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Application of district heating system to U. S. urban areas [electronic resource].

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Upton, N.Y. : Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1978.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: 29 : digital, PDF file
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Brookhaven National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
In the last few decades district-heating systems have been widely used in a number of European countries using waste heat from electric generation or refuse incineration, as well as energy from primary sources such as geothermal wells or fossil-fired boilers. The current world status of district-heat utilization is summarized. Cost and implementation projections for district-heating systems in the U. S. are discussed in comparison with existing modes of space conditioning and domestic water heating. A substantial fraction, i.e., up to approximately one-half of the U.S. population could employ district-heating systems using waste heat, with present population-distribution patterns. U.S. energy usage would be reduced by an equivalent of approximately 30 percent of current oil imports. Detailed analyses of a number of urban areas are used to formulate conceptual district energy-supply systems, potential implementation levels, and projected energy costs. Important national ancillary economic and social benefits are described, and potential difficulties relating to the implementation of district-heating systems in the U.S. are discussed. District-heating systems appear very attractive for meeting future U.S. energy needs. The technology is well established. The cost/benefit yield is favorable, and the conservation potential is significant. District heating can be applied in urban and densely populated suburban areas. The remaining demand, in rural and low-population-density communities, appears to be better suited to other forms of system substitution.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:bnl-25022
E 1.99: conf-780228-3
conf-780228-3
bnl-25022
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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1978.
"bnl-25022"
" conf-780228-3"
AAAS meeting- Abstract cleared 9/22/77 with the title, ''Is Zero Energy Growth Feasible in the Residential Sector.'', Washington, DC, USA, Feb 1978.
Powell, J.; Karkheck, J.
Funding Information
EY-76-C-02-0016
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