TY - JOUR
T1 - An experimental study of the impact of cool roof on solar PV electricity generations on building rooftops in Sharjah, UAE
AU - Altan, Hasim
AU - Alshikh, Zahraa
AU - Belpoliti, Vittorino
AU - Kim, Young Ki
AU - Said, Zafar
AU - Al-Chaderchi, Monadhil
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge Mr. Francesco Favarò, CEO of Watergy International Group, for their invaluable input towards this research and also supplying the cool coating paint for the experimental study. The project was conducted as part of an ongoing bilateral agreement by the two organisations.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press.
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Cool roof is the technique that delivers higher solar reflectance and higher thermal emittance than standard roofing products. Its fastest developing applications in the built environment comes with various benefits, such as reducing the urban heat island effect by decreasing surface temperatures, which reduces the flow of heat into the atmosphere, and offsetting warming caused by greenhouse gases. In this study, a Cool Coating Paint has been experimented while the impact was measured in terms of an integration with the Solar PV technology. This research investigated cool roof applications on building's rooftop together with PV panels for the Middle East climatic conditions, and its impact on the electricity generation. The preliminary findings of the experimental study indicated that there is a likely impact of 5-10% improvement of electricity generation with the cool roof applications.
AB - Cool roof is the technique that delivers higher solar reflectance and higher thermal emittance than standard roofing products. Its fastest developing applications in the built environment comes with various benefits, such as reducing the urban heat island effect by decreasing surface temperatures, which reduces the flow of heat into the atmosphere, and offsetting warming caused by greenhouse gases. In this study, a Cool Coating Paint has been experimented while the impact was measured in terms of an integration with the Solar PV technology. This research investigated cool roof applications on building's rooftop together with PV panels for the Middle East climatic conditions, and its impact on the electricity generation. The preliminary findings of the experimental study indicated that there is a likely impact of 5-10% improvement of electricity generation with the cool roof applications.
KW - Building rooftop
KW - Cool coating paint
KW - Cool roof
KW - PV panels
KW - UHI effect
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U2 - 10.1093/ijlct/ctz008
DO - 10.1093/ijlct/ctz008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066826725
SN - 1748-1317
VL - 14
SP - 267
EP - 276
JO - International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies
JF - International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies
IS - 2
ER -