National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAP) of each EU countries in graphical and tabelar forms. Part three - final energy consumption for heating and cooling and share of RES on the consumption for heting and cooling.
The evaluation of the heating period for the calendar year 2010 is useful for producers and consumers, who work on a January-December regime. It also provides data to energy experts for assessing the operational energy consumption of buildings. It also provides figures for the controlling of boilers, according the Decree 276/2007 Coll.
Based on the observations made at the Prague-Karlov station, the 2009/2010 heating season was a little shorter, 217 days, and the average temperature was 4.3ºC, slightly cooler than the long-term average. The basic characteristic necessary for heating is 3187 dº (19) degree days, so the needs for heating were slightly lower than the long term average.
Author raises discussion and proposed changes in the rules of the energy audit. Draws attention to the criteria for evaluating alternatives and to small requirements for variability solutions. Read controversy of the author and reviewer who considers the methodology as sufficient and sees a problem in processing audits.