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 …

Review on compression heat pump systems with thermal energy storage for heating and cooling of buildings

E Osterman, U Stritih - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Heat pumps are considered as easy to use while utilizing the possibility of bringing low-
temperature heat sources to a higher temperature. Thus, low-grade renewable energy …

Ground source heat pumps: Recent progress, applications, challenges, barriers, and role in achieving sustainable development goals based on bibliometric analysis

AG Olabi, M Mahmoud, K Obaideen, ET Sayed… - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) have shown great potential to replace conventional
heating and cooling systems in many regions. They also have a significant contribution to …

The geothermal potential of cities

P Bayer, G Attard, P Blum, K Menberg - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
What is the heat beneath our feet? There is a growing interest in the geothermal resources
available at shallow depth beneath cities. However, there exists no general procedure for …

Energy, economic and environmental GIS–based analysis of shallow geothermal potential in urban areas—A Spanish case example

A Ramos-Escudero, IC Gil-García… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the last decades, both population growth and increasingly concentration in cities turn
these areas into major consumers of energy, mainly due to heating and cooling energy …

Performance evaluation of U-tube borehole heat exchangers employing nanofluids as the heat carrier fluid

A Jahanbin, G Semprini, B Pulvirenti - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study aims to investigate comprehensively the performance of various
nanofluids in single U-tube borehole heat exchangers (BHEs). Seven common …

How can we make pump and treat systems more energetically sustainable?

A Casasso, T Tosco, C Bianco, A Bucci, R Sethi - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Pump and treat (P&T) systems are still widely employed for the hydraulic containment of
contaminated groundwater despite the fact that their usage is decreasing due to their high …

[HTML][HTML] Ground source heat pumps in buildings revisited and prospects

P Christodoulides, C Christou, GA Florides - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
A large number of ground-source heat pump (GSHP) systems have been used in residential
and commercial buildings throughout the world due to their attractive advantages of high …

Assessment and minimization of potential environmental impacts of ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems

A Casasso, R Sethi - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) gained increasing interest owing to benefits such as
low heating and cooling costs, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and no pollutant …

Optimal balance between heating, cooling and environmental impacts: A method for appropriate assessment of building envelope's U-value

S Ounis, N Aste, FM Butera, CD Pero, F Leonforte… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In Europe, the recent application of regulations oriented to zero-energy buildings and
climate neutrality in 2050 has led to a reduction in energy consumption for heating and …