Mar 21, 2002 · Objective Air conditioning of commercial and residential buildings is a major and fast-growing energy consuming sector, especially in Mediterranean countries. Various
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This paper describes the main results of the EU project SACE (Solar Air Conditioning in Europe), aimed to assess the state-of-the-art, future needs and overall prospects of solar cooling in
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Mar 21, 2002 · Various European research and demonstration activities have advanced the field of solar energy for air conditioning of buildings. The project intends to review the state-of-the
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Feb 1, 2007 · This paper describes the main results of the EU project SACE (Solar Air Conditioning in Europe), aimed to assess the state-of-the-art, future needs and overall
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The SACE (Solar Air Conditioning in Europe) project was initiated in early 2002 and conducted over the next 2 years by a group of researchers from five countries, supported by the European Commission.
Conclusions Solar air conditioning has a strong potential for significant primary energy savings. In particular, for southern European and Mediterranean areas, solar assisted cooling systems can lead to primary energy savings in the range of 40–50%. Related cost of saved primary energy lies at about 0.07 €/kW h for the most promising conditions.
Tsoutsos et al. present a study of the economic feasibility of solar cooling technologies. Karagiorgas et al. investigated the application of renewable technologies in the European tourism industry and identified a large number of solar thermal systems but only a few solar cooling systems.
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