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THE SOLAR GREENHOUSE: A SURVEY OF ENERGY SAVING METHODS
Article number
534_14
Pages
131 – 138
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Abstract
The solar greenhouse project is aimed at the development of a greenhouse concept for the Netherlands with zero-fossil energy consumption.
The solar greenhouse is formulated as a combination of a low energy demand greenhouse, an energy recovery installation and an energy storage facility.
In this paper, energy saving options such as new building materials, a dehumidifier, a heat pump and long term storage are studied.
A simplified model is being developed in MATLAB to describe the total system.
First calculations indicate that implementing the properties of the new building materials with high insulation, the installation of a dehumidifier, a heat pump and a storage system provides a significant reduction of the fossil energy use and an increase in the relative solar energy contribution to the total energy use.
The solar greenhouse is formulated as a combination of a low energy demand greenhouse, an energy recovery installation and an energy storage facility.
In this paper, energy saving options such as new building materials, a dehumidifier, a heat pump and long term storage are studied.
A simplified model is being developed in MATLAB to describe the total system.
First calculations indicate that implementing the properties of the new building materials with high insulation, the installation of a dehumidifier, a heat pump and a storage system provides a significant reduction of the fossil energy use and an increase in the relative solar energy contribution to the total energy use.
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Authors
A. Saye, W.K.P. van Loon, G.P.A. Bot, H.F. de Zwart
Keywords
Energy saving, greenhouse climate simulation, heating systems
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