Abstract
This paper presents an assessment of the technical potential for micro-cogeneration in small commercial buildings throughout the United States. The cogeneration devices are simulated with the computer program EnergyPlus using models developed by Annex 42, a working group of the International Energy Agency's Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Community Systems (IEA/ECBCS). Although the Annex 42models were developed for residential applications, this study applies them to small commercial buildings, assumed to have a total floor area of 500 m2 or less. The potential for micro-cogeneration is examined for the entire existing stock of small U.S. commercial buildings using a bottom-up method based on 1,236 EnergyPlus models.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 9 |
| State | Published - 2008 |
| Event | First International Conference and , Workshop on Micro-Cogeneration Technologies and Applications (Micro-Cogen 2008) - Ottawa, Canada Duration: 29 Apr 2008 → 1 May 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | First International Conference and , Workshop on Micro-Cogeneration Technologies and Applications (Micro-Cogen 2008) |
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| City | Ottawa, Canada |
| Period | 29/04/08 → 1/05/08 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-550-43164
Keywords
- cogeneration
- commercial buildings
- EnergyPlus
- micro-cogeneration
