Abstract
Jordan has been facing a rigorous economic problem related to the high cost of energy. One of the main reasons is the cost of subsiding imported fuels to produce electricity for its domestic uses. The importation of energy represents more than 10% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) despite it has plentiful resources of renewable energy that can cover all its needs from electrical energy, while the national resources of energy in Jordan cover only 3-4% of the country's energy needs. This study investigates the potential of using the technology of Cooling Air by Solar Energy (CASE) for Air-conditioning applications to minimize the consumption of energy in Jordan. The main objectives of this work are to provide an overview of different commercially available CASE technologies and analyze the economic feasibility of selected CASE technology. The study of the economic feasibility has been done on the CASE technologies used for four scenarios. Analysis of data collection and assessment of economic viability in comparison to conventional VCC was also investigated. The results showed the relevance of the economic feasibility with the cost of electricity tariff, it also showed that the use of this device is feasible at a high electricity tariff; while there is a high risk on feasibility at a low electricity tariff.Keywords: adsorption chillers; vapor compression chillers; economic feasibilityJEL Classifications: C54, Q20, Q43, Q55DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.11752
Highlights
The increase in the temperature of climate change will increase the cooling load, and consume higher energy in the airconditioning
While emphasizing the theoretical methodology, this study focuses on the application of solar air cooling with a two-stage adsorption chiller in a developing country: Jordan, thereby contributing to knowledge in this field
For the price of fuel, the base case fuel cost and initial cost are highly sensitive resolved to the feasibility of the economy of the first and third scenarios due to the very low value of the net current value (NCV) value comparing with other scenarios
Summary
The increase in the temperature of climate change will increase the cooling load, and consume higher energy in the airconditioning. There are two systems of air-conditioning of building in Jordan which are for aqaba residency (AR) and dead sea hotel and spa (DSHS) with a cooling capacity of 10 kW and 17.5 kW respectively This is due to the high initial cost, as well as, the higher technical hurdle accompanied by these systems, which are designed for different weather conditions than those for Jordan, and lastly, the lack of experience in these technologies. These objectives will be attained by answering the following: Are the CASE systems save energy compared with conventional systems in Jordan? These objectives will be attained by answering the following: Are the CASE systems save energy compared with conventional systems in Jordan? Is the use of CASE being economically feasible in Jordan?
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