Impact of climate change on cooling energy consumption

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

José Orosa (Author) Other; Armando C. Oliveira (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Journal of the Energy Institute

Vol. 83

Pages: 171-177

ISSN: 1743-9671

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 1 Citation

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Scopus - 1 Citation

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-3NR

DOI: 10.1179/014426010x12759937396876

Abstract (EN): Studies conducted in the recent past revealed that the changes in climate may probably lead to an increment in the mean outdoor temperature, inducing an increment in the cooling energy consumption in indoor environments. The present study estimated the present and the forecasted values of set point temperature and cooling energy consumption for the summer season in the humid region of northwestern Spain. The results of these evaluations revealed a clear increment in the value of outdoor temperature during all the seasons, particularly during spring. Furthermore, the increment in daily cooling energy consumption was similar to 3.2 kWh. This value could be reduced to 60% by employing adaptive models to define the indoor air set point of building air conditioning systems in this region, with solutions based on passive methods.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7