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kvartersuppvärmning

English translation: block heating

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Swedish term or phrase:kvartersuppvärmning
English translation:block heating
Entered by: stephen mewes

11:53 Aug 5, 2010
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
Swedish term or phrase: kvartersuppvärmning
De angivna systemen är:
(a) decentraliserat energiförsörjningssystem baserat på förnybar energi
(b) kraftvärme
(c) distrikts- eller kvartersuppvärmning, och
(d) om det finns, värmepumpar
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:32
block heating
Explanation:
From the Wikipedia entry for "Central solar heating" at the first reference link:

"Central solar heating is the provision of central heating and hot water from solar energy by a system in which the water is heated centrally by arrays of solar thermal collectors (central solar heating plants - CSHPs) and distributed through district heating pipe networks (or 'block heating' systems in the case of smaller installations)."

The sample sentence below is from a trade association at the second link.
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 13:32
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block heating


Explanation:
From the Wikipedia entry for "Central solar heating" at the first reference link:

"Central solar heating is the provision of central heating and hot water from solar energy by a system in which the water is heated centrally by arrays of solar thermal collectors (central solar heating plants - CSHPs) and distributed through district heating pipe networks (or 'block heating' systems in the case of smaller installations)."

The sample sentence below is from a trade association at the second link.

Example sentence(s):
  • "District and block heating applications offers good conditions for the use of solar thermal for existing buildings and there are a number of demonstration plants with ground-mounted as well as roof-mounted collector arrays."

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_solar_heating
    Reference: http://www.estif.org/st_energy/technology/district_heating/
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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