Energy-efficient house in Switzerland

In Bryutteni, located in the German-speaking canton of Zurich, Switzerland, are building the world's first self-sufficient in terms of energy devyatikvartirny house.

The building area of ​​1000 m2 is completely independent of the electricity network, heat - and gas supply will provide themselves with heat and electricity of its own production, using the sun's energy and the energy of hydrolysis

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Facade and roof "House of the Future" will be covered with thin-film photovoltaic modules, available in various colors. Further, on the roof using conventional photovoltaic modules based on crystalline silicon thin film that effectively. The contours of the building are designed in such a way as to reduce energy losses to a minimum.

According to preliminary calculations, the solar mini power station with capacity of 150 kW in the summer sunny day in one hour produces the amount of energy, which is enough for a day. As a result, the plant will generate 100,000 kWh per year with an estimated annual electricity consumption of 35,000 kWh.

two types of disk drives used to store electricity, "short", which is intended to smooth the daily fluctuations generating / power consumption and save energy for several days and "long" representing a hydrogen capacity of 120 m3 which is produced by electrolysis. For the production of hydrogen using excess solar electricity produced during the summer period (power to gas). In the winter of hydrogen through the fuel cell produced heat and electricity. According to preliminary calculations, the future tenants will benefit from long-term storage drive for at least 30 days during the year.





two water heat accumulator located in the basement (of the tank), a total volume of approximately 240 m3 for hot water and heating. Heat also provides a heat pump capacity of 28 kW. There used deep drilling - two probes go to a depth of 385 meters each

. In the future the building will operate appliances of the highest energy efficiency class (A +++), and LED lighting. It is noteworthy that the housing is connected to the pipeline only cold water and sewage. will also be used for recovery of a soul sinks further energy savings (bath).

It is assumed that in comparison with a conventional house Minergie standard (Swiss standard energy-efficient buildings) future housing will be 10% more expensive. The first residents will be able to enter the energy-efficient apartments in the summer of 2016.