The environmental and energy problems that have arisen in Turkey because of the dramatically\nincrease in energy consumption require the implementation of energy efficiency and microgeneration\nmeasures in the building sector which is the main sector of primary energy consumption.\nSince Turkey is highly dependent on exported energy resources, the basic energy policy approach\nis based on providing the supply security. In this regard, supporting for in situ energy production,\nencouraging the use of renewable energy sources and the systems such as microgeneration systems\nin order to meet the energy requirements of buildings would be considered as a key measure\nfor resolving the energy related challenges of Turkey and dealing with the sustainability issues.\nTurkey�s geographical location has several advantages for extensive use of most of the renewable\nenergy sources such as especially solar energy. However, this huge solar energy potential is not\nbeing used sufficiently in residential building sector which is responsible for the great energy\nconsumption of Turkey. Therefore, this paper aims to introduce a study which investigates, on a\nlife cycle basis, the environmental and the economic sustainability of solar Photovoltaic (PV) microgenerators\nto promote the implementation of this system as an option for the renovation of existing\nresidential buildings in Turkey. In this study, main parameters which were related to the\ndistribution of modules to be installed in flat roofs and facades and the evaluation of the PV systems\nwere taken into account. The effect of these parameters on energy generation of PV systems\nwas analyzed in a case study considering different climate zones of Turkey; and the decrease in\nthe existing energy consumption of the reference building was calculated.
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