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Study of Adaptability of Solar Thermal Systems on Merchant Ships

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Sustainable Energy in the Built Environment - Steps Towards nZEB

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In recent years, sustainability in a climate and an environmental perspective has become an issue of highest priority. This is an agenda that cannot and should not be ignored and transportation, including shipping should be part of the general effort towards green and affordable solutions. Nowadays, energy consumption in shipping depends on fossil fuels. As oil price is constantly increasing, solutions must be found in order to ensure sustainability. Developing and implementing energy efficient and environmentally friendly technologies for energy production and propulsion of the ship will conduct to a valid non-fossil future. In this context, the paper analysis an alternative solution for meeting the thermal energy demand of the vessels. This solution consists in implementing solar thermal collectors on board merchant ships. Also, an algorithm of implementation is proposed considering the specificity of the activities.

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Acknowledgments

This paper is supported by the Sectoral Operational Programme Human Resources Development (SOP HRD), financed from the European Social Fund and by the Romanian Government under the project number POSDRU/159/1.5/S/134378.

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  1. Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania

    Alexandru Cotorcea & Ion Visa

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Cotorcea, A., Visa, I. (2014). Study of Adaptability of Solar Thermal Systems on Merchant Ships. In: Visa, I. (eds) Sustainable Energy in the Built Environment - Steps Towards nZEB. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09707-7_16

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