A novel fully electrified solar heating system with a high renewable fraction - Optimal designs for a high latitude community

Janne Hirvonen and Kai Sirén

Renewable Energy, 2018, vol. 127, issue C, 298-309

Abstract: Solar energy use in Nordic countries suffers from a high seasonal mismatch of generation and demand. However, given a large enough community, seasonal thermal storage could be utilized to store summertime heat gains for use in winter. This simulation study examined a Finnish case of fully electric solar heating, where heat pumps (HP) powered by photovoltaic (PV) panels were used for generating heat for both immediate use and for seasonal storage through a borehole thermal energy storage (BTES) system.

Keywords: Solar electricity; Seasonal thermal energy storage; Solar district heating; Heat pump; Optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.028

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