Research Article

Techno-Econo-Enviro Assessment of Photovoltaic-Thermal (PV-T) System for Residential Use in Iran Based on Köppen Climate Classification

Table 5

Energy loss in the studied residential unit.

LocationTotal annual energy loss through building and air exchange (kWh)Annual heat loss from the storage tank (kWh)Annual losses of storage tank connections (kWh)The cost of producing thermal electrical energy ($/kWh)Max. fuel savings (m3/year) (gas)Savings in annual fuel consumption with solar energy consumption (kWh)

Arak35436.5524.6497.80.338349.17595.8
Ardabil36425.3489.7454.40.377298.56796.9
Urmia38745.8512.1484.20.322355.87975.7
Isfahan32499.7566550.30.323363.37952.2
Ahvaz22530.6622623.20.398308.16473.7
Ilam34739.3543.8521.40.335352.67681.7
Bojnourd30628546.1532.10.356330.57224.3
Bandar Abbas23886.1647.8654.70.329371.47822.7
Bushehr23249.9643645.50.374324.16889.6
Birjand31881.7577.7571.50.310387.48304.5
Tabriz37293.3505.9474.50.346326.97420.8
Tehran29282.9555.5542.80.355328.27229
Khorramabad32663.7543.7525.10.3413447543.9
Rasht25331.8486.2461.2⇧0.530198.54825.5
Zahedan29302.5610.16100.314379.48179.6
Zanjan39220492.1458.10.343331.17481.5
Sari25782.6507.7489.40.463234.65534
Sanandaj34975.65315080.339349.87588.7
Shiraz29748610.9609.6⇩0.308383.68343.3
Qazvin32319.8538.1516.90.357326.67192.8
Qom28917.4579.7567.60.353342.67291.8
Karaj29409552.5538.90.362320.97087.1
Kerman30769.6589.9584.40.313384.58207.8
Kermanshah31926.7547.8529.30.348339.97387
Gorgan27414.7512.14930.427263.36014.5
Mashhad31636512.8487.40.382304.96722.7
Hamadan37169.1500.8470.60.346336.37415.8
Yazd28988.9618.3616.80.318371.98080.2