Assessment of a wind energy installation for powering a residential building in Rome, Italy: Incorporating wind turbines, compressed air energy storage, and a compression chiller based on a machine learning model

This study presents a proposal for a multi-generation wind power facility designed to fulfill the energy requirements of a five-story residential building in Rome, Italy, comprising ten zero-energy units, each with an area of 120 m2 and two bedrooms. To address the cooling and heating needs of the residential building, an Electrical Compression Chiller was integrated into system. The primary objective of this research is to establish a framework for a zero-energy building by leveraging a wind power installation to provide the energy demands of the residential building. Simulations of residential building were conducted using BEopt software. The proposed wind power facility includes a wind turbine (WT), compressed air energy storage (CAES), gas turbine (GT), and an Electrical compression chiller (ECC), all evaluated within the context of Rome's climate. System modeling utilized EES thermodynamic software, while optimization was performed using the response surface method alongside Minitab software. The optimize the model configuration achieved an exergy efficiency (ERTE) of 30.85 % and a cost rate of 159.90 $/hour, indicating that ten wind turbines represent the ideal number for establishing a wind farm in this context. A case study was carried out to assess the system's performance under Rome's climatic conditions, revealing its capability to generate 25,174,907.69 kWh of electricity, 17,691,708.55 kWh of heating, and 12,656,684.01 kWh of cooling annually. This setup could potentially reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 5135.681 tons and facilitate the expansion of 24 ha of green space in Rome. Additionally, BEopt optimization expressions were employed to simulate residential buildings in two selected cities. The findings indicated that annual energy consumption for electricity, heating, and cooling in the residential building was 1,216,637 kWh, 277,976 kWh, and 932,739.5 kWh respectively. A comparison between the buildings' energy consumption and the system's production confirmed that the proposed wind power facility can adequately meet the energy demands of the five-story residential building throughout the year while allowing for surplus energy storage for alternative uses.