Dr Dibyendu Roy dibyendu.roy@durham.ac.uk
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Techno-economic and environmental analyses of a solar-assisted Stirling engine cogeneration system for different dwelling types in the United Kingdom
Roy, Dibyendu; Zhu, Shunmin; Wang, Ruiqi; González-Pino, Iker; Herrando, María; Markides, Christos N.; Roskilly, Anthony Paul
Authors
Dr Shunmin Zhu shunmin.zhu@durham.ac.uk
Marie Curie Fellow
Dr Ruiqi Wang ruiqi.wang@durham.ac.uk
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Iker González-Pino
María Herrando
Christos N. Markides
Professor Tony Roskilly anthony.p.roskilly@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Abstract
In this study, a hybrid cogeneration system that combines photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) collectors with a Stirling engine, and a battery-pack-based energy option is proposed for residential applications. The system’s purpose is to fulfil the electrical and heating requirements of different types of houses in the United Kingdom, including detached, semi-detached and mid-terraced houses. This study includes a comprehensive assessment of the techno-economic feasibility and environmental impact of the proposed integrated energy system, after determining the appropriate sizing of the system’s components for the three different house types. The exergy efficiency of the integrated system for detached houses (with a 1 kWe-Stirling engine plus 28 m2 of PV-T collector array) is found to be higher compared to that for the semi-detached and mid-terraced house configurations, with the highest efficiency of 22 %. In terms of economic performance, detached houses have the lowest levelized cost of electricity (0.622 £/kWh), levelized cost of heat (0.147 £/kWh), and levelized cost of total energy (0.205 £/kWh). Furthermore, the system demonstrates the maximum potential reduction in CO2 emissions in detached houses. The achieved CO2 emissions reduction rates for different house configurations fall within the range of 30 % to 45 %. The proposed hybrid cogeneration system shows promise as an effective and sustainable solution to meet the energy demands of various residential house types in the United Kingdom, offering improved efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and substantial reductions in carbon emissions for detached houses.
Citation
Roy, D., Zhu, S., Wang, R., González-Pino, I., Herrando, M., Markides, C. N., & Roskilly, A. P. (2024). Techno-economic and environmental analyses of a solar-assisted Stirling engine cogeneration system for different dwelling types in the United Kingdom. Energy Conversion and Management, 302, Article 118160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118160
Journal Article Type | Article |
---|---|
Acceptance Date | Jan 29, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 6, 2024 |
Publication Date | Feb 15, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Feb 7, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 7, 2024 |
Journal | Energy Conversion and Management |
Print ISSN | 0196-8904 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 302 |
Article Number | 118160 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118160 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2228423 |
Files
Published Journal Article
(1.8 Mb)
PDF
Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher Licence URL
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
You might also like
Techno-economic analysis of large-scale green hydrogen production and storage
(2023)
Journal Article
Downloadable Citations
About Durham Research Online (DRO)
Administrator e-mail: dro.admin@durham.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2024
Advanced Search