Solar Heating and Cooling in Hot and Humid Climates - sol.e.h ² Project Introduction
Abstract
Energy saving in buildings is important to modern urbanization and especially challenging under the climatic conditions of Guangdong (P.R.China). Minimized energy demand for heating (domestic hot water), ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) in buildings is a major premise for the implementation of solar HVAC systems. The nearly zero Energy Building Concept and solar HVAC complement each other well and lead to a joint integral solution far beyond state of the art. Innovative applications of solar cooling and heating components and new building integration methods for this very specific climate in Guangdong region are the core of a project recently started. The joint integral system will further be developed under appropriate innovative business models. The project of the Austrian/Chinese cooperation will be introduced, and first results will be presented.