Energy sovereignty in Italian inner areas: Off-grid renewable solutions for isolated systems and rural buildings

This paper deals with a compact system developed to assure energy independence to buildings located in inner rural areas: the Off-Grid Box. This system features a combination of techniques that assure the use of several renewable energy sources, their storage and the rationalization of consumption.

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