Impact of the Location and Energy Carriers Used on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Building

Grzegorz Nawalany, Miroslav Zitnak, Małgorzata Michalik (), Jana Lendelova and Paweł Sokołowski
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Grzegorz Nawalany: Department of Rural Building, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Miroslav Zitnak: Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Transport and Bioenergetics, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia
Małgorzata Michalik: Department of Rural Building, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Jana Lendelova: Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Transport and Bioenergetics, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia
Paweł Sokołowski: Department of Rural Building, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 19, 1-26

Abstract: The growth in population increases greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into the environment. High GHG emissions are attributed to meat production, due to its high energy demand. The largest carbon footprint in the production of poultry meat is generated by combustion. This paper deals with the problem of greenhouse gas emissions (total dust, CO, CO 2 , NOx, SOx and benzo(a)pyrene) resulting from the generation of energy for heating broiler houses located in different locations in Europe. The study includes continuous measurements of selected microclimate parameters: temperature and relative humidity inside and outside the building, floor temperature, wind speed and direction, and solar radiation intensity. Validation and calibration of the model, emission calculations, and analysis of the obtained results were conducted. Eighteen design variants were assumed, differentiated by the heating fuel used (hard coal, fuel oil, gaseous fuels), material and construction solutions for the floor and the location of the facility. The analysis showed that CO 2 emissions for a facility located in northern Europe are 123,153 kg higher compared to the same building located in southern Europe. In addition, increasing the floor’s thermal resistance by 3.69 m 2 ·K·W −1 reduced harmful gas emissions by an average of 5.7% for each of the locations analysed.

Keywords: greenhouse gas; pollution; emissions; broiler house; numerical model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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