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Perspectivas para la calefacción urbana en los Estados Unidos
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|March 11, 1977
Resumen
Los sistemas de calefacción urbana a gran escala pueden reducir significativamente el consumo de combustibles fósiles de los Estados Unidos para la calefacción. Este análisis muestra que la calefacción urbana es técnicamente factible y económicamente atractiva para una adopción generalizada.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ingeniería de Sistemas Energéticos Ingeniería de Sistemas Energéticos
- Ciencias ambientales Ciencias ambientales.
- Planificación Urbana El planeamiento urbano.
Sus antecedentes:
- Consumo significativo de combustibles fósiles para el espacio residencial y comercial / calentamiento de agua en los EE.UU.
- Disponibilidad del calor residual de las centrales eléctricas y otras fuentes industriales.
- Necesidad de soluciones de calefacción sostenibles y rentables.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar la viabilidad técnica y económica de la calefacción urbana a gran escala en los Estados Unidos.
- Proyectar los niveles potenciales de servicio nacional para la calefacción urbana.
- Evaluar la competitividad de costos de la calefacción urbana en comparación con las formas de energía existentes y emergentes.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de los aspectos técnicos y económicos de los modelos de sistemas de calefacción urbana.
- Estudios de caso para nueve áreas urbanas de Estados Unidos.
- Proyecciones a nivel nacional de la capacidad de servicio y el costo.
Principales resultados:
- El servicio de calefacción urbana es económicamente atractivo para los consumidores residenciales y comerciales.
- Hasta el 50% de la población de los Estados Unidos podría ser atendida por calefacción urbana.
- Los costos de calefacción urbana son competitivos con el petróleo importado y las nuevas formas de energía proyectadas.
Conclusiones:
- La calefacción urbana a gran escala es una estrategia técnicamente sólida y económicamente viable para reducir el uso de combustibles fósiles en los Estados Unidos.
- La calefacción urbana ofrece una tecnología simple y probada con un potencial significativo para una implementación generalizada.
- Este enfoque presenta una alternativa rentable a las fuentes de energía de calefacción actuales y futuras.
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