• 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