Modelling the Interaction between Air Pollutant Emissions and Their Key Sources in Poland

Kolasa-Więcek, A.; Suszanowicz, Dariusz; Pilarska, Agnieszka A.; Pilarski, Krzysztof

doi:10.3390/en14216891

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“…Local governments may ban the use of solid fuels for central heating in dusty areas. Moreover, there are no significant legal solutions in the transport sector to restrict old vehicles that contribute to harmful air pollution [49]. Due to Poland's climate, the majority of the energy sold to homes (more than 65% in 2018) is used for heating in winter [50].…”

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Analysis of the Hybrid Power-Heating System in a Single-Family Building, along with Ecological Aspects of the Operation

Woroniak,

Piotrowska-Woroniak,

Woroniak

et al. 2024

Energies

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This study evaluates a hybrid heating system in a single-family building in northeastern Poland, which has a temperate continental climate. The analysis covers two heating seasons in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023. The hybrid heating system includes an air heat pump HPA–08 CS Plus with a heating power of 8.2 kW (AHP), a condensing gas boiler VC146/5–5 with a power of 14 kW (GB–Condens.), and a solid fuel boiler with a power of 11 kW for central heating. Additionally, hot water is heated by a Basic 270 (DHW’s AHP) air–water heat pump with a power of 2 kW, utilizing a tank with a capacity of 270 dm3 equipped with two heating coils. The building’s average electricity consumption is around 5400 kWh/year. A 4.96 kWp photovoltaic installation is installed on the building’s roof at a 40° angle towards the south to supplement the hybrid system. The study aims to assess whether the PV installation can adequately cover the energy needs of the hybrid heat source for heating and hot water. Furthermore, the study calculates the emission of pollutants (CO2, SOx, NOx, CO, and PM10) into the atmosphere. The total annual electricity production from PV installations was 5444.9 kWh in 2021/2022 and 5684.8 kWh in 2022/2023. The excess electricity was stored in the PGE power grid as per the Prosumer settlement rules. The installed PV installation is sufficient to power the following devices annually: AHP, DHW’s AHP, and GB–Condens. However, the daily electricity production from the PV installation is not enough to cover the energy needs of the heat pump for heating during the cold months in Poland (I–III, XI–XII). It can meet the power needs of a PC all year round and can also be stored during the summer months, for example, in energy warehouses or by directly storing it in the PGE power grid. The use of the PV installation resulted in an average reduction in pollutant emissions into the atmosphere: CO2—94.1%, SOx—91.8%, NOx—95.6%, CO—9.7%, and PM10—32.1%.

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Analysis of the Hybrid Power-Heating System in a Single-Family Building, along with Ecological Aspects of the Operation

Woroniak,

Piotrowska-Woroniak,

Woroniak

et al. 2024

Energies

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“…In Poland, the main sources of air pollution are emissions from fuel combustion, mainly from the energy industry and individual households and transportation [42]. Poland is among the leading countries in Europe in geopolitical terms with the highest inland consumption of hard coal in 2021, with consumption totaling 69,981,742 thousand tonnes, followed by Turkey at 40,926,606 thousand tonnes, Germany at 37,372,647 thousand tons and Ukraine at 35,110.9 thousand tonnes.…”

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Modeling the Consumption of Main Fossil Fuels in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in European Countries, Considering Gross Domestic Product and Population

Kolasa-Więcek,

Pilarska,

Wzorek

et al. 2023

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Poland ranks among the leading European countries in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Many European countries have higher emissions per capita than the EU average. This research aimed to quantify the complex relationships between the consumption variables of the main fossil fuels, accounting for economic indicators such as population and gross domestic product (GDP) in relation to GHG emissions. This research attempted to find similarities in the group of 16 analyzed European countries. The hypothesis of an inverted U-shaped environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) was tested. The resulting multiple regression models showed similarities in one group of countries, namely Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia, in which most of the variables related to the consumption of fossil fuels, including HC and BC simultaneously, are statistically significant. The HC variable is also significant in Denmark, Estonia, the Netherlands, Finland and Bulgaria, and BC is also significant in Lithuania, Greece and Belgium. Moreover, results from Ireland, the Netherlands, and Belgium indicate a negative impact of population on GHG emissions, and in the case of Germany, the hypothesis of an environmental Kuznets curve can be accepted.

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“…However, there are no regulations for installations used in households, i.e., solid fuel stoves, boilers or fireplaces. Additionally, in the field of transport, there are no significant legal solutions limiting old vehicles, which are responsible for the production of harmful air pollutants [94].…”

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The Impact of Thermo-Modernization and Predictive Regulation on Heat Energy Consumption and Emission of Pollutants into the Atmosphere - The Case of Prefabricated Buildings

Piotrowska-Woroniak¹,

Cieśliński²,

Woroniak³

et al. 2022

Which Factors Contribute to Innovative Performance? A Case Study Applied to the Food and Beverage Industry

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The paper presents an assessment of thermal energy consumption for heating in 10 buildings made in the OWT-67N prefabricated large-panel technology from 1983 to 1986. The work covers the years 2002-2020 in three periods: before and after thermal modernization and after the use of an innovative weather prediction heating system control in buildings. The analysis made it possible to assess the impact of carrying out a deep thermal modernization, and then installing a modern forecast regulation system in terms of reducing heat energy consumption for central heating purposes, as well as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, such as CO2, SOx, NOx, CO and www.videleaf.com benzo(a)pyrene, into the atmosphere. The implementation of deep thermal modernization in buildings allowed for savings of 19.8-35% of thermal energy consumption for heating. The use of additional regulation based on prediction saved from 4.8 to 23.5%, except for one building BU10, where there was an increase in final energy consumption by 2.1%. Replacing the weather regulation in heating stations with the forecast regulation additionally reduced the emission of pollutants by 11.1%, compared to the reduction of pollutants achieved as a result of the thermal modernization of buildings alone, amounting to an average of 29.7%.

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Modelling the Interaction between Air Pollutant Emissions and Their Key Sources in Poland

Cited by 5 publications

References 43 publications

Analysis of the Hybrid Power-Heating System in a Single-Family Building, along with Ecological Aspects of the Operation

Analysis of the Hybrid Power-Heating System in a Single-Family Building, along with Ecological Aspects of the Operation

Modeling the Consumption of Main Fossil Fuels in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in European Countries, Considering Gross Domestic Product and Population

The Impact of Thermo-Modernization and Predictive Regulation on Heat Energy Consumption and Emission of Pollutants into the Atmosphere - The Case of Prefabricated Buildings

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