DocumentCode
484887
Title
Lower carbon heating & hot water systems -is zero achievable?
Author
Young, B.
Author_Institution
Sustainable Energy Group, BRE, Watford, UK
fYear
2008
fDate
19-19 Nov. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
22
Abstract
Heating and hot water together is by far the largest energy demand in existing dwellings, and is likely to remain so in new ones. The greatest difficulty in building zero-carbon housing will be to meet this need. Many heating technologies are available, and they differ widely in their technical characteristics, carbon emissions, costs, and use of renewable energy sources. This talk will explore their advantages and limitations, and consider whether zero carbon solutions are feasible on a local scale.
Keywords
boilers; carbon; domestic appliances; environmental factors; renewable energy sources; space heating; thermal engineering; carbon emissions; energy demand; hot water systems; lower carbon heating; renewable energy sources; zero-carbon housing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Zero Carbon Buildings: Emerging Technologies and Policy Implementation, 2008 IET Seminar on
Conference_Location
London
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
978-0-86341-942-3
Type
conf
Filename
4781884
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