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Energy sovereignty in Italian inner areas: Off-grid renewable solutions for isolated systems and rural buildings

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  • Menconi, Maria Elena
  • dell'Anna, Stefano
  • Scarlato, Angelo
  • Grohmann, David

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This paper deals with a compact system developed to assure energy independence to buildings located in inner rural areas: the Off-Grid Box. This system features a combination of techniques that assure the use of several renewable energy sources, their storage and the rationalization of consumption.

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  • Menconi, Maria Elena & dell'Anna, Stefano & Scarlato, Angelo & Grohmann, David, 2016. "Energy sovereignty in Italian inner areas: Off-grid renewable solutions for isolated systems and rural buildings," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 14-26.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:93:y:2016:i:c:p:14-26
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.02.034
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