Using sustainable development tools for solving property rights in Montenegro

In recent months Montenegro has been faced with serious budget problems , one proposed solution of which has been to reduce the number of employees in state administration. Additionally, the costs of living are above the disposable budget of most households, in particular the high cost of electricity. While the government warns about a lack of electricity, the citizens are hardly in the position to cover these costs. Montenegro is dealing with the double challenge of inefficient use of space (the country features over 100,000 illegal homes)(I don’t understand the link between inefficient use of space and illegal homes) and inefficient energy use (Montenegro needs an average of 8.5 times more energy per unit produced than an average EU country). How can these problems be solved in a way which pleases both sides? In this paper, an approach is presented which links the solving of the problem of illegal construction with increasing the level of energy efficiency in households, businesses and other facilities. There is a model developed by UNDP Montenegro – an integrated policy solution to the double challenge of providing energy efficiency measures to incentivise households to legalise their homes. The legalisation of illegal buildings by the introduction of mandatory energy efficiency measures in them may at the same time result in an increase of revenue to the central and local budgets, the reduction of negative impacts on the environment, an increase in employment, the engagement of the economy, a reduction of electricity consumption and thereby to reduce the need to import electricity, and ultimately the increased welfare of the population.

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Impact of Passive Energy Efficiency Measures on Cooling Energy Demand in an Architectural Campus Building in Karachi, Pakistan

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13137251 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (13) ◽

pp. 7251

Author(s):

Mushk Bughio ◽

Muhammad Shoaib Khan ◽

Waqas Ahmed Mahar ◽

Thorsten Schuetze

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Energy Demand ◽

Electricity Consumption ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Base Case ◽

Energy Efficiency Measures ◽

Efficiency Measures ◽

The Impact ◽

Cooling Energy Demand ◽

Campus Building

Electric appliances for cooling and lighting are responsible for most of the increase in electricity consumption in Karachi, Pakistan. This study aims to investigate the impact of passive energy efficiency measures (PEEMs) on the potential reduction of indoor temperature and cooling energy demand of an architectural campus building (ACB) in Karachi, Pakistan. PEEMs focus on the building envelope’s design and construction, which is a key factor of influence on a building’s cooling energy demand. The existing architectural campus building was modeled using the building information modeling (BIM) software Autodesk Revit. Data related to the electricity consumption for cooling, building masses, occupancy conditions, utility bills, energy use intensity, as well as space types, were collected and analyzed to develop a virtual ACB model. The utility bill data were used to calibrate the DesignBuilder and EnergyPlus base case models of the existing ACB. The cooling energy demand was compared with different alternative building envelope compositions applied as PEEMs in the renovation of the existing exemplary ACB. Finally, cooling energy demand reduction potentials and the related potential electricity demand savings were determined. The quantification of the cooling energy demand facilitates the definition of the building’s electricity consumption benchmarks for cooling with specific technologies.

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Barriers to the Adoption of Energy Efficiency Measures in Mostaganem, Algeria

Journal of Construction in Developing Countries ◽

10.21315/jcdc2020.25.2.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 39-61

Author(s):

