Solar cooling technologies. Design, application and performance of existing projects. (15th September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Montagnino, Fabio Maria
• Is Part Of: Solar energy. Volume 154(2017)
• Page Start: 144
• Page End: 157
• Publication Date: 2017-09-15
• Subjects: Solar cooling -- Building integration -- Solar air conditioning; Solar energy -- Periodicals; Solar engines -- Periodicals; 621.47
• DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.01.033
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0038-092X

Abstract

Highlights: Relevance of solar cooling in facing the growing demand of cooling services. Discussion of relevant solar cooling installations. Key issues in design of solar cooling systems. Trends in solar cooling technology both for small and large plants. Abstract: The present paper introduces the concept of solar cooling as a major issue in the valorization of the solar source in front of the challenge represented by the worldwide growing demand of cold. The most relevant solar cooling technologies are briefly discussed as well as their possible combination and implementation in different contexts. Some real-world installations are proposed as representative of possible plant design in a variety of climate and building integration conditions. Through these cases, trends of innovation are identified both for small and settlement scale applications, supporting the perspective of a more efficient exploitation of the solar cooling potential.