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Online Published: 31 Dec 2018
 


Feasibility Study of Zero Energy Houses: Case Study of Magrun City - Libya

Karima Alshoshan, Wedad El-osta, Yosof Kahlifa, Ibrahim Saleh.


Abstract
The residential load is one of the largest consumers of the electric energy in Libya that could be supplied by renewable energies. Renewable energy technologies and systems can be a good solution to build “Zero Energy Buildings”. A zero-energy house is proposed for Maqrun city. It is intended to use wind turbine with batteries as a storage system to supply electric energy demand for this house. The intended house average daily electric energy demand is estimated to be 35 kWh/day. Two WECS were selected to supply the energy demand each of size 6 kW. Th energy produced by the selected wind energy conversion system (WECS) is about 23,894 kWh/yr and the expected capacity factor at the site is about 23%. Modeling of energy demand of the house and simulation of its performance was performed using excel sheets and HOMER softare.

Key words: zero energy houses, renewable energy, wind energy, modeling energy systems, HOMER software


 
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Alshoshan K, El-osta W, Kahlifa Y, Saleh I. Feasibility Study of Zero Energy Houses: Case Study of Magrun City - Libya. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. 2018; 7(2): 59-77.

doi:10.51646/jsesd.v7i2.41

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Alshoshan K, El-osta W, Kahlifa Y, Saleh I. Feasibility Study of Zero Energy Houses: Case Study of Magrun City - Libya. https://www.jsesd.org/?mno=302658246 [Access: November 12, 2026].

doi:10.51646/jsesd.v7i2.41

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Alshoshan K, El-osta W, Kahlifa Y, Saleh I. Feasibility Study of Zero Energy Houses: Case Study of Magrun City - Libya. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. 2018; 7(2): 59-77.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v7i2.41

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Alshoshan K, El-osta W, Kahlifa Y, Saleh I. Feasibility Study of Zero Energy Houses: Case Study of Magrun City - Libya. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. (2018), [cited November 12, 2026]; 7(2): 59-77.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v7i2.41

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Alshoshan, K., El-osta, . W., Kahlifa, . Y. & Saleh, . I. (2018) Feasibility Study of Zero Energy Houses: Case Study of Magrun City - Libya. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev., 7 (2), 59-77.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v7i2.41

Turabian Style

Alshoshan, Karima, Wedad El-osta, Yosof Kahlifa, and Ibrahim Saleh. 2018. Feasibility Study of Zero Energy Houses: Case Study of Magrun City - Libya. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development, 7 (2), 59-77.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v7i2.41

Chicago Style

Alshoshan, Karima, Wedad El-osta, Yosof Kahlifa, and Ibrahim Saleh. "Feasibility Study of Zero Energy Houses: Case Study of Magrun City - Libya." Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 7 (2018), 59-77.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v7i2.41

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Alshoshan, Karima, Wedad El-osta, Yosof Kahlifa, and Ibrahim Saleh. "Feasibility Study of Zero Energy Houses: Case Study of Magrun City - Libya." Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 7.2 (2018), 59-77. Print.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v7i2.41

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Alshoshan, K., El-osta, . W., Kahlifa, . Y. & Saleh, . I. (2018) Feasibility Study of Zero Energy Houses: Case Study of Magrun City - Libya. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development, 7 (2), 59-77.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v7i2.41

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