T-4B1a-TE-4 - Shift to biofuel in commercial buildings

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: .

Oil boilers 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-4B1a-A-2 - Commercial buildings heated with coal
• T-4B1a-A-3 - Commercial buildings heated with electric heating
• T-4B1a-A-5 - Commercial buildings heated with gas
• T-4B1a-A-8 - Commercial buildings heated with liquefied petrol gas (LPG)
• T-4B1a-A-9 - Commercial buildings heated with oil

Shift to:

• T-4B1a-A-11 - Commercial buildings heated with biomass

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description

YAML Specification

version: 2.0.2
type: shift
longName: Shift from fossil fuels and electric heaters to biofuel in commercial buildings.
shortName: Biomass in commercial buildings
description: Shift square meter from commercial buildings heated with gas, oil, direct
  electric heaters, coal and LPG to commercial buildings heated with solid biofuels
  in square meter to fulfill the need for comfortable premises
unitOfMeasure: m2
cohort:
  expression: '1'
shiftFrom:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: commercial_building_heating_with_gas
  - chain: commercial_building_heating_with_oil
  - chain: commercial_building_heating_with_direct_electric_heaters
  - chain: commercial_building_heating_with_coal
  - chain: commercial_building_heating_with_lpg
shiftTo:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: commercial_building_heating_with_solid_biofuels

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