Flexibility quantification and enhancement of flexible electric energy systems in buildings

Y Bai, W Zhang, T Yu, J Wang, G Deng, J Yan… - Journal of Building …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The problems of continuous rise in global power consumption, gradual increase in the peak–
valley difference of power systems, and continuous expansion of renewable energy …

Environmental sustainability approaches and positive energy districts: a literature review

I Marotta, F Guarino, S Longo, M Cellura - Sustainability, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
During the last decade, increasing attention has been paid to the emerging concept of
Positive Energy Districts (PED) with the aim of pushing the transition to clean energy, but …

Let's wait awhile: How temporal workload shifting can reduce carbon emissions in the cloud

P Wiesner, I Behnke, D Scheinert, K Gontarska… - Proceedings of the …, 2021‏ - dl.acm.org
Depending on energy sources and demand, the carbon intensity of the public power grid
fluctuates over time. Exploiting this variability is an important factor in reducing the emissions …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of price-based demand response on carbon emissions in European electricity markets: The importance of adequate carbon prices

M Fleschutz, M Bohlayer, M Braun, G Henze… - Applied Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Price-based demand response (PBDR) has recently been attributed great economic but also
environmental potential. However, the determination of its short-term effects on carbon …

Price and carbon-based energy flexibility of residential heating and cooling loads using model predictive control

T Péan, R Costa-Castelló, J Salom - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Model predictive controllers (MPC) have shown great potential for activating the
energy flexibility of thermal loads, especially in buildings equipped with heat pump systems …

The use of primary energy factors and CO2 intensities for electricity in the European context-A systematic methodological review and critical evaluation of the …

S Hamels, E Himpe, J Laverge, M Delghust… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Reaching the European Union's 2030 targets for primary energy use (PE) and CO 2
emissions (CE) requires an accurate assessment of how different technologies perform on …

[HTML][HTML] Model complexity of heat pump systems to investigate the building energy flexibility and guidelines for model implementation

J Clauß, L Georges - Applied Energy, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Building performance simulation (BPS) is a powerful tool for engineers working in building
design and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning. Many case studies using BPS …

Experimental testing of variable speed heat pump control strategies for enhancing energy flexibility in buildings

T Péan, R Costa-Castelló, E Fuentes, J Salom - IEEE access, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thermal mass of buildings and domestic hot water tanks represent interesting sources of
thermal energy storage readily available in the existing building stock. To exploit them to …

Investigation of design strategies and quantification of energy flexibility in buildings: A case-study in southern Italy

I Marotta, F Guarino, M Cellura, S Longo - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The need for nearly (net) zero energy buildings in the current European landscape does not
merely refer to energy balances: the aim to investigate the interaction between generation …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation Method for the Hourly Average CO2eq. Intensity of the Electricity Mix and Its Application to the Demand Response of Residential Heating

J Clauß, S Stinner, C Solli, KB Lindberg, H Madsen… - Energies, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
This work introduces a generic methodology to determine the hourly average CO2eq.
intensity of the electricity mix of a bidding zone. The proposed method is based on the logic …