Including 4 closely related terms such as heating system, heating, and heating.
… in a building, for both building occupants and building management personnel. For example, occupants can be instructed to turn off computers outside of working hours or leave doors closed to avoid unnecessary heat loss. Better control of a building’s heating system can reduce energy use by not heating unoccupied spaces and avoiding occupants using plug in electric heaters. Long Serving the people…
… energy already used in heating the air within the building. Private wire Electricity generated by a CHP that is supplied to network connections as part of private wire arrangements where underground cables connect the buildings to the energy centre. Renewable technologies Technologies that produce energy from resources which are naturally replenished such as sunlight, wind, geothermal heat, or water…
… List of Abbreviations ASHP Air source heat pump AQMA Air Quality Management Area CCC Cumbria County Council CO₂e Equivalent carbon dioxide DEC Display Energy Certificate DHW Domestic hot water EA Environment Agency FCU Fan coil unit GIS Geographic Information System GSHP Ground source heat pump LEP Local Enterprise Partnership LIS Local Industrial Strategy LTHW Low temperature hot water MVHR…
… Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery MWSHP Mine water source heat pump PV Photovoltaics RHI Renewable heat incentive WSHP Water source heat pump Glossary CO₂e A quantity that measures the global warming potential (GWP) of any mixture of greenhouse gases using the equivalent amount or concentration of carbon dioxide. District heating The provision of heat to a group of buildings, district or whole…
… city usually in the form of piped hot water from one or more centralised heat source. Electricity export Electricity generated by CHP that is not utilised in via private wire arrangements is exported to the national grid, usually at a lower tariff. Energy centre The building or room housing the heat and / or power generation technologies, network distribution pumps and all ancillary items. Energy…