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The building sector, as the major energy consumers, demands most of the energy research to assess different energy suppliers from various aspects. In this study, two non-residential buildings, one being commercial and the other industrial, are chosen as case studies. For these case studies, two different renewable energy technologies and one hybrid system are considered for a specified size. The environmental impact indices, renewable energy indices, and the renewable exergy indices have been evaluated for every energy options. The results obtained indicate that the hybrid system (without considering the economics factors) is superior since having top indices. The importance of the energy consumption patterns in buildings were proven by the indices. Utilization of the non-fossil fuels is one part of the solution to environmental hazards while energy conservation being the other. It is shown that the re-design of the energy resources would be achievable for buildings.
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- CEC:
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California Energy Commission
- COP:
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Coefficient of Performance
- E:
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Energy
- IE :
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Environmental Impact Indices
- RCO2 :
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Reduced CO2
- ECO2 :
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Emitted CO2
- Ex:
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Exergy
- R:
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Energy grade function
- RE:
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Renewable Energy
- IRE :
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Renewable Energy Index
- REx:
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Renewable Exergy
- IREx :
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Renewable Exergy Index
- TE:
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Total Energy
- TEx:
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Total Exergy demand.
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Rezaie, B., Dincer, I., Esmailzadeh, E. (2014). Evaluation of Sustainable Energy Options for Non-residential Buildings. In: Dincer, I., Midilli, A., Kucuk, H. (eds) Progress in Sustainable Energy Technologies Vol II. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07977-6_2
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