www.pmmag.com/articles/99320-solar-heating-and-cooling-could-increase-by-2050
Solar heating and cooling could increase by 2050
July 20, 2012
A report by the
International Energy Agency says that solar
could provide more than 16% of total energy use for heating and 17% for cooling. It would eliminate 800 megatons of carbon
dioxide emissions a year; it would also save money since heating and cooling
account for about 56% of the energy use in an average U.S. home.
Meeting that goal would include using solar collectors for hot water and space heating, low-temperature process heat in industry and heating for swimming pools, IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven said. It would also require a “rapid expansion of solar hot water heating in the building sector, including in solar-supported district heating, as well as in industrial applications.”
Meeting that goal would include using solar collectors for hot water and space heating, low-temperature process heat in industry and heating for swimming pools, IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven said. It would also require a “rapid expansion of solar hot water heating in the building sector, including in solar-supported district heating, as well as in industrial applications.”
