heat and cooling supply

Renewables presently provide 63% of primary energy demand for heatand cooling supply in India, the main contribution coming from the useof biomass. Dedicated support instruments are required to ensure acontinuously dynamic development of renewables in the heat market.

In the Energy [R]evolution Scenario, renewables will provide 70% ofIndia’s heating and cooling demand by 2050.

Energy efficiency measures will restrict future primary energydemand for heat and cooling supply to an increase of 270% by2005, in spite of improving living standards. This compares to320% in the Reference Scenario.
In the industry sector solar collectors, biomass/biogas andgeothermal energy are increasingly replacing conventional fossilfiredheating systems.
A shift from coal and oil to natural gas in the remaining conventionalapplications leads to a further reduction of CO2 emissions.

Institute DLR, Institute of Technical Thermodynamics, Department of Systems Analysis and Technology Assessment, Stuttgart, Germany
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