Residential Heating in Western Inner Mongolia with Clean Solar-Wind Energies: A Simulation Study

The energy consumption,for heating a three-bedroom house in western Inner Mongolia by solid fuel burning in adobe-bed and with solar/wind energies,was modeled and simulated with Design-Builder software.The novel heating system comprises windmill generator,batteries,solar panels,energy-saving construction materials,electrical heaters and control unit.The simulated results show that the newly-developed residential heating makes the difference.For example,the annual energy consumption decreases by 10994.71 kW·h,a reduction by 62.69%;the temperatures in master/second bedrooms and sitting-room increase by 7.05℃,5.29℃ and 3.38℃,respectively.Moreover,the investment recovery period was estimated to be 16.99 years.We suggest that the residential heating with solar-wind energies be of some technological interest in construction and interior-decoration of houses in western Inner Mongolia,because of greater economic and social impact,better living comfort,and less carbon-dioxide release.