Scenario 0: No cooperation
In this scenario (Fig. 7.5), electricity demand in both urban and rural areas is
supplied by the utility grid, generated mainly by fossil fuel combustion. Thermal
requirements in urban areas are served by boilers fueled with coal, liquid
0
10
20
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40
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50
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Month in a year
Irradiation
Temperature
Fig. 7.4 Monthly cumulative irradiation and average temperature in Huzhou City
Electricity
Thermal
Electricity
Thermal
Urban
Rural
Rural
Coal
LPG
Biomass
Utility grid
Urban
Coal
LPG
City gas
Coal boiler
Gas boiler
Coal stove
Gas stove
Stove
Fig. 7.5 Energy flow of Scenario 0 (no cooperation)
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In this scenario (Fig. 7.5), electricity demand in both urban and rural areas is
supplied by the utility grid, generated mainly by fossil fuel combustion. Thermal
requirements in urban areas are served by boilers fueled with coal, liquid
0
10
20
30
40
0
50
100
150
200
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10 11 12
m
/
h
W
k
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n
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r
i
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v
Average temperature ( ℃)
i
t
a
l
u
m
u
C
2
)
Month in a year
Irradiation
Temperature
Fig. 7.4 Monthly cumulative irradiation and average temperature in Huzhou City
Electricity
Thermal
Electricity
Thermal
Urban
Rural
Rural
Coal
LPG
Biomass
Utility grid
Urban
Coal
LPG
City gas
Coal boiler
Gas boiler
Coal stove
Gas stove
Stove
Fig. 7.5 Energy flow of Scenario 0 (no cooperation)
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