@article{Duret:15120,
      recid = {15120},
      author = {Duret, Alexis and Jobard, Xavier and Pauletta, Stefano and  Lasvaux, Sébastien and Frossard, Mija and Demonchy,  Gauthier},
      title = {Dynamic simulation and life cycle analysis of a 784m2  solar thermal plant with evacuated flat plate collectors  coupled to a district heating network},
      publisher = {National Library of Serbia},
      journal = {Thermal Science},
      address = {Beograd, SRB. 2024-12},
      number = {ARTICLE},
      pages = {11 p.},
      abstract = {One of the first solar plants in Switzerland to be  integrated to a large urban district heating network has  been monitored since its commissioning in 2021. Located in  Geneva, this 784 m² solar field, equipped with innovative  evacuated flat plate collectors, has confirmed the  potential of vacuum solar collectors for industrial and  district heating network applications. In 2022, the plant  achieved a specific annual production of 684 kWh per m²,  corresponding to a 45% yearly average efficiency. A dynamic  numerical model, developed under TRNSYS and validated  against measurement data, allowed investigating the impact  of several optimization strategies together with their  economic viability. Additionally, a life cycle assessment  and a life cycle cost analysis were conducted, confirming  that incorporating solar heat into district heating network  significantly reduces GHG emissions and non-renewable  energy consumption at an energy production cost which is  competitive with that of current district heating networks.  These findings underscore the potential of solar thermal  technology in decarbonating the thermal energy sector,  notwithstanding its limited role in the current energy  production arena.},
      url = {http://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/15120},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI2405369D},
}