Le Guen, Morgane;
Mosca, Lucas;
Perera, ATD;
Coccolo, Silvia;
Mohajeri, Nahid;
Scartezzini, Jean-Louis;
(2017)
Achieving energy sustainability in future neighborhoods through building refurbishment and energy hub concept: a case study in Hemberg-Switzerland.
In: Scartezzini, Jean-Louis, (ed.)
Energy Procedia.
(pp. pp. 265-270).
Elsevier: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Abstract
This study aims to investigate the role of distributed generation through the energy hub concept and refurbishment of existing buildings. More specifically, a computational platform combining (i) the urban energy modelling tool CitySimPro and (ii) the microgrid simulation tool Homer is developed. The energy flow on hourly basis is assessed for buildings in Hemberg, a small village in Switzerland, considering occupancy, lighting and appliances profiles, as defined by the Swiss normative. System design of the energy hub is optimized considering three energy system configurations: (i) present scenario, (ii) energy hub catering electrical demand, (iii) energy hub catering both electrical and thermal demand including heat pumps. Results for the integration of an energy hub on site show that the current use of renewables can be increased from 0.15% to over 60% by integrating heat pumps in the city energy network.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Achieving energy sustainability in future neighborhoods through building refurbishment and energy hub concept: a case study in Hemberg-Switzerland |
| Event: | CISBAT 2017 International Conference Future Buildings & Districts – Energy Efficiency from Nano to Urban Scale |
| Location: | EPFL, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND |
| Dates: | 6 Sep 2017 - 8 Sep 2017 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.320 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.320 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/, and permits non-commercial use of the work as published, without adaptation or alteration provided the work is fully attributed. |
| Keywords: | Energy hub; building refurbishment; energy efficiency; renewable energy integration |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10200252 |
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