Solar powered net zero energy houses for southern Europe: Feasibility study

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 634-646

  Carrilho da Graça, Guilherme ^a   Augusto, André ^a   Lerer, Maria M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Building; Micro generation; NZEB; NZEH; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR SYSTEMS; DETACHED HOUSE; ENERGY NEEDS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FINAL ENERGY; GOVERNMENT INCENTIVE; IN-BUILDINGS; LOW SENSITIVITY; MICROGENERATION; NZEB; NZEH; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOR; SIMULATION; SOLAR HOT WATER; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLAR-POWERED; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; SYSTEM SIZE; THERMAL SIMULATIONS; ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS; ZERO ENERGY HOUSE;

BUILDINGS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; GEOMETRY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84855238734     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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