%0 Journal Article %T Cumulative Energy and Emission Balance of Large Solar Heating Systems %A Eric Hahne %A Boris Mahler %A Holger Rebholz %J International Journal of Thermodynamics %D 1999 %I International Centre for Applied Thermodynamics %R 10.5541/ijot.12 %X The savings of solar energy installations are often disputed with respect to money, energy and emissions. In order to give a better insight, the various processes related to the production and operation of a large solar heating system are investigated. Material masses and operation data were obtained from a big housing project which we had planned and which is in operation; energies required and emissions were taken from literature. %K solar heating %K cumulative energy consumption %K cumulative emission %U http://www.ijoticat.com/index.php/IJoT/article/view/12