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 …

A critical review on the use of shallow geothermal energy systems for heating and cooling purposes

AA Ahmed, M Assadi, A Kalantar, T Sliwa… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The reduction of CO2 emissions has become a global concern. In this regard, the EU
intends to cut CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030 compared to those of 1990. The utilization of …

Techno-economic assessment of the horizontal geothermal heat pump systems: A comprehensive review

Y Cui, J Zhu, S Twaha, J Chu, H Bai, K Huang… - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Geothermal heat pump has been widely recognized as one of the promising technologies
for building applications because of its high energy efficiency and low operating expense …

Techno-economic analysis of air source heat pump combined with latent thermal energy storage applied for space heating in China

M Yu, S Li, X Zhang, Y Zhao - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to improve the heating performance of conventional air source heat pump system
operated in cold regions, an air source heat pump system combined with latent thermal …

Life cycle energy, emissions and cost evaluation of CO2 air source heat pump system to replace traditional heating methods for residential heating in China: System …

B Dai, H Qi, W Dou, S Liu, D Zhong, H Yang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Heat pump is an efficient method to substitute traditional boilers for cleaner space heating. A
new configuration of CO 2 heat pump system integrated with vapor injection and dedicated …

[HTML][HTML] Decarbonizing rural residential buildings in cold climates: A techno-economic analysis of heating electrification

F Padovani, N Sommerfeldt, F Longobardi… - Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Given the need for decarbonization of the heating sector and the acute need of a propane
replacement in the US Upper Midwest, this study quantifies the techno-economic …

Life cycle performance evaluation of cascade-heating high temperature heat pump system for waste heat utilization: Energy consumption, emissions and financial …

B Dai, X Liu, S Liu, D Wang, C Meng, Q Wang, Y Song… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Inspired by the principle of cascade energy utilization, the concept of cascade-heating is
introduced, and five layouts of cascade-heating high temperature heat pump (HTHP) …

In-depth techno-economic analysis of PV/Thermal plus ground source heat pump systems for multi-family houses in a heating dominated climate

N Sommerfeldt, H Madani - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The electrification of buildings is a promising pathway to the decarbonization of cities. This is
a parametric study of the technical and economic performance of ground source heat pump …

Ground heat exchangers: Applications, technology integration and potentials for zero energy buildings

J Gao, A Li, X Xu, W Gang, T Yan - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Ground heat exchanger takes the soil underground as heat source or sink to supply cooling
or heating. It has been widely used in building heating and cooling systems due to high …

Hybrid CO2 air source heat pump system integrating with vapor injection and mechanical subcooling technology for space heating of global application: Life cycle …

B Dai, Y Hao, S Liu, D Wang, R Zhao, X Wang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a heating method for the sustainability of residential buildings in clean space heating,
carbon dioxide (CO 2) air source heat pump is an environment-friendly solution to replace …