Dutch solar vs conservation: an unbalanced match?

A real scale experiment with energy efficient singe-family housing has been carried out. This paper outlines the experiment and the main results. It concentrates on the results related to the balance of conservation vs solar measures and the factors which influence this balance. Under current Dutch circumstances and for newly built houses conservation measures put more weight on the solar conservation balance than solar systems. Of course this does not apply to solar measures which cost nothing. In our view solar systems will only become more economically attractive when the costs decrease or... Mehr ...