The opportunity of energy arbitrage by using predictive control in a solar passive house

Abstract

Energy consumption in buildings is the most significant component of the overall energy consumption in western countries, but also worldwide. There are some important initiatives which aim at developing new ways of decreasing the consumption of energy related to buildings. New types of buildings, like the passive ones are part of these initiatives. Local energy production and consumption is the most effective way of harnessing the maximum benefit from energy, but because of the limited possibility to generate clean energy locally, the management of local energy production should be optimized up to the maximum. Smart control systems and high energy performance buildings combined with predictive control strategies will not only reduce the overall cost related to energy, but will also help monetizing the local production in the future.