SOLERAS solar cooling project
Conference
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· ASHRAE Trans.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6154219
In view of the increasing demand for cooling in both the United States and Saudi Arabia, solar cooling systems are being considered as serious alternatives to the energy intensive conventional systems, especially when confronted with rising fossil fuel costs. Saudi Arabia and the hot, southern regions of the United States, having abundant sunshine and high cooling demand, are obvious candidates for solar active cooling systems and passive cooling design. Solar active cooling has yet to be shown to be either technologically mature or economically feasible, but efforts have been, and are presently being made within the United States National Solar Cooling Program to develop reliable systems which can compete economically with conventional cooling systems. Currently, the program is funding research and development projects in the areas of absorption, Rankine, dessicant, and advanced technologies. Saudi Arabia has a long and successful tradition of building cooling using passive architectural designs. Combining these past achievements with a program of research and development in both active and passive solar cooling should permit an early economical introduction of entirely solar cooled buildings to Saudi Arabia and the southern United States.
- Research Organization:
- Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO
- OSTI ID:
- 6154219
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820112-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: ASHRAE Trans.; (United States) Journal Volume: 88
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ASIA
BUILDINGS
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
ENERGY
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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