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Profiles of five promising industries and apartment dwellings for solar systems trials planning

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify suitable types of large-scale applications for solar water-heating systems. The factors considered in industrial applications were the amount, type, and cost of energy used for heating water to temperatures <50/sup 0/C. It was found that five industries account for almost one-half of the industrial low-temperautre water-heating requirements. Since oil is the primary source of this energy in Eastern Canada and is soon to be the most costly conventional energy source, large businesses located in Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces were found to be the most promising establishments for solar applications. The report recommends contacting owners in all five industrial sectors to determine their attitudes to solar systems trials and to gather site-specific data. At the same time, the report indicates that apartments, especially those in Eastern Canada, may be more suitable than businesses for large-scale solar water heating. Low-rise apartments use approximately 17 PJ of oil energy for domestic hot water compared to the 11 PJ used by all five industrial subsectors for low-temperature water heating. 4 refs., 5 figs., 100 tabs.
Publication Date:
Dec 01, 1891
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
HMC-NRCSURVEY2; CE-01185
Reference Number:
CANM-88-000965; ERA-13-033169; EDB-88-099840
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; APARTMENT BUILDINGS; SOLAR WATER HEATING; CANADA; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INDUSTRY; SOLAR PROCESS HEAT; SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; IMPLEMENTATION; FUEL SUBSTITUTION; SOLAR SPACE HEATING; SURVEYS; BUILDINGS; ENERGY; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT; HEAT; HEATING; HEATING SYSTEMS; NORTH AMERICA; PROCESS HEAT; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; SPACE HEATING; WATER HEATING; 140900* - Solar Thermal Utilization
OSTI ID:
7204599
Research Organizations:
Hickling (James F.) Management Consultants Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
Country of Origin:
Canada
Language:
English
Availability:
CANMET/TID, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 555 Booth St., Ottawa, Ont., Canada K1A 0G1; $0.34CAN per page, $3.40 CAN minimum.
Submitting Site:
CANM
Size:
Pages: 168
Announcement Date:
May 13, 2001

Citation Formats

None. Profiles of five promising industries and apartment dwellings for solar systems trials planning. Canada: N. p., 1891. Web.
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title = {Profiles of five promising industries and apartment dwellings for solar systems trials planning}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {The objective of this study was to identify suitable types of large-scale applications for solar water-heating systems. The factors considered in industrial applications were the amount, type, and cost of energy used for heating water to temperatures <50/sup 0/C. It was found that five industries account for almost one-half of the industrial low-temperautre water-heating requirements. Since oil is the primary source of this energy in Eastern Canada and is soon to be the most costly conventional energy source, large businesses located in Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces were found to be the most promising establishments for solar applications. The report recommends contacting owners in all five industrial sectors to determine their attitudes to solar systems trials and to gather site-specific data. At the same time, the report indicates that apartments, especially those in Eastern Canada, may be more suitable than businesses for large-scale solar water heating. Low-rise apartments use approximately 17 PJ of oil energy for domestic hot water compared to the 11 PJ used by all five industrial subsectors for low-temperature water heating. 4 refs., 5 figs., 100 tabs.}
place = {Canada}
year = {1891}
month = {Dec}
}