The Potential of Utilizing Buildings’ Foundations as Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Units from Solar Plate Collectors

Underfloor heating systems provide comfort due to the natural heat flow distribution by a network of pipes, conventionally connected to a heat pump operating at low temperatures. To this extent, a renewable energy source could be an alternative solution. Acting as a case to investigate such systems,...

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Main Authors: Lazaros Aresti, Paul Christodoulides, Gregoris P. Panayiotou, Georgios Florides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/11/2695