A CASE STUDY OF TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC COMPARISON AMONG ENERGY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN A COMPLEX OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN ROME

AbstractRecently, great attention has been given to the transition from centralized to distributed generation energy production systems. There is a growing potential regarding the use of trigeneration systems in the residential sector because they have the ability to produce thermal energy and electricity from a single source of fuel.This study has the goal to determine the best systems able to satisfy the demand for electricity and thermal energy for a complex of historic buildings in Rome. Such analysis has been conducted using a specific tool conceived for energetic and financial analysis: the RETScreen software