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Searching for the optimal mix of solar and efficiency in zero net energy buildings
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
Zero net energy (ZNE) buildings employ efficiency to reduce energy consumption and solar technologies to produce as much energy on site as is consumed on an annual basis. Such buildings leverage utility grids and net-metering agreements to reduce solar system costs and maintenance requirements relative to off-grid photovoltaic-powered buildings with batteries. The BEopt software was developed to efficiently identify cost-optimal building designs using detailed hour-by-hour energy simulation programs to evaluate the user-selected options. A search technique identifies optimal and near-optimal building designs (based on energy-related costs) at various levels of energy savings along the path from a reference building to a ZNE design.
S. Horowitz, C. Christensen, and R. Anderson.
Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 11, 2008).
"Presented at Solar 2008, San Diego, California, May 3-8, 2008."
Mode of access: Internet from the NREL web site. Address as of 7/14/09: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy08osti/42956.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Conference paper (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)) ; NREL/CP-550-42956