Mohammed Seddiki ◽

Amar Bennadji ◽

Mohamed Tehami

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Energy Efficient ◽

Principal Component ◽

Single Family ◽

Total Energy Consumption ◽

Financial Barriers ◽

Residential Sector ◽

Energy Efficiency Measures ◽

Efficiency Measures ◽

The Government

The residential sector of Algeria consumes 29% of the total energy consumption. In order to reduce and address this consumption along with the challenges of climate change, the Algerian public policy considers energy efficiency investment measures (EEIMs) in the residential sector as a key factor. However, despite the recommendations and incitement measures from the government, the adoption of EEIMs of Algerian homeowners is too low. In 2018, EEIMs have been implemented in 4,000 houses. This number represents only 4% of the government's target which is the implementation of EEIMs in 100,000 houses per year. The present article, accordingly, attempts to explore the barriers to the adoption of EEIMs. To this effect, a questionnaire survey with 150 randomly selected Algerian single-family homeowners in Mostaganem area was used for the study. It was found that the five greatest barriers to the adoption of EEIMs were: (1) the lack of subsidies and rebates on energy efficient equipment, (2) the high initial prices of energy efficient equipment, (3) the lack of techniques and tools for the estimation of saved energy, (4) the unwillingness to borrow money and (5) the difficulty of identifying, procuring, installing, operating and maintaining energy efficiency measures. The principal component analysis categorised 16 barriers around four components: (1) "Financial" barriers, (2) "Technological" barriers, (3) "Lack of time and knowledge" barriers and (4) "Attitude towards energy efficiency improvements" barriers. Finally, the multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) analysis has shown that the perception of barriers to the adoption of EEIMs also differs in accordance with certain personal characteristics of the homeowner.

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A Design Strategy to Reach nZEB Standards Integrating Energy Efficiency Measures and Passive Energy Use

Energy Procedia ◽

10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.022 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 111 ◽

pp. 205-214 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Fausto Barbolini ◽

Paolo Cappellacci ◽

Luca Guardigli

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Energy Use ◽

Design Strategy ◽

Energy Efficiency Measures ◽

Efficiency Measures

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Energy Efficiency Measures for a High-Tech Building with a Solar Roof

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1073-1076.1233 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1073-1076 ◽

pp. 1233-1238

Author(s):

Yao Lin Lin ◽

Wei Yang ◽

Ming Sheng Liu

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Energy Savings ◽

Electricity Consumption ◽

Electricity Demand ◽

High Tech ◽

Solar Panels ◽

Electrical Grid ◽

Energy Efficiency Measures ◽

Efficiency Measures ◽

Demand Reduction

This paper presents the implementation of energy efficiency measures in a building that consists of office, lab and clean room area. Total Performance Oriented Optimization and Retrofits (TPORs) were implemented. 594 kW solar panels were installed on the roof and connected to the electrical grid during the optimization process. Ten power meters were installed throughout the building to measure the total building electricity demand, solar generated electricity demand, HVAC and non-HVAC-equipment demand to quantify the energy savings from the implementation of the energy efficiency measures and savings from the solar panels. The electricity savings from optimization on the HVAC system is about 7,209,000kWh/year (194.4kWh/m2-year), which is about 30% of the total building electricity consumption with peak demand reduction of 935 kW. There savings come from the solar panel is 811,925 kWh/yr; however, it effectively reduced the peak electricity demand by 302.6 kW.

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Impact analysis of energy efficiency measures in the electrolysis process in primary aluminium production

WEENTECH Proceedings in Energy ◽

10.32438/wpe.8818 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 177-184

Author(s):

Joakim Haraldsson ◽

Maria Therese Johansson

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽

Greenhouse Gas ◽

Energy Use ◽

Primary Energy ◽

Gas Emissions ◽

Energy Efficiency Measures ◽

Aluminium Industry ◽

Electrolysis Process ◽

Efficiency Measures

The Paris Agreement includes the goals of ‘holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels’ and ‘making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions’. Industrial energy efficiency will play an important role in meeting those goals as well as becoming a competitive advantage due to reduced costs for companies. The aluminium industry is energy intensive and uses fossil fuels both for energy purposes and as reaction material. Additionally, the aluminium industry uses significant amounts of electricity. The electrolysis process in the primary production of aluminium is the most energy- and carbon-intensive process within the aluminium industry. The aim of this paper is to study the effects on primary energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and costs when three energy efficiency measures are implemented in the electrolysis process. The effects on the primary energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and costs are calculated by multiplying the savings in final energy use by a primary energy factor, emissions factor and price of electricity, respectively. The results showed significant savings in primary energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions and cost from the implementation of the three measures. These results only indicate the size of the potential savings and a site-specific investigation needs to be conducted for each plant. This paper is a part of a research project conducted in close cooperation with the Swedish aluminium industry.

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