Optimum Size Selection of CHP Retrofitting in Existing UK Hotel Building

Abdulazeez Rotimi, Ali Bahadori-Jahromi, Anastasia Mylona, Paulina Godfrey and Darren Cook
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Abdulazeez Rotimi: Civil Engineering, University of West London, St Mary’s Rd, London W5 5RF, UK
Ali Bahadori-Jahromi: Civil Engineering, University of West London, St Mary’s Rd, London W5 5RF, UK
Anastasia Mylona: The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), 222 Balham High Road, London SW12 9BS, UK
Paulina Godfrey: Energy and Environment, Engineering Operations EMEA, Hilton, Maple Court, Reeds Crescent, Watford WD24 4QQ, UK
Darren Cook: Engineering and Pre-Opening Operations EMEA, Hilton, Maple Court, Reeds Crescent, Watford WD24 4QQ, UK

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 6, 1-17

Abstract: Several studies have highlighted Combine Heat and Power (CHP) systems to be one of the proven and reliable technologies that can improve the efficiency of heat and electricity generation. The extensive adoption of this type of technology is crucial in reducing building emissions globally and in the U.K. This work uses a dynamic simulation software to evaluate the effect of CHP on the energy performance of an existing U.K. hotel and subsequently an approach to aid in the selection of optimum CHP size. The outcome of the study indicated that CHP systems in hotel buildings can provide considerable economic and environmental benefits with either maximally-sized CHP founded on the building’s base heat demand or with reduced CHP size of more than 50% smaller than the estimated maximum size. The optimum size design can be obtained through evaluation of the relationship between the main performance parameters and their variation with CHP sizes.

Keywords: building energy performance; CHP retrofitting; building emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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