The smart building-integrated photovoltaic (SBIPV) systems have become the important
source of electricity in recent years. However, many sociological and engineering …

There is a growing effort towards the application of solar technologies to meet electrical and
thermal demand. However, substantial energy is used in buildings around the world for …

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 …

Nowadays, solar energy is a viable solution for producing domestic hot water and reducing
greenhouse gas emissions in remote regions that rely on fossil fuels for this purpose. In this …

Thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs) are viewed as a promising demand-side resource
for smoothing out the intermittency of renewable energy. However, it is difficult to dispatch …

Domestic rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems are typically installed without energy storage
and power generated in excess of the building electric load must be exported to the grid or …

A photovoltaic panel (PV) integrated with phase change materials (PCMs) is a system
characterized by a simultaneous production of thermal and electrical energy. PCMs exploit …

The adoption of renewable energy, such as solar, to meet the energy demand in buildings
has become one of the keys to achieving the global target for net-zero emissions. As a …

Solar photovoltaic-based multigeneration energy systems (SPVMES) which can use the
excess energy of photovoltaic (PV) systems for heating and hydrogen production to improve …