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标题：Expanding the Distributed Generation Concept: Toward Decentralized Energy and Water Supply
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作者：Rosaria Ciriminna ; Mario Pecoraino ; Francesco Meneguzzo 等
期刊名称：Global Challenges
印刷版ISSN：2056-6646
电子版ISSN：2056-6646
出版年度：2018
卷号：2
期号：4
DOI：10.1002/gch2.201800006
语种：English
出版社：John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
摘要：Abstract Rainwater harvesting decentralizes the water supply in full analogy to what building‐integrated photovoltaics and solar thermal do for electricity and heat. In this new decentralized generation scenario, the built environment is used to collect both sunlight photons and water molecules with significant economic and environmental benefits. Referring to recent progress and to real‐life findings from around the world, this work provides an answer to several relevant questions of direct interest to policy makers and early adopters of broadened distributed generation. The conclusions offer guidelines for developing a successful distributed generation strategy at the regional level by unifying solar energy and water management policies. Photons and water molecules: Harvesting sunlight photons and rainfall water molecules through the surfaces of the built environment enables concomitant decentralized energy and water supply. Referring to recent progress and to real‐life findings from around the world, this work provides an answer to several relevant questions of direct interest to policy makers and early adopters of broadened distributed generation.
关键词：distributed generationrainwater harvestingsolar energysustainable development goalswater scarcity