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Rational Use of Energy in Sport Centers to Achieving Net Zero—The SAVE Project (Part B: Indoor Sports Hall)

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  • Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis

    (Power Plant Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece
    Aeolian Land S.A., 70300 Arkalochori, Greece)

  • Nikos Papadakis

    (Power Plant Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece)

  • Efi Giannopoulou

    (Minoan Energy Community, 70300 Arkalochori, Greece)

  • Yiannis Yiannakoudakis

    (Aeolian Land S.A., 70300 Arkalochori, Greece)

  • George Zidianakis

    (Aeolian Land S.A., 70300 Arkalochori, Greece)

  • George Katzagiannakis

    (Minoa Pediadas Municipality, 70300 Arkalochori, Greece)

  • Eirini Dakanali

    (Aeolian Land S.A., 70300 Arkalochori, Greece)

  • George M. Stavrakakis

    (Power Plant Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece)

  • Avraam Kartalidis

    (Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute, 15125 Athens, Greece)

Abstract

Sports centers are significant energy consumers. This article outlines the engineering design for a comprehensive energy performance upgrade of the indoor sports hall in Arkalochori, Greece, and presents the projected results. The indoor sports hall constitutes a major sport facility on the mainland of Crete, hosting a broad cluster of sport municipal activities and the official basketball games of the local team in the 2nd national category. Having been constructed in the mid-1990s, the facility exhibits very low thermal performance, with considerably high U-factors for all constructive elements (from 4 to 5 W/m 2 ∙K), still use of diesel oil for indoor space heating and domestic heat water production, and ineffective old lamps and luminaries covering the lighting needs of the facility. The energy performance upgrade of the indoor sports hall was studied, and the following passive and active measures were considered: Opaque-surfaces’ thermal insulation and openings’ replacement, stone wool panels, installation of heat pumps for indoor space conditioning, removal of diesel oil for any end use, production of domestic hot water from a novel solar-combi system, upgrade of lighting equipment, installation of solar tubes on the main sports hall roof for natural lighting as well as of a photovoltaic system for covering the remaining electricity consumption. With the proposed interventions, the studied building becomes a zero-energy facility. The payback period of the investment was calculated at 26 years on the basis of the avoided energy cost. This work was funded by the “NESOI” Horizon 2020 project and received the public award “Islands Gamechanger” competition of the NESOI project and the Clean Energy for EU Islands initiative.

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  • Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis & Nikos Papadakis & Efi Giannopoulou & Yiannis Yiannakoudakis & George Zidianakis & George Katzagiannakis & Eirini Dakanali & George M. Stavrakakis & Avraam Kartalidis, 2023. "Rational Use of Energy in Sport Centers to Achieving Net Zero—The SAVE Project (Part B: Indoor Sports Hall)," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-42, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:21:p:7308-:d:1269454
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