T-4A1b-TE-5 - Shift to biofuel heating in single-family buildings

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: .

Oil boilers in homes are being replaced by biofuel boilers that are fuelled by, for example, wood or wood pellets.

Transition Element

• Type of shift: Type Shift
• Activity: TBD
• Operation: TBD
• ATOC: TBD

Activities

Shift from:

• T-4A1b-A-4 - Domestic houses heated with gas
• T-4A1b-A-8 - Domestic houses heated with oil heating
• T-4A1b-A-2 - Domestic houses heated with electric heating
• T-4A1b-A-1 - Domestic houses heated with coal
• T-4A1b-A-7 - Domestic houses heated with liquefied petrol gas (LPG)

Shift to:

• T-4A1b-A-10 - Domestic houses heated with biomass

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description

YAML Specification

version: 2.0.3
type: shift
unitOfMeasure: m2
cohort:
  expression: '1'
shiftFrom:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: single_family_building_heating_with_gas
  - chain: single_family_building_heating_with_oil
  - chain: single_family_building_heating_with_direct_electric_heaters
  - chain: single_family_building_heating_with_coal
  - chain: single_family_building_heating_with_lpg
shiftTo:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: single_family_building_heating_with_solid_biofuels

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