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 …
A new version of the Desalination Economic Evaluation Program (DEEP) has been released in February 2011. This version presents new features and easier usability for both newcomers and experts. The new version allows easier comparison between …
As a viable option to meet water scarcity and mitigate the adverse environmental impact caused by large-scale desalination plants using other fuel sources, the economics of seawater desalination using nuclear energy is yet to be realized through …
The global exponential population growth combined with the increase in per capita water-usage water demand creates the need for sustainable large-scale seawater desalination systems. Seawater desalination has been considered a viable option to meet …