The operation and economic profitability of modern energy systems is constrained by the availability of renewable energy and water resources. Thermal power plants need water for cooling purposes while hydropower plants are fuelled by the water to …
The debate of centralized versus decentralized generation of heat, electricity and cooling is getting more relevant in the EU policy scene in an attempt to identify the most resource-and cost-efficient solutions to meeting heating and cooling needs. …
Solar home battery systems are becoming popular to final consumers driven by substantial price reduction. The use of batteries couples solar energy generation and demand patterns increasing the use of the installation and the self-consumption rates. …
Combined generation of heat, cooling and power has a large potential to increase its share in distributed generation of energy. Such investments are driven by energy savings which result to operational profits. These profits are very sensitive to the …
Member States are required to conduct a comprehensive assessment of "the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling" according to Article 14 of the Energy Efficiency Directive …
Current thermal efficiency of electric power generation from nuclear power plants is about 33%, which is rather low since the rest of the energy is dissipated to the environment as heat. Such efficiency could be increased up to 80% through …