Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Zero Energy Building
A zero energy building (ZEB) has been defined as a building whose energy needs have been greatly reduced by improving its energy efficiency gains and that its extra energy requirements are met by renewable energy technologies. The concept of renewable hybrid energy systems and zero energy buildings are inseparable because the first objective of a ZEB design is to optimize energy efficiency then use renewable energy available on site (Torcellini et al, 2006; Li, Yang, and Lam, 2013). Interest in ZEB has being growing due to the need to reduce energy costs and also to minimize environmental consequences arising Continue reading...