Hot water consumption pattern culture, appropriate sizing of solar water heating (SWH) systems, governmental policies and incentives on renewable energy projects, and climate …
The use of solar water heaters (SWH) in both residential and commercial facilities is one of the possible ways to reduce electricity bills and the release of greenhouse gases (GHG) …
J Shi, KW Lin, ZQ Chen, H Shi - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
In our search for a better socioeconomic path for water heater usage in China, we studied and compared the annual dynamic thermal performance of solar water heaters (SWHs) in …
H Chang, Y Liu, J Shen, C Xiang, S He, Z Wan… - Energy Conversion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
An integrated solar house with numerous advanced envelops is designed and constructed to investigate the comprehensive utilization of solar energy, energy efficiency and energy …
W He, QY Jiang, J Ji, W Wei - Energy and buildings, 2013 - Elsevier
Solar Chinese Kang, which combines Chinese Kang with solar water collectors, can provide an alternative in terms of sustainable and energy-efficient heating systems for rural homes in …
R Li, Y Dai, R Wang - Renewable Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
A balcony wall type solar water heater system was designed and constructed in a high-rise building. The U-type evacuated glass tube solar collector is fixed vertically on the balcony …
Z Zheng, J Zhou, F Xu, G Deng - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The solar assisted air source heat pump (SAASHP) system is widely used for campus water heating owing to its cost-effectiveness and cleanliness. In the current design process of the …
J Deng, Z Tian, J Fan, M Yang, S Furbo, Z Wang - Energy and Buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
A pilot project of the solar water heating system combined with a low temperature air source heat pump (ASHP) unit was established in 2014 in a detached residential house in the rural …
M Shan, T Yu, X Yang - Renewable energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In the pursuit of energy savings and emission reductions, solar energy heating systems have been promoted in China. However, there still exist many barriers to the operation of solar …