Solar concentration systems are usually deployed in large open spaces for electricity generation; they are rarely used to address the pressing energy needs of the built environment sector. Fresnel technology offers interesting and challenging CSP energy pathways suitable for the built environment, due to its relatively light weight (<30 kg.m−2) and low windage. The Cyprus Institute (CyI) and Consorzio ARCA are cooperating in such a research program; we report here the construction and integration of a 71kW Fresnel CSP system into the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) system of a recently constructed office & laboratory building, the Novel Technologies Laboratory (NTL). The multi-generative system will support cooling, heating and hot water production feeding the system of the NTL building, as a demonstration project, part of the STS-MED program (Small Scale Thermal Solar District Units for Mediterranean Communities) financed by the European Commission under the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), CBCMED program.
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27 June 2017
SOLARPACES 2016: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems
11–14 October 2016
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Research Article|
June 27 2017
Concentrated solar power in the built environment
Alaric C. Montenon;
Alaric C. Montenon
a)
1
The Cyprus Institute
, Energy Environment and Water Research Center, 20 Kavafi Str, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
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Nestor Fylaktos;
Nestor Fylaktos
1
The Cyprus Institute
, Energy Environment and Water Research Center, 20 Kavafi Str, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
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Fabio Montagnino;
Fabio Montagnino
2Consorzio ARCA, Idea srl,
Viale delle Scienze
- Edificio 16, Palermo, Italy
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Filippo Paredes;
Filippo Paredes
2Consorzio ARCA, Idea srl,
Viale delle Scienze
- Edificio 16, Palermo, Italy
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Costas N. Papanicolas
Costas N. Papanicolas
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The Cyprus Institute
, Energy Environment and Water Research Center, 20 Kavafi Str, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
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Corresponding author: a.montenon@cyi.ac.cy
AIP Conf. Proc. 1850, 040006 (2017)
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Alaric C. Montenon, Nestor Fylaktos, Fabio Montagnino, Filippo Paredes, Costas N. Papanicolas; Concentrated solar power in the built environment. AIP Conf. Proc. 27 June 2017; 1850 (1): 040006. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4984402
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