The interest in self-consumption of PV electricity from grid-connected residential systems is
increasing among PV system owners and in the scientific community. Self-consumption can …

The rapid development of remote telemetry, control and communication technologies in
smart grids enables the demand side to provide energy flexibility for power grid economy …

Bifacial photovoltaics (BPV) is a rapidly growing technology that can improve electricity
production by utilizing light irradiation from both sides of the panel. A vertical east-west …

Despite the global call for a paradigm shift towards new environmentally conscious urban
planning, little has changed in practice, especially in hot climatic regions. This paper helps …

The term Net ZEB, Net Zero Energy Building, indicates a building connected to the energy
grids. It is recognized that the sole satisfaction of an annual balance is not sufficient to fully …

The concept of Zero Energy Building (ZEB) has gained wide international attention during
last few years and is now seen as the future target for the design of buildings. However …

Thermal energy storage (TES) is widely recognized as a means to integrate renewable
energies into the electricity production mix on the generation side, but its applicability to the …

PV installations in buildings can utilize different on-site flexibility resources to balance
mismatch in electricity production and demand. This paper studies cost-optimal and rule …

This work investigates the extent to which domestic energy storage, in the form of batteries,
can increase the self-consumption of electricity generated by a photovoltaic (PV) installation …

As utility electricity rates evolve, pairing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems with battery storage
has potential to ensure the value proposition of residential solar by mitigating economic …