Review of Heating Methods for Rural Houses in China

With the continuous development of the social economy, residents living in rural China pay more attention to the heating quality and require a comfortable and healthy indoor thermal environment in winter. The existing traditional heating methods cannot meet the high-quality heating demands. Although...

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Published inEnergies (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 12; p. 3402
Main Authors Zheng, Guozhong, Bu, Wentao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2018
Subjects
Air quality
Alternative energy sources
Alternative technology
Carbon dioxide
Case studies
Clean technology
Coal
Cold
Construction
coupled system
Diffusion barriers
Diffusion pumps
Energy
Energy consumption
Energy policy
Environmental impact
Geothermal energy
Green buildings
Groundwater
Heat
Heat exchangers
Heat pumps
Heating
heating methods
Housing
Indoor air pollution
Indoor environments
Insulation
Nitrogen dioxide
Particulate matter
Radiators
Residential areas
Rural areas
rural house
Solar energy
Solar houses
Sulfur dioxide
Surface water
thermal comfort
Thermal environments
Beijing China
China
Yangtze River
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Summary:With the continuous development of the social economy, residents living in rural China pay more attention to the heating quality and require a comfortable and healthy indoor thermal environment in winter. The existing traditional heating methods cannot meet the high-quality heating demands. Although the new heating methods based on clean energy can satisfy the needs of residents in terms of energy saving, environmental protection and thermal comfort, they have not been widely used due to their high initial investment, the misunderstanding of principal functions and the perceived difficulty of application. This study firstly summarizes various available heating methods for rural areas from aspects of technical characteristics, environmental friendliness, indoor comfort, and economy. Then it gives advice for government and relevant institutions to increase publicity for new heating methods. It aims to provide a theoretical basis and feasible suggestions for the selection of heating methods for rural residents in China. It also aims to provide theoretical policy making references for the transformation of the original rural heating methods.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en11123402