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The development of societies depends now more than ever on reliable energy supplies. We are in the century in which there will be a transition from the dominance of non-renewable fossil flues to low carbon societies that will be based on the use of renewable energy sources. Nevertheless, it is expected that non-renewable sources will remain significant energy carriers in the coming decades. In this chapter, natural energy sources as primary energy sources are presented. The chapter starts with a presentation of solar, tidal, and geothermal energy sources, followed by a presentation of the energy and environmental properties of renewable and non-renewable fuels. The chapter ends with descriptions of technologies that are used for on-site, near-by, and distant production of electricity.
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EN ISO 52010-1:2017 Energy performance of buildings—External climatic conditions—Part 1: Conversion of climatic data for energy calculations
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EN 16449:2014 Wood and wood-based products - Calculation of sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide
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EN 14961-2:2011 Solid biofuels—Fuel specifications and classes—Part 2: Wood pellets for non-industrial use.
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Medved, S., Domjan, S., Arkar, C. (2019). Energy Sources. In: Sustainable Technologies for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings. Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02822-0_2
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