A Comparative Assessment for the Potential Energy Production from PV Installation on Residential Buildings

Sameh Monna, Adel Juaidi, Ramez Abdallah and Mohammed Itma
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Sameh Monna: Architectural Engineering Department, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus 007, Palestine
Adel Juaidi: Mechanical Engineering Department, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus 007, Palestine
Ramez Abdallah: Mechanical Engineering Department, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus 007, Palestine
Mohammed Itma: Architectural Engineering Department, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus 007, Palestine

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 24, 1-17

Abstract: This paper targets the future energy sustainability and aims to estimate the potential energy production from installing photovoltaic (PV) systems on the rooftop of apartment’s residential buildings, which represent the largest building sector. Analysis of the residential building typologies was carried out to select the most used residential building types in terms of building roof area, number of floors, and the number of apartments on each floor. A computer simulation tool has been used to calculate the electricity production for each building type, for three different tilt angles to estimate the electricity production. Tilt angle, spacing between the arrays, the building shape, shading from PV arrays, and other roof elements were analyzed for optimum and maximum electricity production. The electricity production for each household has been compared to typical household electricity consumption and its future consumption in 2030. The results show that installing PV systems on residential buildings can speed the transition to renewable energy and energy sustainability. The electricity production for building types with 2–4 residential units can surplus their estimated future consumption. Building types with 4–8 residential units can produce their electricity consumption in 2030. Building types of 12–24 residential units can produce more than half of their 2030 future consumption.

Keywords: photovoltaic; energy demand; renewable energy; residential buildings; PV*SOL (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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