SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY, CASE STUDY - REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Drita Qerimi¹, Gazmend Shala², Arlinda Alimehaj Rrecaj³*

¹ UBT, Faculty of Mechatronics Engineering p.n., 10000 Pristine, Kosovo
² Termovent Mechanical Engineer, Miradi e Eperme, 12000 Fushë Kosovë, Kosovo
³ University of Pristina, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Traffic and Transport Department, 10000 Pristina, Kosovo
* Corresponding author: arlinda.alimehaj@uni-pr.edu

ABSTRACT: In recent years, there has been an increase in the production capacities from RES such as: hydro power plants, wind energy, solar energy, but in Kosovo still the energy produced from lignite continues to dominate as a source primary energy with 77.7%, which, on the one hand enables a security of long-term electricity production, but remains a problem of impact on the environment due to the emission of greenhouse gases and pollutants others. The present chapter discusses mathematical model, simulation program that allows to accurately calculate the yield of a solar thermal system, measurement of active energy and Economic assessment for Regional Institute of Public Health RIPH. Kosovo has an average solar energy potential with the average sun duration for the city of Pristine is 5.44 [h], while the average horizontal irradiation is 3.79 [kWh/m²] per day. In this paper, the first step is analysing and mapping of appropriate surfaces for installation of solar thermal collectors. To realize the demand for sanitary hot water for RIPH, need total gross surface area: 116.64 [m²], with 48 collectors located under corner 33°.

KEYWORDS: renewable energy, solar thermal energy, domestic hot water, saving electricity, CO2 reduction

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69076/jomac.2025.0018

CITATION: D. Qerimi, G. Shala and A. Alimehaj Rrecaj, SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY, CASE STUDY - REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, International Journal of Mechanics and Control, Vol. 26, No. 01, pp. 231-239, 2025, https://doi.org/10.69076/jomac.2025.0018

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