Environmental Impacts of Solar Thermal Systems with Life Cycle Assessment

Laborderie, Alexis de; Puech, Clément; Adra, Nadine; Blanc, Isabelle; Beloin-Saint-Pierre, Didier; Padey, Pierryves; Payet, Jérôme; Sié, Marion; Jacquin, P.

doi:10.3384/ecp110573678

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“…Laborderie et al [4] presented methodology for a life cycle assessment of solar water heater environmental evaluation. They focused on primary energy consumption, potential global warming, effect on ecosystem quality and human health issues.…”

Section: A Literatures On Solar Water Heating Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Technical and Lifetime Cost Benefit Analysis of RET Solar Water Heater a Way to Substitute Electrical Water Heaters for Domestic use:

Agonafer¹,

Jemal²

2020

IJERT

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The case study presents a lifetime cost benefit analysis for RET evacuated tube SWH comparing with EWH for domestic hot water production. The study is important to show the SWH technology is competitive, strengthen local electric use capacity and to stimulate acceptance of the solar technology in Ethiopia. To accomplish the study, conduct thermal performance test of imported RET evacuated tube SWH in order to see the feasibility with current condition of Addis Ababa. And analyze lifetime cost benefit of proposed RET Evacuated tube SWH and compare with commonly used EWH to show technical and economic advantages. In Addis Ababa, home builders and commercial sectors has alternatives of installing SWH and purchase EWH. However, from technical comparison study SWH has an advantage of improve energy security and risk management; reduce the use of electricity; reduce the GHG emissions; improve the quality of life through renewable energy; less payback period over EWH. Similarly, the breakeven analysis confirms that the life cycle save is about 1414.06 ETB and 943.36 ETB per year from electricity bill without considering maintenance and other exploitations, and SWH is profitable less than 6 and 14 years by installing SWH rather than using electrical storage type boiler and instant water heater respectively. In the long run, home builders are both technically and economically beneficial to install SWH.

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Section: A Literatures On Solar Water Heating Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Technical and Lifetime Cost Benefit Analysis of RET Solar Water Heater a Way to Substitute Electrical Water Heaters for Domestic use:

Agonafer¹,

Jemal²

2020

IJERT

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“…This estimation made use of references provided by Ardente et al (2005) and De Laborderie et al (2011), and assessment of the photovoltaic systems made use of the work of Hsu et al (2012).…”

Section: Building Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The significance of various factors for GHG emissions of buildings

Ruuska

Häkkinen

2014

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering

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The objective of the research was to create improved understanding of the significance of diverse factors for the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of buildings. The specific focus of the study was on the assessment of the significance of building materials and embodied carbon. The scope of the study covers multi-storey residential buildings in Finland. This research was based on a literature survey and supported by a parametric case study. The parametric study assessed the building-material-related GHG emissions relative to total GHG emissions and the possible range of variation. The research assesses the minimum and maximum GHG emissions for production of buildings with similar spaces, to reveal the likely range of variation for the emissions. The calculations for the 'minimum' and 'maximum' scenarios assume a similar purpose of use, occupancy and spaces in the building, while the production methods, materials, site conditions and location are varied. The research also assesses the relative importance of various building components and other calculation parameters in terms of GHGs. Total material-related GHG emissions were compared with the GHG emissions caused by the operation of the building, at three distinct levels of energy performance. In addition, the material-and operation-related GHG emissions were compared with the location-related GHG emissions arising from people's mobility.

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“…They are experiencing a high interest since the beginning of the last decade in many locations worldwide (Eurobserv'er, 2010). Its capacity in reducing energy load for domestic hot water is significant in locations with high irradiation level (De Laborderie et al, 2011). Solar thermal systems feed on a ''clean'' energy source.…”

Section: Flat Plate Solar Thermal Collectorsmentioning

confidence: 99%