Micro-Combined Heating, Cooling, and Power Systems for Buildings: State-of-the-Art, Commercialization Challenges, and Research Opportunities
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2022) | Viewed by 10622
Special Issue Editor
Interests: miro-CHP; building energy; carbon intensity; fuel cells; low carbon fuels; renewable energy; hybrid power systems; grid resiliency; decarbonization
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Dear Colleagues,
The energy scenario is changing throughout the world and governments, globally, are attempting to make cost-effective use of existing resources, as well as enabling the emergence of a low-carbon economy. Renewable and fossil fuels are considered a major part of the energy future, playing the role of bridge fuels while we transition towards clean renewable energy solutions. This must include enabling technologies to utilize these available resources as cleanly and efficiently as possible.
The technical potential energy saving of cogeneration technologies is significant. This potential, however, remains mostly untapped in building applications due to an imbalance between the energy generated vs. energy required, heat-to-power ratio, energy efficiency, and cost.
This Special Issue will publish papers that cover the following: (1) highlight the energy, economic, and environmental benefits of cogeneration and polygeneration technologies suitable for residential and commercial buildings; (2) identify the key desired attributes for a broadscale adoption of such technologies; (3) modeling and experimental validation of building scale cogeneration and polygeneration equipment; (4) challenges related to manufacturing, commercialization, and cost reduction; (5) perspective articles focusing on what it takes to successfully implement these promising technologies, particularly lessons learned from the European and Asian markets and how they are applicable in North America’s energy landscape, and (6) research and review articles related to micro-combined cooling, heating, and power technologies (µCCHP).
We believe this Special Issue will be widely read and highly influential within the building energy field. Researchers and authors are encouraged to send their best work to be showcased. The key criteria for manuscript acceptance will be the breadth and contribution towards understanding the total value proposition of µCCHPs as energy-efficient, resilient resources for building applications.
Dr. Praveen Cheekatamarla
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Micro-combined heat and power
- Prime mover
- Cogeneration
- Building energy
- Energy storage
- Decarbonization
- Electrical efficiency
- Thermal energy utilization
- Buildings integration
- Grid flexibility
- Grid resiliency
- Sustainable energy
- Carbon footprint
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