Modeling the impact of energy efficiency in the electricity consumption of the Brazilian tertiary sector

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Q. Bastos ◽  
Reinaldo C. Souza ◽  
Rodrigo F. Calili ◽  
Fernando L. Cyrino Oliveira ◽  
Giacomo Catenazzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Impact of Passive Energy Efficiency Measures on Cooling Energy Demand in an Architectural Campus Building in Karachi, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7251
Author(s):  
Mushk Bughio ◽  
Muhammad Shoaib Khan ◽  
Waqas Ahmed Mahar ◽  
Thorsten Schuetze
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Base Case ◽  
Energy Efficiency Measures ◽  
Efficiency Measures ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cooling Energy Demand ◽  
Campus Building

Electric appliances for cooling and lighting are responsible for most of the increase in electricity consumption in Karachi, Pakistan. This study aims to investigate the impact of passive energy efficiency measures (PEEMs) on the potential reduction of indoor temperature and cooling energy demand of an architectural campus building (ACB) in Karachi, Pakistan. PEEMs focus on the building envelope’s design and construction, which is a key factor of influence on a building’s cooling energy demand. The existing architectural campus building was modeled using the building information modeling (BIM) software Autodesk Revit. Data related to the electricity consumption for cooling, building masses, occupancy conditions, utility bills, energy use intensity, as well as space types, were collected and analyzed to develop a virtual ACB model. The utility bill data were used to calibrate the DesignBuilder and EnergyPlus base case models of the existing ACB. The cooling energy demand was compared with different alternative building envelope compositions applied as PEEMs in the renovation of the existing exemplary ACB. Finally, cooling energy demand reduction potentials and the related potential electricity demand savings were determined. The quantification of the cooling energy demand facilitates the definition of the building’s electricity consumption benchmarks for cooling with specific technologies.

scholarly journals Understanding Residential Electricity Consumption Considering Energy Efficiency Policies and The Impact On the Electricity System

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meryem Tumbuz ◽  
Hatice Muğlkoç
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Allocation Problem ◽  
General View ◽  
Electricity Use ◽  
Generation Cost ◽  
Residential Electricity ◽  
Energy Efficiency Policies ◽  
The Impact

Electricity consumption increases substantially over the years where residential use significantly contributes to the overall consumption. The growth in the population and variety of home appliances together with increasing comfort levels of the people results in higher levels of residential electricity use. In fact, nearly one fourth of Turkey's total electricity consumption is due to the domestic use. To achieve global sustainability targets and reduce the overall electricity use, focusing on the domestic consumption is crucial. In this research, the energy consumptions patterns of households are determined to identify the potential electricity savings existing in the residential sector. Moreover, specific policy recommendations, which can promote the behavioral change, are driven by measuring the responsiveness of people to different measures and the combinations of these measures such as information, feedback, rewards, and social influences. A survey was conducted to determine the patterns and the responsiveness of the residential customers. The results obtained from the survey are used to depict a general view of Turkish households towards electricity consumption behaviors and their energy efficiency attitudes. Responses indicate there should be more regulations and improvements in energy policy. An electricity allocation problem is solved in order to see possible impacts of behavioral change measures on the network. Scenarios are defined for each policy and allocation problem is solved to see the possible generation cost reduction. Also, gas emissions for each scenario is recorded to understand the possible effects of policies on the environment. Results show that behavioral change studies seem to be well worth to study. In order to reach residential efficiency, possible policy alternatives are suggested for Turkish households.

Energy Efficiency and Electricity Reliability

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliana Carranza ◽  
Robyn Meeks
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Kyrgyz Republic ◽  
Electrical Systems ◽  
Fluorescent Lamps ◽  
Compact Fluorescent Lamps ◽  
Reduce Electricity Consumption ◽  
Electricity Reliability ◽  
The Impact

Overloaded electrical systems are a major source of unreliable power. Using a randomized saturation design, we estimate the impact of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) on electricity reliability and household electricity consumption in the Kyrgyz Republic. Greater saturation of CFLs within a transformer leads to fewer outages, a technological externality benefitting all households, regardless of individual adoption. Spillovers in CFL adoption further reduce electricity consumption, contributing to increased reliability within a transformer. CFLs' impacts on household electricity consumption vary according to the effects on reliability. Receiving CFLs significantly reduces electricity consumption, but increased reliability permits greater consumption of electricity services.

scholarly journals Examination of The Impact of Smart Grid Technologies For Energy Saving Potential on Residential Buildings In India

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2S2) ◽  
pp. 618-622
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Smart Grid ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving Potential ◽  
Home Area ◽  
New Generation ◽  
The Impact

