Building America Case Study: Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from 2013-2014 Evaluation Final Report, Cocoa, FL

Program Document · Thu Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2017

OSTI ID:1377805

Rothgeb, Stacey K ^[1]; Colon, C. ^[2]; Martin, E. ^[2]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. BA-PIRC

The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). This report contains a summary of research activities regarding the evaluation of two residential electric heat pump water heaters (HPWHs), a solar thermal system utilizing a polymer glazed absorber and a high efficiency natural gas system.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1377805
• Report Number(s): NREL/FS-5500-65404; DOE/GO-102017-4824
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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