Analysis of Building Archetypes for Optimising New Photovoltaic Energy Facilities: A Case Study

Fuel poverty rates are high in southern Europe, particularly in social housing, despite the enormous potential for capturing solar power inherent in the roofs of apartment buildings. The in situ generation, distribution and consumption of photovoltaic energy carry obvious advantages including vastly...

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Autores principales:	Jesica Fernández-Agüera, Samuel Domínguez-Amarillo, Nerea García-Cortés, Miguel Ángel Campano
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	photovoltaic energy deprived neighbourhoods renewable energy archetypes energy output Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c6d19cc52db641b1ba4cc592509739d12021-11-11T19:49:05ZAnalysis of Building Archetypes for Optimising New Photovoltaic Energy Facilities: A Case Study10.3390/su1321122492071-1050https://doaj.org/article/c6d19cc52db641b1ba4cc592509739d12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12249https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Fuel poverty rates are high in southern Europe, particularly in social housing, despite the enormous potential for capturing solar power inherent in the roofs of apartment buildings. The in situ generation, distribution and consumption of photovoltaic energy carry obvious advantages including vastly improved efficiency attendant upon the reduction in distribution-related losses and costs, and the energy empowerment afforded lower income communities. The primary drawback is the imbalance between photovoltaic production patterns and users’ actual needs (peak consumption vs. peak generation). That mismatch is difficult to reconcile without resorting to energy storage or net metering, both of which entail grid involvement and greater management complexity. The present study introduces a methodology for analysing residential archetypes to determine the values of the parameters essential to optimising photovoltaic energy production and use. The aim is to determine where excess generation can be shared with other users in the vicinity and optimally pool residential rooftop facilities to meet community-scale energy demand, ultimately enhancing such disadvantaged neighbourhoods’ self-sufficiency. The case study discussed defines archetypes for just such a neighbourhood in Madrid, Spain. The solar energy production potential of the example is promising for its application in large southern European cities, with self-sufficiency rates obtained ranging from 15% to 25% and self-consumption rates from 61% to 80%.Jesica Fernández-AgüeraSamuel Domínguez-AmarilloNerea García-CortésMiguel Ángel CampanoMDPI AGarticlephotovoltaic energydeprived neighbourhoodsrenewable energyarchetypesenergy outputEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12249, p 12249 (2021)
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spellingShingle	photovoltaic energy deprived neighbourhoods renewable energy archetypes energy output Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Jesica Fernández-Agüera Samuel Domínguez-Amarillo Nerea García-Cortés Miguel Ángel Campano Analysis of Building Archetypes for Optimising New Photovoltaic Energy Facilities: A Case Study
description	Fuel poverty rates are high in southern Europe, particularly in social housing, despite the enormous potential for capturing solar power inherent in the roofs of apartment buildings. The in situ generation, distribution and consumption of photovoltaic energy carry obvious advantages including vastly improved efficiency attendant upon the reduction in distribution-related losses and costs, and the energy empowerment afforded lower income communities. The primary drawback is the imbalance between photovoltaic production patterns and users’ actual needs (peak consumption vs. peak generation). That mismatch is difficult to reconcile without resorting to energy storage or net metering, both of which entail grid involvement and greater management complexity. The present study introduces a methodology for analysing residential archetypes to determine the values of the parameters essential to optimising photovoltaic energy production and use. The aim is to determine where excess generation can be shared with other users in the vicinity and optimally pool residential rooftop facilities to meet community-scale energy demand, ultimately enhancing such disadvantaged neighbourhoods’ self-sufficiency. The case study discussed defines archetypes for just such a neighbourhood in Madrid, Spain. The solar energy production potential of the example is promising for its application in large southern European cities, with self-sufficiency rates obtained ranging from 15% to 25% and self-consumption rates from 61% to 80%.
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title	Analysis of Building Archetypes for Optimising New Photovoltaic Energy Facilities: A Case Study
title_short	Analysis of Building Archetypes for Optimising New Photovoltaic Energy Facilities: A Case Study
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title_sort	analysis of building archetypes for optimising new photovoltaic energy facilities: a case study
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Analysis of Building Archetypes for Optimising New Photovoltaic Energy Facilities: A Case Study

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