A refurbishment project at the University of Northumbria in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, provided the opportunity to install one of the largest building-integrated photovoltaic systems in Northern Europe. Photovoltaic panels have been incorporated into w Integrated into conventional rain-screen overcladding w Installed using normal building industry practices w High system reliability H...

Building integrated photovoltaic/thermal (BIPV/T) systems serve two purposes – generate electricity and heat ambient air using absorbed solar energy. High wind velocity reduces the efficiency of unglazed transpired solar collectors (UTC). Indeed, wind flow on the collector’s surface reduces the useful heat transferred to the plenum air by effectuating convection losses and suction in the pores;...

Abstract Photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) systems and hydronic radiant floor heating can enhance energy efficiency economic viability. This study investigates their integration through experimental research designs an experiment to test performance under typical winter conditions. The heat pump system achieves average COP of 5.66 photovoltaic power output 107.5 W. underfloor quickly reaches maintain...

The widespread use of building integrated photovoltaics appears likely as a result of the continuing decline in photovoltaic manufacturing costs, the relative ease in which photovoltaics can be incorporated within the building envelope, and the fact that buildings account for over 40 percent of the U.S. energy consumption. However, designers, architects, installers, and consumers need more info...

in this paper, the electrical consumption of a research center building is derived of the bills, then with defining of fuzzy bus thermal coefficient objective function for heating, the amount of available heat selling to research center building consumer that is produced by biomass solar hybrid source is calculated. with the capacity determination of biomass solar hybrid source to provide therm...