Artigo Revisado por pares

Economic and environmental assessment of solar air-conditioning systems in Morocco

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 50; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.rser.2015.05.044

ISSN

1879-0690

Autores

A. Allouhi, T. Kousksou, Abdelmajid Jamil, T. El Rhafiki, Y. Mourad, Y. Zéraouli,

Tópico(s)

Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

Resumo

In addition to their harmful impact on the environment, air-conditioning applications account for a significant percentage of total energy utilization; thinking about clean resources becomes a world priority. Solar cooling systems using either adsorption or absorption technologies show a great potential since they can use a permanent energy and operate with environmentally safe working pairs. This paper investigates the potential of solar air-conditioning systems in Morocco (enjoying different climates) through a comparative study between conventional and solar closed cycle processes based on economic and environmental indicators. Accordingly, annual simulations in 6 climatic zones were performed to estimate cooling loads for a typical Modern Moroccan House. The major finding of this work is that solar air-conditioning systems in hot climates must be an attractive alternative to mitigate CO2 emissions and increase energy savings. However, the high installation cost is a main obstacle facing their implementation.

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