Optimization of energy autonomy in buildings with renewable energy sources and battery storage

It is a current trend that all new buildings are constructed in a way that simultaneously reduces primary energy consumption (energy from utility grids) and increases their share of energy from Renewable Energy Sources (RES). The use of electrical storage has significantly raised the interest of both academics and professionals, as the levelized cost of electricity has been rapidly decreasing due to newer, more efficient and cheaper technologies; which to some extent can compete with conventional generation units. Moreover, it has been shown that buildings integrating electrical storage can further reduce electricity bills and at the same time increase the self-consumption of onsite Renewable Energy Generation (REG)