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[109240] Artykuł: Thermal building upgrade with off-grid PV system: a Polish caseCzasopismo: Energy Efficiency Zeszyt: 14, Strony: 1-22ISSN: 1570-6478 Opublikowano: 2021 Autorzy / Redaktorzy / Twórcy Grupa MNiSW: Publikacja w czasopismach wymienionych w wykazie ministra MNiSzW (część A) Punkty MNiSW: 70 Pełny tekst DOI Keywords: Environmental efficiency  Heat pump  Off-grid PV system  Modernization  Economic analysis  Ecological effect  |
Nowadays, one of the basic requirements for thermally upgraded buildings involves limitation in CO2 emission even by over 90%. To fulfil these criteria, it is necessary to use alternative energy sources and photovoltaics constitutes a reasonable option for this. This paper addresses an analysis of the efficiency and profitability of a photovoltaic system located in the geometric center of Europe-Poland, where the intensity of solar irradiation is not very high compared to other European countries. The difference of total solar radiation density between Poland and Malta is 49.2%, from analysis based on SolarGIS base. The PV Lighthouse calculator was used for global power density and photon current examination for a Polish city and locations of the highest and the lowest solar radiation values, Malta and Finland, respectively. This case study concerns a thermally upgraded building; a gas boiler was replaced by a heat pump supported by an off-grid PV system. To achieve a reduction in CO2 emission of 90%, it is necessary to install 182 PV cells, which generates high investment costs. An investment is entirely profitable with 70% of funding with Simple Pay Back Time, SPBT~7 years although Net Present Value, NPV>0; Internal Rate of Return, IRR=10.6%.