Photovoltaic systems in school units of Greece and their consequences

Economou, A

dc.contributor.author	Economou, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:36:38Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:36:38Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	1364-0321	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/21375
dc.subject	Photovoltaic systems in school units	en
dc.subject	Renewable energy sources	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Climate change mitigation	en
dc.subject.other	Ecological balance	en
dc.subject.other	Energy consumption	en
dc.subject.other	European union	en
dc.subject.other	Natural sources	en
dc.subject.other	Photovoltaic systems	en
dc.subject.other	Reducing costs	en
dc.subject.other	Renewable energy source	en
dc.subject.other	Saving energy	en
dc.subject.other	Ecology	en
dc.subject.other	Energy utilization	en
dc.subject.other	Geothermal energy	en
dc.subject.other	Global warming	en
dc.subject.other	Greenhouse gases	en
dc.subject.other	Installation	en
dc.subject.other	Laws and legislation	en
dc.subject.other	Parks	en
dc.subject.other	Research	en
dc.subject.other	Solar energy	en
dc.subject.other	Photovoltaic effects	en
dc.title	Photovoltaic systems in school units of Greece and their consequences	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.rser.2010.09.028	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2010.09.028	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	The increase of greenhouse gases has lead to climate change. This has a serious impact on the ecological balance of the planet. A decisive step in order to address this problem is to implement the use of renewable energy sources (RES) such as solar, aeolian, geothermal and other forms of energy. This study refers to the installations of photovoltaic systems in school units within the framework of national existing legislation and European Union (EU) directives. The case study that has been chosen in this report is the school units in Greece which has had operating photovoltaic systems installed. More specifically the research focuses on the benefits arising from the use of photovoltaic systems showing to what degree they can contribute to reducing greenhouse gases. The survey shows that the installation of photovoltaic systems in schools units contributes greatly to saving energy, reducing costs for energy consumption, protecting natural sources and thereby has a favourable effect on climate change mitigation. On the other hand, the research also shows that potentially windy areas should be preferred to invest in construction of aeolian parks, where it is possible, rather than installing photovoltaic systems in school units. (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.rser.2010.09.028	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000284863100083	en
dc.identifier.volume	15	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	881	en
dc.identifier.epage	885	en