We focus on residential electricity and gas demand, and ask three research questions. First, how does residential energy use respond to prices? We specifically wish to examine whether ownand cross-price elasticities have changed in recent years, given the evolution of the energy market. Second, is such responsiveness sensitive to equipment and energy choices that are not easily reversed (e.g., ...

Confined aquifers are formations surrounded by impermeable layers called cap rocks and bed rocks. These aquifers are suitable for the seasonal storage of thermal energy. A confined aquifer was designed to meet the cooling and heating energy needs of a residential building complex located in Tehran, Iran. The annual cooling and heating energy needs of the buildings were estimated to be 8.7...

Abstract. One of the most important research directions in the building sector is reducing the energy consumption. In Hungary the residential sector is the biggest energy consumer with 32% from the total energy consumption of the country. One possibility to decrease the energy consumption for heating is using renewable energy sources. In this paper a short description of the heat pump technolog...

Research in energy sustainability is gaining a renewed priority because of the growing importance of climate change issues and the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by many countries. Increased energy efficiency and substitution to less carbon-intensive fuels are proposed as the principal means to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and associated climate change. The residential sector is an...

Air leakage through recessed lighting fixtures has been identified as a common issue that causes extra energy consumption in residential buildings. However, few quantitative studies in this area were found. As such, a preliminary assessment of the magnitude of this type of energy loss was conducted by using three-dimensional (3D) transient computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models. A hypothetic...

Given rising electricity consumption, coupled with finite resources, ICT-enabled electrical networks such as smart grids are increasingly being deployed by energy companies. One part of smart grids is smart meter technology (SMT), which are digital electrical meters, having the potential to increase energy efficiency in both residential and industrial sectors. However, a challenge to SMT-implem...

In this paper, an effective energy management system (EMS) for application in integrated building and microgrid system is introduced and implemented as a multi-objective optimization problem. The proposed architecture covers different key modelling aspects such as distributed heat and electricity generation characteristics, heat transfer and thermal dynamics of sustainable residential buildings...

In this paper we show how IS research can contribute to two major issues many societies face today – dealing with the decreasing availability of easily accessible fossil fuels and the threat of climate change. We introduce an IS artifact that uses historical data on energy consumption, energy generation, and mobility behavior to unleash synergies between residential photovoltaic panels and elec...

Residential energy consumption shows significant diurnal patterns that can be leveraged by energy storage devices. Batteries can store energy from either local renewable sources or from the grid when the electricity is cheaper, and provide it when the prices are higher. But, batteries are chemical devices and their efficiency and lifetime highly depends on the usage patterns. In this paper, we ...

In this paper, for efficient energy consumption through the residential demand response in the smart grid, an optimization algorithm, which can provide a schedule plan for the home appliance usages, is proposed. In order to minimize the average electricity price based on the time-varying electricity price in conjunction with the peak hourly load, which decides the capacity of the electric suppl...