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Energy conservation and conversion of electrical heating systems in detached houses

Abstract

In this study, a Swedish house built in 1974, heated with resistance heaters was analysed. Different options for changing the heating system and electricity production were compared for this type of detached house, assuming coal-based electricity production as a reference. Changes in the fuel used, the electricity production technology, the end-use heating technology and the heat demand were analysed. The aim was to show how these different parts of the energy system interact and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of reducing CO{sub 2} emission and primary energy use by different combinations of changes. The results showed that the CO{sub 2} emission and primary energy use could be reduced by 95 and 70%, respectively, without increased heating costs in a national economic perspective. The choice of end-use heating system had a greater influence than the energy conservation measures on the parameters studied. The energy conservation measures were less cost-effective in combination with the more energy-efficient heating systems, although the fact that they reduced the heat demand, and thus also the investment cost of the new heating system, was taken into account. (Author)
Authors:
Gustavsson, Leif; Joelsson, Anna [1] 
  1. Ecotechnology, Department of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics, Mid Sweden University, SE-831 25 Oestersund, (Sweden)
Publication Date:
Jun 15, 2007
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Energy and Buildings; Journal Volume: 39; Journal Issue: 6; Other Information: Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; SWEDEN; HOUSES; ELECTRIC HEATING; SPACE HEATING; RETROFITTING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST
OSTI ID:
21008273
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0378-7788; ENEBDR; TRN: GB0508198
Submitting Site:
GB
Size:
page(s) 717-726
Announcement Date:
Apr 21, 2008

Citation Formats

Gustavsson, Leif, and Joelsson, Anna. Energy conservation and conversion of electrical heating systems in detached houses. United Kingdom: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.06.014.
Gustavsson, Leif, & Joelsson, Anna. Energy conservation and conversion of electrical heating systems in detached houses. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.06.014
Gustavsson, Leif, and Joelsson, Anna. 2007. "Energy conservation and conversion of electrical heating systems in detached houses." United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.06.014.
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title = {Energy conservation and conversion of electrical heating systems in detached houses}
author = {Gustavsson, Leif, and Joelsson, Anna}
abstractNote = {In this study, a Swedish house built in 1974, heated with resistance heaters was analysed. Different options for changing the heating system and electricity production were compared for this type of detached house, assuming coal-based electricity production as a reference. Changes in the fuel used, the electricity production technology, the end-use heating technology and the heat demand were analysed. The aim was to show how these different parts of the energy system interact and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of reducing CO{sub 2} emission and primary energy use by different combinations of changes. The results showed that the CO{sub 2} emission and primary energy use could be reduced by 95 and 70%, respectively, without increased heating costs in a national economic perspective. The choice of end-use heating system had a greater influence than the energy conservation measures on the parameters studied. The energy conservation measures were less cost-effective in combination with the more energy-efficient heating systems, although the fact that they reduced the heat demand, and thus also the investment cost of the new heating system, was taken into account. (Author)}
doi = {10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.06.014}
journal = []
issue = {6}
volume = {39}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {2007}
month = {Jun}
}