TY - JOUR
T1 - Energy savings across EU domestic building stock by optimizing hydraulic distribution in domestic space heating systems
AU - Ahern, Ciara
AU - Norton, Brian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2015/4
Y1 - 2015/4
N2 - The objective of this work is to quantify the resultant savings across the EU from the optimization of existing system components in domestic space heating distribution systems to maintain comfort levels. Heat energy savings are shown to range from 1% to 19% depending on dwelling type, age, location and initial specific heat energy consumption. Total potential savings across the sector amount 22.6 Mtoe, a reduction of 7.3%; 53% of these from a reduction in pumping power required by heating distribution systems and 47% of these from a reduction in the heat energy consumed by heating systems. The carbon abatement potential is estimated to be 496 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Regulatory changes to the domestic replacement and maintenance industry are required for these low-cost, high impact and highly applicable energy saving measures to be adopted more extensively.
AB - The objective of this work is to quantify the resultant savings across the EU from the optimization of existing system components in domestic space heating distribution systems to maintain comfort levels. Heat energy savings are shown to range from 1% to 19% depending on dwelling type, age, location and initial specific heat energy consumption. Total potential savings across the sector amount 22.6 Mtoe, a reduction of 7.3%; 53% of these from a reduction in pumping power required by heating distribution systems and 47% of these from a reduction in the heat energy consumed by heating systems. The carbon abatement potential is estimated to be 496 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Regulatory changes to the domestic replacement and maintenance industry are required for these low-cost, high impact and highly applicable energy saving measures to be adopted more extensively.
KW - Domestic space heating
KW - Energy conservation residential sector
KW - Space heating efficiency
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84923220887&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.01.014
DO - 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.01.014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84923220887
SN - 0378-7788
VL - 91
SP - 199
EP - 209
JO - Energy and Buildings
JF - Energy and Buildings
ER -