Heat pumps and our low-carbon future: A comprehensive review

AS Gaur, DZ Fitiwi, J Curtis - Energy Research & Social Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Addressing the growing concerns of climate change necessitates the decarbonisation of
energy sectors globally. Heating is the largest energy end-use, accounting for almost half of …

Advances, challenges and outlooks in frost-free air-source heat pumps: A comprehensive review from materials, components to systems

S Huang, H Yu, M Zhang, H Qu, L Wang… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) have dominated the heat pump market, accounting for over
90% of the market share, due to their potential to reduce emissions, low operational costs …

An updated review on integration of solar photovoltaic modules and heat pumps towards decarbonization of buildings

MA Nazari, J Rungamornrat, L Prokop, V Blazek… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heating and cooling are responsible for considerable portion of final energy consumption in
the world especially in the residential sector. In order to decrement the pollutants and energy …

Study on energy-saving operation of a combined heating system of solar hot water and air source heat pump

J Long, K **a, H Zhong, H Lu, A Yongga - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a hybrid solar hot water and air source heat pump (HSAHP) combined heating
system is proposed, which can realize various connection modes, such as solar hot water …

Techno-economic performances of clean heating solutions to replace raw coal for heating in Northern rural China

M Deng, R Ma, F Lu, Y Nie, P Li, X Ding, Y Yuan… - Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The combustion of raw coal leads to severe environmental pollution; however, many people
in Northern rural China still use coal as a primary heat source. How to select clean heating …

Frost formation from general-low to ultra-low temperatures: A review

S Byun, H Jeong, H Son, DR Kim, KS Lee - International Journal of Heat …, 2022 - Elsevier
The frosting at ultra-low temperatures can cause significant degradation of the thermal
performance of heat exchangers, which also leads to a decrease in the energy efficiency of …

Glycerol in energy transportation: a state-of-the-art review

T Zhang, C Liu, Y Gu, F Jérôme - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Glycerol, which bears green, low-cost, and good miscibility features, provides a variety of
solvent portfolios to satisfy the complex market demands. Owing to its abundant feedstock …

Performance improvement of vapor-injection heat pump system by employing PVT collector/evaporator for residential heating in cold climate region

J Yao, S Zheng, D Chen, Y Dai, M Huang - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The adoption of vapor injection (VI) cycle could overcome the defects of the conventional
one-stage air source heat pump (ASHP) system under extremely low ambient temperature …

[HTML][HTML] Greenhouse applications of solar photovoltaic driven heat pumps in northern environments

N Asgari, KS Hayibo, J Groza, S Rana… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Greenhouses play a crucial role in food production and economic growth in northern regions
but contribute significantly to energy consumption and carbon emissions. To address this …

Experimental study and performance evaluation of an air source heat pump (ASHP) system with a frost-free evaporator

Y Zhang, G Zhang, D Zhou, J Zhang, X Qu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The air source heat pump (ASHP) is operated in a low temperature and high humidity
working environment. There is always a lot of frost forming on the outdoor heat exchanger …