation of grid-connected rooftop solar PV system for small households : a case study of Ujjain, India
Dondariya, Chandrakant; Porwal, Deepak; Awasthi, Anshul; … - In: Energy reports 4 (2018), pp. 546-553
-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic system for a household building in holy city Ujjain, India. The study focuses on the use of various …
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The flame dilemma : a data analytics study of fireplace influence on winter energy consumption at the residential household level
Elnakat, Afamia; Gomez, Juan D. - In: Energy reports 2 (2016), pp. 14-20
This study investigates the effect of the presence of fireplaces at the household level independent of the function of …
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A ZIP code study of socioeconomic, demographic, and household gendered influence on the residential energy sector
Elnakat, Afamia; Gomez, Juan D.; Booth, Nathlie - In: Energy reports 2 (2016), pp. 21-27
This study investigates the influence of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the population on residential energy utilization patterns at the ZIP code level in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The City of San Antonio, Texas is the seventh most populous city in the United States and...
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Roles of income, price and household size on residential electricity consumption : comparison of Hawaii with similar climate zone states
Yalcintas, Melek; Kaya, Abidin - In: Energy reports 3 (2017), pp. 109-118
dwelling type, life style and household size. Further comparison of the residential electricity consumption of Hawaii with … regression analysis indicates that household size is an important variable in determining the residential electricity consumption …
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Dilemma of direct rebound effect and climate change on residential electricity consumption in Pakistan
Alvi, Shahzad; Mahmood, Zafar; Nawaz, Shahzada M. Naeem - In: Energy reports 4 (2018), pp. 323-327
Energy efficiency improvements owing to technological progress in the energy-using appliances and equipment lower effective price of energy services and, in turn, result into behavioural ex-post increase in the consumption of energy. Thus, on net basis technological progress negatively...
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Characteristics and determinants by electricity consumption level of households in Korea
Kim, Min-Jeong - In: Energy reports 4 (2018), pp. 70-76
characteristics and the determinants of household electricity consumption for only two groups, the lowest and the highest. The data … are drawn from a household energy consumption sample survey by Korea Energy Economics Institute in 2015. The results show … factors affecting the household electricity consumption are investigated. Factor affecting the household electricity …
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Different effects of main influence factors on household energy consumption in three typical rural villages of China
Yang, Ruiliang; He, Jiangmin; Li, Sha; Su, Wen; Ren, Yue; … - In: Energy reports 4 (2018), pp. 603-618
rural household energy consumption using the ordinary least squares (OLS) model and the quantile regression (QR) model … and household income are significant at the 10 % level in all study areas, while air conditioner and refrigerator are only … household income has different effect in different areas. The QR results fluctuate around QLS results with large amplitude …
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