THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Christos S. Ioakimidis

,

Sesil Koutra

,

Ali Bagheri

,

Konstantinos N. Genikomsakis

SOLAR THERMAL AND WIND ENERGY APPLICATIONS: CASE STUDY OF A SMALL SPANISH VILLAGE

ABSTRACT
The present work examines the supply of heating and electricity to the Spanish village of Uruena, using biomass and other local renewable sources as a result of the growing interest worldwide towards the development of sustainable and energy independent small communities. Specifically, this case study considers the design of a district heating system consisting of a solar heating plant, a biomass plant using straw as a sustainable fuel for the base load and an oil boiler for the peak load, coupled with a hot water tank as a thermal energy storage option. Two alternative scenarios are analyzed for electricity generation purposes, namely a system consisting of three small wind turbines and a system with a single large wind turbine. The results show that the cost of large-scale electricity storage depends on the application and often involves significant capital investments.
KEYWORDS
biomass, district heating, solar thermal collectors, sustainable village, wind turbines
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2017-12-29
PAPER REVISED: 2018-03-22
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2018-03-23
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2018-09-23
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI171229269I
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2018, VOLUME 22, ISSUE Issue 5, PAGES [2163 - 2176]
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