Choice of domestic air-sourced solar photovoltaic thermal systems through the operational energy cost implications in Scotland

Abstract

In Scotland, homebuilders are requested to take valiant efforts to meet the government's ambition that all newly built homes should be carbon-neutral by 2016/17. In delivering net zero carbon homes, the application of renewable energy technologies, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) power generating systems, is almost inevitable. Cost-effectiveness of emerging green technologies is a major factor that affects stakeholders' housing design decision-making on whether or not the innovations can be applied in practical terms. Based on the United Kingdom (UK) government's Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) for energy rating of dwellings, this study conducted a comparative value assessment of 19 desi..