Water heaters are an essential piece of equipment in any home or business. There are a wide variety of models and some are built in combination with space heating equipment. Though many family claim that their natural gas barbeque or fireplace are the appliances they enjoy the most, your wate...
The article discusses the highlights of the 2012 biennial Bridge Lecture in Great Britain including the statements of Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) chief executive David Clarke that gas will remain part of the en...
Probably not now or ever.Generally it has been cheaper to heat water with gas than with electric. In February, 2005 the Metropolitan Utilities District of Omaha NE estimated that an electric water heater cost 75% more to operate than a gas heater. But that doesn’t mean that Barbara can’...
Lowering the tank temp. by less than 30°F Water heater blanket Water heater timer Tankless water heaterYour best bet is a new-fangled heat pump water heater. They're twice as efficient as older electric heaters, and simpler and safer than gas. This is what Mr. Electricity's family curre...
In contrast, the combustion products from clean fuels (e.g., natural gas, electricity, and solar energy) are just water and carbon dioxide. It’s widely reported that HAP is currently one of the top ten risk factors for diseases including pneumonia, COPD, ischemic cardiovascular and ...
gas, electricity and heating oil is more elastic with respect to price than to income in the short and long run; that residential, commercial and industrial demand for electricity are income-inelastic in the short and long run, but commercial and industrial use of natural gas and electricity ...
After the third generation, the time has come for the fourth generation in the heating sector—the water temperature drops below 70 °C, the municipal heating, energy, sewage, and gas infrastructure are integrated into one system. In this generation, the importance of the central heat source, ...
Winter is coming, as they say, and with colder weather on the horizon, consumers should be prepared to pay higher energy bills in the near future. In September, the year-over-year inflation rate for energy services such as gas and electricity was nearly 20%. According to a recent report ...
(44MJ/kg). Thelow heating valueof PLs results from the presence of oxygenated organic molecules (28–40wt% on dry basis) and water (15–30wt%); seeTable 8.3for details. Due to the higher density (1.05–1.25kg/L compared with 0.86–0.94kg/L for crude oil), the heating value of ...
The hot water load is a base load that would be expected to be relatively constant throughout the year. The space heating load is related to the weather conditions and the weather is the condition driver for space heating gas use (see Section 7.5). Where gas use is part of the process,...