Application of renewable energy sources in hospital services

Abstract

The proposal of a thermal solar system to heat water in the Hospital service is the fundamental objective of the present work, which had the aim of carry out a study on the employment of renewable energy sources to increase the energy efficiency and the quality of the hospitable service. The methodology used to select the proposed system took in consideration the rules of thumbs offered by several international organizations as RETScreen, SODEANS and Swisscontact, different computer software were employed. This project, with an approximate initial cost of $37 200, allows to obtain an annual electric energy saving of 190 MW.h and it contribute a net annual greenhouse gas emission reduction equivalent to 440 barrels of crude oil not consumed.