Net energy analysis of solar and conventional domestic hot water systems in Melbourne, Australia Crawford, Robert H. and Treloar, Graham J. 2004, Net energy analysis of solar and conventional domestic hot water systems in Melbourne, Australia, Solar energy, vol. 76, no. 1-3, pp. 159-163, doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2003.07.030. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Net energy analysis of solar and conventional domestic hot water systems in Melbourne, Australia Author(s) Crawford, Robert H. Treloar, Graham J. Journal name Solar energy Volume number 76 Issue number 1-3 Start page 159 End page 163 Publisher Pergamon Place of publication Phoenix, Ariz. Publication date 2004-01 ISSN 0038-092X Keyword(s) net energy analysis solar hot water systems Australia Summary It is commonly assumed that solar hot water systems save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The net energy requirement of solar hot water systems has rarely been analysed, including their embodied energy. The extent to which solar hot water systems save energy compared to conventional systems in Melbourne, Australia, is shown through a comparative net energy analysis. It was shown that the embodied energy component of the net energy requirement of solar and conventional hot water systems was insignificant. The solar hot water systems provided a net energy saving compared to the conventional systems after 0.5–2 years, for electric- and gas-boosted systems respectively. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.solener.2003.07.030 Field of Research 129999 Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970112 Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2003, Elsevier Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30002805 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Architecture and Built Environment Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 03 Feb 2009, 13:01:15 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2009, 15:48:53 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2009, 15:49:51 EST Wed, 17 Apr 2013, 15:30:56 EST Mon, 03 Jun 2013, 16:35:47 EST Mon, 19 Jan 2015, 10:12:41 EST Fri, 06 Feb 2015, 10:10:15 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 57 times in TR Web of Science Cited 67 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 742 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 08:34:58 EST