4.1.2 Energy Flows in Urban Areas
Course subject(s)
Module 4. City
In this short animation, Ulf Hackauf and Els Leclercq talk about the three different urban flows and their organization from household to urban areas. They will explain energy, water and waste flows at a household level and at a neighbourhood level.
Energy Flows
MAIN TAKEAWAYS
- The inflow of energy from a household can be reduced by using efficient energy appliances with an energy label or changes in user behaviour.
- Thanks to technology, it is also possible to create another inflow of energy through photovoltaic cells or micro wind turbines, which generate electricity for local consumption.
- Another example would be a geothermal heat pump that can be used as an alternative to central solutions, therefore called decentralized solutions.
- The combination of these measures can make a household less dependant on a central energy system, and it can shift from a linear to a more circular system.
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