Advantage of local energy matching and sharing towards zero carbon community

Genku Kayo, Ala Hasan, Kai Sirén

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    Abstract

    On-site energy management is one of the key strategies toward improving energy efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions in the building sector. The Japanese energy supply situation has changed drastically before and after the nuclear power plant accident in 2011 because the power plants operation has been restricted considering safety. Since the energy market prices and CO2 emission factors of electricity generation have changed, it is expected that the potentials of on-site energy management will also have changed. This article describes the potential for energy sharing between four different types of Japanese buildings with their own on-site combined-heat and power (CHP) energy generation, and models the performance of different scenarios considering CHP operation strategy, energy market price and CO2 emission factors. Comparison of primary energy consumption between individual and combined scenarios shows that the potential advantages of energy sharing are determined by the combinations of buildings and the CHP operation strategy. Moreover, if the CHP operational modes are optimised, then energy sharing provides greater advantages of reduced operation cost and CO2 emission under market conditions where the power supply configuration of the centralized generation is subject to change.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationZero Carbon Buildings Today and in the Future 2014 (ZCB2014)
    Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of a Conference Held at Birmingham City University
    EditorsLjubomir Jankovic
    Place of PublicationBirmingham
    Pages41-48
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    Event1st International Conference on Zero Carbon Buildings Today and in the Future, ZCB 2014 - Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Duration: 11 Sept 201412 Sept 2014

    Conference

    Conference1st International Conference on Zero Carbon Buildings Today and in the Future, ZCB 2014
    Abbreviated titleZCB 2014
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    CityBirmingham
    Period11/09/1412/09/14

    Keywords

    • local energy matching
    • energy sharing
    • zero-carbon community

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