Expanding the Distributed Generation Concept: Toward Decentralized Energy and Water Supply
Abstract Rainwater harvesting decentralizes the water supply in full analogy to what building‐integrated photovoltaics and solar thermal do for electricity and heat. In this new decentralized generation scenario, the built environment is used to collect both sunlight photons and water molecules with...
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| author | Rosaria Ciriminna Mario Pecoraino Francesco Meneguzzo Mario Pagliaro |
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| description | Abstract Rainwater harvesting decentralizes the water supply in full analogy to what building‐integrated photovoltaics and solar thermal do for electricity and heat. In this new decentralized generation scenario, the built environment is used to collect both sunlight photons and water molecules with significant economic and environmental benefits. Referring to recent progress and to real‐life findings from around the world, this work provides an answer to several relevant questions of direct interest to policy makers and early adopters of broadened distributed generation. The conclusions offer guidelines for developing a successful distributed generation strategy at the regional level by unifying solar energy and water management policies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1620f050e1154c219ae9b37d594c55232023-08-14T09:45:20ZengWileyGlobal Challenges2056-66462018-04-0124n/an/a10.1002/gch2.201800006Expanding the Distributed Generation Concept: Toward Decentralized Energy and Water SupplyRosaria Ciriminna0Mario Pecoraino1Francesco Meneguzzo2Mario Pagliaro3Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati CNR via U. La Malfa 153 90146 Palermo Italyvia C. Giaquinto 14 90135 Palermo ItalyIstituto di Biometeorologia CNR via G. Caproni 8 50145 Firenze ItalyIstituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati CNR via U. La Malfa 153 90146 Palermo ItalyAbstract Rainwater harvesting decentralizes the water supply in full analogy to what building‐integrated photovoltaics and solar thermal do for electricity and heat. In this new decentralized generation scenario, the built environment is used to collect both sunlight photons and water molecules with significant economic and environmental benefits. Referring to recent progress and to real‐life findings from around the world, this work provides an answer to several relevant questions of direct interest to policy makers and early adopters of broadened distributed generation. The conclusions offer guidelines for developing a successful distributed generation strategy at the regional level by unifying solar energy and water management policies.https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.201800006distributed generationrainwater harvestingsolar energysustainable development goalswater scarcity |
| spellingShingle | Rosaria Ciriminna Mario Pecoraino Francesco Meneguzzo Mario Pagliaro Expanding the Distributed Generation Concept: Toward Decentralized Energy and Water Supply Global Challenges distributed generation rainwater harvesting solar energy sustainable development goals water scarcity |
| title | Expanding the Distributed Generation Concept: Toward Decentralized Energy and Water Supply |
| title_full | Expanding the Distributed Generation Concept: Toward Decentralized Energy and Water Supply |
| title_fullStr | Expanding the Distributed Generation Concept: Toward Decentralized Energy and Water Supply |
| title_full_unstemmed | Expanding the Distributed Generation Concept: Toward Decentralized Energy and Water Supply |
| title_short | Expanding the Distributed Generation Concept: Toward Decentralized Energy and Water Supply |
| title_sort | expanding the distributed generation concept toward decentralized energy and water supply |
| topic | distributed generation rainwater harvesting solar energy sustainable development goals water scarcity |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.201800006 |
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