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- Efficiency vs. Efficiency Factor
- ====== Efficiency vs. Efficiency Factor ====== It is often mistakenly thought that "efficiency" is synonymous with the efficiency factor. This is only true if both quantities on the right of the equation
- Energy efficiency – the key to future energy supply
- ====== Energy efficiency – the key to future energy supply====== ...it is possible to reduce the energy deman... ear zero without relinquishing comfort. \\ Energy efficiency does not mean that one has to feel cold all the time. Improved efficiency means that **it is possible to provide more comfo... go comfort.\\ \\ The potentials for better energy efficiency are much, much bigger than the potentials for ene
- Economy and financing of efficiency: new buildings, renovation and step by step retrofit @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- ====== Economy and financing of efficiency: new buildings, renovation and step by step retrofit ====== {{:pico... ssignment of costs that are not related to energy efficiency, underestimation of life expectancy, failure to c... a strong barrier for the implementation of energy efficiency. \\ ===== Economic Assessment of Energy Efficiency ===== The overall longevity of buildings implies that s
- Greenhouse effect and climate protection @basics:energy_and_ecology
- was worth it:\\ \\ The best steam engines had an efficiency of around 10%. The primary energy efficiency of the electrical traction is around 30% and can still be increa... our information pages relating to [[Basics:Energy efficiency - the key to future energy supply|"Energy efficiency"]] and [[Basics:Efficiency vs. performance|"Performance"
- Efficiency of household appliances and their impact on the primary energy demand of residential buildings @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- ====== Efficiency of household appliances and their impact on the primary energy demand of residential buildin... tinger 2017]. It is then important to look at the efficiency of household appliances and how they can contribu... ppliances calculated in PHPP? ===== [{{ :picopen:efficiency_of_household_appliances_1.png?nolink&600|Figure 1... the appliances (norm demand as declared on energy efficiency labels), a reference size, and a given frequency
- Superior thermal protection is affordable @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- ionship between the initial investment for energy efficiency measures on the one hand and the savings in energ... hand. [[Basics:Affordability:Investing in energy efficiency:Superior thermal protection is affordable#Literat... study [[Basics:Affordability:Investing in energy efficiency:Superior thermal protection is affordable#Literat... e protection are additional benefits. * **Cost-efficiency is so much increased in contrast with the require
- Investing in energy efficiency @basics:affordability
- ====== Investing in energy efficiency ====== Energy efficiency means the substitution of energy consumption with intelligent and innovative produc... and clever process management. Examples of energy efficiency are given on the page about [[Basics:Energy efficiency - the key to future energy supply|Energy-efficient tec
- Passive House and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Connecting an international building standard with global aims
- d, and thus carbon emissions, through high energy efficiency. * Education: Building capacity and spreading k... Creating durable buildings, which through energy efficiency, are resilient to fluctuating energy prices and b... verty, which the European fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency (EPEE) consortium defines as when a household fin... House substantially improves the level of energy efficiency and encourages energy supply from renewable sourc
- Passive House – the next decade | Determining application-specific PER factors @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- e supply structure that needs to be built and its efficiency depend greatly on energy-consuming applications' ... s; this problem can also be solved (with improved efficiency).)), since medium-term grid storage (pumped stora... <sub>SS</sub> are the respective overall seasonal efficiency rates. The PER factor can then be determined with... acity (with a little more than two cycles but low efficiency) accounts for only 11 percent of domestic electri
- Primary Energy Renewable PER @basics:energy_and_ecology
- ildings===== Common methodologies for the energy efficiency assessment of buildings are: * Primary energy... ese reasons, energy use must be efficient: energy efficiency is the prerequisite for effective renewable energ... herefore the more important the implementation of efficiency measures in order to avoid compensation from non-... ndividual buildings. The achieved level of energy efficiency and renewable energy supply need to be assessed i
- Energy and ecology
- ternational Energy Agency. Read more about Energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle. [[basics:energy_and_ecology:Energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle|Energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle]... rgy ==== There are great potentials in improving efficiency, and in addition, energy efficiency and renewable
- Passive House – the next decade @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- nference proceedings [Feist 2014].// \\ \\ ===== Efficiency Criteria ===== Major changes in the energy suppl... onger be suitable for assessing buildings' energy efficiency. \\ In order to determine a new measurement of efficiency that will serve its purpose for a longer time, thi... + 2 H<sub>2</sub>O), also called P2G (conversion efficiency rate of up to 57 percent) [[basics:passive_house_
- Are Passive Houses cost-effective? @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- ll somewhat better than that required\\ by energy efficiency regulations in Germany (EnEV). We will\\ examine ... room) can be retained. Nevertheless, even greater efficiency is possible: the ventilation can be combined with... cost money**.\\ \\ ===== Saving costs with energy efficiency – in the long term ===== Saving energy is what m... ion in [[basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency:cost-effectiveness_analysis|]]. These short term
- Renewable sources of energy @basics:energy_and_ecology
- ===== // There are great potentials in improving efficiency, and in addition, energy efficiency and renewable energy go hand in hand for solving the issue of climate pro... s is no more than a "fig leaf"; but Passive House efficiency makes the difference.\\ \\ |{{ :picopen:passivhau... opment.**//||\\ \\ \\ Due to the very high energy efficiency of the Passive House, there are increased opportu
- The Passive House – historical review
- dels, used to explore the possibilities of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources. These st... ted. * The lack of reliability of the energy efficiency of the technology used. In many projects the effe... ed to be very effective. Today the ISE tests the efficiency of Passive House compact heating units under prac... : see for example the Passive House concept and [[efficiency_now:the_big_picture|"Energy efficiency"]]. If we
- Special features and characteristics of components in contact with the ground @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:ground_contact
- Introduction - Passive House buildings in different climates @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- Philips Experimental House Research 1974ff: Passive versus Active Measures in Europe & America @basics:the_passive_house_-_historical_review
- Exterior wall on floor slab @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:examples
- Passive House – the next decade | Methodology @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- Life Cycle energy balances, Embodied energy and the Passive House Standard @basics:energy_and_ecology