WilderSueden
2023-11-06 20:10:08
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Oh, and one more thing:
Environmental protection involves more than just saving CO2.
Please also pay attention to a biodiverse garden (That means not a 100m2 towel garden with a neat lawn without flowers and a paved driveway so heavily covered that no blade of grass can be seen) – this is exactly the case in my neighborhood with almost all "new buildings".
So if I look at your picture, there is still much potential for improvement. A natural garden has nothing to do with new or old buildings.
1) The photovoltaic system is not sufficient to supply the in the critical months. If everyone had a heat pump now, we would have a power problem!
2) Your electricity is also partly generated from gas or coal power plants
The nice thing is that electricity can be generated in different ways. Depending on the current availability from sun, wind, or gas/coal. In addition, sector coupling can achieve really great efficiencies. A power plant with 35-40% efficiency runs heat pumps with an annual performance factor of 3.5-4 and also heats households connected via a heat network. This results in an overall efficiency of about 150-200%. A gas heating system can only burn gas at about 90%. With good planning and implementation (admittedly, that is a bit lacking), it would therefore be a gain even if the electricity is generated entirely from gas.
3) A gas heating system can also be used in the future with synthetically produced substances such as hydrogen or methane or whatever – hopefully economically in the future
Let's be realistic. First, hydrogen or hydrogen compounds are needed in heavy industry and aviation. Shipping as well, unless sailing ships make a comeback. Then possibly trucks. And only then private gas heating systems. And we haven't even talked about economic viability yet. The chain electricity -> hydrogen -> combustion results in about 50-60%. 60-70% for electrolysis, 90% for combustion, plus 15-25% transport losses. Electricity to heat via heat pump already has a COP=3 in winter today (typical value for A-7/W35), so 300%, transport losses for electricity in Germany are 5-6%. Electrolysis might improve a bit, but it certainly won't even remotely make up the factor of 6. Apart from miracle technologies, only imports from countries with really cheap electricity will help here. Is Desertec still alive anyway?