- Title
- On-site renewable energy for industrial buildings in Sri Lanka: a life-cycle cost analysis
- Creator
- Nanayakkara, N. W. K. V. V.; Perera, B. A. K. S.; Illankoon, I. M. Chethana S.
- Relation
- Intelligent Buildings International Vol. 14, Issue 4, p. 499-516
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17508975.2021.1938505
- Publisher
- Earthscan Ltd.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Industrial sector consumes a substantial portion of electrical energy. Building owners persistently believe that combining on-site renewable energy systems to buildings is not cost-effective in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this research aimed to evaluate the use of on-site renewable energy sources for industrial buildings in Sri Lanka. This research carried out 10 expert interviews and 6 case studies. Experts determined that solar and biomass as viable on-site energy generating sources in Sri Lanka. Life-cycle cost was calculated for six case studies representing three case studies for each viable option followed by a sensitivity analysis. Based on the research findings, biomass can effectively manage waste while eliminating the risk of the emission of harmful biomethane. Based on the calculations, the payback period for a solar system varies between 4 and 6 years and biomass system varies between 6 and 7 years. This research explored the potential of generating on-site renewable energy for industrial building. Although the ‘on-site’ energy generation is not widely discussed in industrial buildings, this research study strengthened the possibility of adopting solar and biomass as on-site renewable energy generation sources.
- Subject
- biomass; industrial buildings; life-cycle cost; solar energy; Sri Lanka; SDG 7; SDG 17; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1470308
- Identifier
- uon:48420
- Identifier
- ISSN:1750-8975
- Language
- eng
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