Variation of household electricity consumption and potential impact of outdoor PM2.5 concentration: a comparison between Singapore and Shanghai [PDF]
The auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) bound testing approach was used to study the relationships between the monthly household electricity consumption and outdoor PM2.5 concentration with the consideration of ambient temperature and the number of ...
Dai, Yanjun +4 more
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Heating and Cooling Degree-Days Maps of Pakistan [PDF]
The building sector consumes about 40% of the world’s primary energy. Seasonal climatic conditions have a significant effect on the energy consumption in buildings. One of the famous methods used for decoding this seasonal variation in buildings energy consumption is the “Degree Days Method”.
Khuram Amber +7 more
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Analysis of the bioclimatic condition and require cooling and heating degree days in Islam Abade-Gharb City [PDF]
One of the uses of climate in the environmental planning is recognizing the bioclimatic potentials of different regions. In this research, bioclimatic condition inIslam Abade-Gharb City analyzed based on monthly scale climatic data and bioclimatic ...
Alireza Entezari +3 more
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Health and heating in the city of Temuco (Chile). Monetary savings of replacing biomass with PV system in the residential sector [PDF]
The paper conducts a comprehensive analysis of replacing residential use of wood burning stoves for heating with photovoltaic systems for the generation of electricity using storage batteries (PV + storage systems).
Cansino Muñoz-Repiso, José Manuel +3 more
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Quantitative tools to assess climatic impact on energy consumption. Case study: Bucharest town area [PDF]
Degree-days (DDs), generically representing the sum of temperature differences between the ambient or outdoor air-temperature and a reference (base) temperature (Tb), may be expressive and useful quantitative tools in assessing the impact of climatic ...
Nicoleta IONAC +4 more
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Global climate change affects residential heating and cooling demand that further contributes to carbon dioxide (CO _2 ) emissions. The spatio-temporal changes in magnitude and distribution of the demands in China are poorly understood.
Nan Zhang, Yuntao Zhou
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Population‐weighted heating degree‐days for Canada [PDF]
Abstract The use of population‐weighted heating degree‐days provides a more realistic estimate of the potential fuel demand for residential heating on a regional, provincial or national basis than the use of unweighted, site‐specific heating degree‐day values.
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Cool Roof Impact on Building Energy Need: The Role of Thermal Insulation with Varying Climate Conditions [PDF]
Cool roof effectiveness in improving building thermal-energy performance is affected by different variables. In particular, roof insulation level and climate conditions are key parameters influencing cool roofs benefits and whole building energy ...
Cabeza, Luisa F. +5 more
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Weather indexes, index insurance and weather index futures [PDF]
This paper compares the weather insurance, weather index insurance and index futures and focuses on why China needs to develop weather indexes and adopt and trade weather index futures.
Chengyi Pu +2 more
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The article proposes methods for determining the optimal thermal insulation thickness for economic and ecological reasons, depending on the number of degree days of the heating period. Life cycle assessment was used for the ecological analysis.
Robert Dylewski, Janusz Adamczyk
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