Achieving annual and monthly net-zero energy of existing building in hot climate

Applied Energy

Volumn 165, Issue , 2016, Pages 511-521

  AlAjmi, Ali ^a   Abou Ziyan, Hosny ^a   Ghoneim, Adel ^a  

^a Public Authority for Applied Education and Training   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Energy conservation; Energy efficient measures; Net zero energy building; Solar absorption cooling; Solar photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COOLING; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING SYSTEMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; INVESTMENTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ENERGY CONSUMER; ENERGY EFFICIENT; NET-ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS; PAYBACK PERIODS; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS; SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING; CLIMATE; COOLING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84952893554     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.11.073     Document Type: Article

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