Life-cycle assessment of a 100% solar fraction thermal supply to a European apartment building using water-based sensible heat storage

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1231-1240

  Simons, Andrew ^a   Firth, Steven K ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

100 solar fraction; Life cycle assessment; Seasonal thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

APARTMENT BUILDINGS; GHG EMISSION; GROUND-SOURCE HEAT PUMP; HOT WATER; HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PRIMARY ENERGIES; RESOURCE USE; SENSIBLE HEAT; SOLAR FRACTION; SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS; SWITZERLAND; WATER BASED;

APARTMENT HOUSES; DISPLAY DEVICES; FLYWHEELS; FOSSIL FUELS; FURNACES; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; HEAT STORAGE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; PUMPS; RATING; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 79953747215     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.12.029     Document Type: Article

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