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Comparative Assessment of Costs and CO2 Emissions for Various Residential Energy Options

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In this chapter, the heating and hot water demands of a North American residence are assessed and compared. Five specific systems are analyzed: ground and air source heat pumps, stand-alone PV, PV–fuel cell hybrid, and a wind turbine–fuel cell hybrid system. They are compared with traditional sources of energy such as natural gas, coal, and fuel oil. From the results, although renewable sources have no CO2 emissions, heat pump systems have significant cost advantages over the other systems.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Oshawa, ON, Canada

    Sinan Ozlu & Ibrahim Dincer

  2. University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON, Canada

    Greg F. Naterer

  3. Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada

    Greg F. Naterer

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  1. Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

    Ibrahim Dincer

  2. Makina Muhendisligi Bolumu, Dokuz Eylul University, Buca, Izmir, Turkey

    Can Ozgur Colpan

  3. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey

    Fethi Kadioglu

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Ozlu, S., Dincer, I., Naterer, G.F. (2013). Comparative Assessment of Costs and CO2 Emissions for Various Residential Energy Options. In: Dincer, I., Colpan, C., Kadioglu, F. (eds) Causes, Impacts and Solutions to Global Warming. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7588-0_62

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