The introduction of solar thermal energy and the thermal energy storage are effective
methods for reducing the fossil fuel consumption and improving the operation performance …

Environmental concerns and emission reduction targets are driving a transition from fossil
fuel to renewable-based electricity generation. However, intermittent and distributed …

Water heating is a significant domestic load, representing∼ 25% of total household energy
consumption in developed countries. This study considers domestic electric storage water …

Due to the pressing timeframe to meet emissions reduction targets, electrification of heat is
the fastest approach for decarbonising buildings. However, the high power demand of …

The daily start-up and shutdown of the solar power tower plants (SPTP), the tank losses, and
the reliable receiver operation cause the expected temperature in the thermal energy …

Residential electric water heaters have significant load shifting capabilities due to their
thermal heat capacity and large energy consumption. Model predictive control (MPC) has …

Residential loads have great potential to provide flexibility and other services to the grid, but
many legacy or non-networked loads need additional hardware to enable such functionality …

Photovoltaic excess energy export to the grid starts to be a common issue among residential
grid-tied PV systems. Its impact is more significant when the feed-in tariffs are not available …

This research study investigates the optimization of a domestic hot water storage tank
system integrated with a photovoltaic grid-tied setup using a power Diverter. The aim is to …

Loadshedding has become the norm in South Africa, with rolling blackouts ranging from
Stage 1 to 6. This results in households experiencing disempowerment for durations …