An overview of energy consumption pattern by available data and the analysis of some relevant aspects of energy policy in rural China are presented in this paper. The most obvious trend is the steady decreased proportion of biomass use, from 70.79% to 30.95%, and increased percentage of coal and...

Passive solar house can improve indoor thermal comfort, but produce the problems of overheating in summer and inconvenient for operation. To solve the existing problems, solar wall with color changed was proposed and a full-scale experimental house with color changed was built in Dalian. Thermal...