India, a developing country has targeted 9% growth rate, its yearly power generation has increased to 6.5% per year from 2011 to 2017. It is due to the fast urbanization and increase in building occupied area. However, India is experiencing energy scarcity nowadays. The power generation can’t able to satisfy the demand to withstand its growth rate in future. Therefore, this study investigates some technologies for connecting residential buildings to the Smart Grid, to minimize electricity consumption. It can be achieved by optimizing consumer’s devices through interface with Home Area Networks (HANs), Smart Grid-connected home machines diagnostics, and enhanced capability to aim and adopt energy efficiency agendas. These tactics create impacts on energy conservation that influencing the initial investment on new generation.

scholarly journals Impact of nonintrusive load monitoring on CO2 emissions in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1803-1810
Author(s):  
Keh-Kim Kee ◽  
Yun Seng Lim ◽  
Jianhui Wong ◽  
Kein Huat Chua
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Carbon Reduction ◽  
Co2 Intensity ◽  
Load Monitoring ◽  
The Impact

Nonintrusive load monitoring (NILM) based energy efficiency can conserve electricity by creating awareness with the behaviour change and shrinking CO2 emissions to the environment. However, the lack of effective models and strategies is problematic for policymakers to forecast quantitatively CO2 emissions. This paper aims to study the impact of NILM on CO2 emissions in Malaysia. Firstly, the predictive models were established based on Malaysia open data from 1996 to 2018. After that, scenario simulations were conducted to predict CO2 emissions and NILM impact on environmental degradation in 2019-2030. The results revealed that a 12% reduction in electricity consumption due to NILM could contribute to a 10.2% shrinkage of the total CO2 emissions. The result also statistically confirmed Malaysia to achieve a 45% reduction of CO2 intensity in 2030. With NILM, the carbon reduction can be further enhanced to 60.2%. The outcomes provide valuable references and supporting evidence for policymakers in planning effective carbon emission control policies and energy efficiency measures. The work can be extended by developing a decision support system and user interfaces access via the cloud.

scholarly journals Influence of various chilling methods on the sustainable beef production based on high voltage electrical stimulation

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0240639
Author(s):  
Joanna Katarzyna Banach ◽  
Ryszard Żywica ◽  
Paulius Matusevičius
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Specific Energy Consumption ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Organizational Effects ◽  
Holstein Friesian ◽  
The Impact

Among the challenges of sustainable management of meat production, the key issue is to improve the energy efficiency of production processes, which will consequently affect the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Such effects are achieved by combining various chilling systems with electrical stimulation that determines the quality of meat at the slaughter stage. The novelties of the research undertaken included determining the impact of various variants of meat production (chilling method: slow, fast, accelerated + HVES/NES) on changes in the basic (industrial) quality indicators (pH and temperature) of beef produced from Polish Holstein-Friesian breed cattle, and then indicating the optimal variant for energy-efficient (sustainable) beef production. The HVES and the fast chilling method yielded positive economic (meat weight loss), technological (high quality, hot-boning), energetic (lower electricity consumption), and organizational effects (reduced chilling and storage surfaces and expenditures for staff wages) compared to the slow and accelerated methods. Reaching the desired final temperature with an increased amount of chilled meat enables obtaining a few-fold decrease in the specific energy consumption and a higher energy efficiency of the process. This allows recommending the above actions to be undertaken by entrepreneurs in the pursuit of sustainable meat production.

scholarly journals Impact on Electricity Consumption and Market Pricing of Energy and Ancillary Services during Pandemic of COVID-19 in Italy

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 3357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilio Ghiani ◽  
Marco Galici ◽  
Mario Mureddu ◽  
Fabrizio Pilo
Keyword(s):  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
Market Pricing ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Market Prices ◽  
Bulk Power ◽  
The Impact

At the moment of writing, in Italy, there is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Its outbreak is leading to severe global socioeconomic disruptions impacting on all economic sectors from tourism, industry and the tertiary sector, up to the operational and opening of public offices, the closure of schools and the organization of families. Measures adopted by the Italian government to deal with the COVID-19 emergency have had direct effects both on people’s daily lives and on the activity of most industrial and commercial production companies. These changes have been unequivocally reflected also on the Italian electricity system, which has shown unprecedented behavior in terms of both energy consumption and volume—and subsequently, in the observed share of renewable and conventional production technologies. The goal of this study is to show the impact on the power industry of all the restrictions and lockdown of the activities in Italy and to discuss the effects of COVID-19 outbreak on the bulk power system and the entire electricity sector. In particular, the consequences on load profiles, electricity consumption and market prices in Italy, including the environmental aspects, are examined.

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