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 …

Absorption heating technologies: A review and perspective

W Wu, B Wang, W Shi, X Li - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Absorption heating has attracted increased attention due to its irreplaceable advantages in
energy conservation and pollution reduction in heating and domestic hot water supplies …

An overview of ammonia-based absorption chillers and heat pumps

W Wu, B Wang, W Shi, X Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The use of ammonia-based working fluids for absorption prevails in a wide range of
applications due to the low freezing temperature of the refrigerant and the absence of …

Waste heat recovery of power plant with large scale serial absorption heat pumps

ZY Xu, HC Mao, DS Liu, RZ Wang - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Large amount of waste heat is dissipated in industries, resulting in energy waste and
environment pollution. Waste heat recovery with absorption heat pump is one of the …

New configurations of a heat recovery absorption heat pump integrated with a natural gas boiler for boiler efficiency improvement

M Qu, O Abdelaziz, H Yin - Energy Conversion and Management, 2014 - Elsevier
Conventional natural gas-fired boilers exhaust flue gas direct to the atmosphere at 150–
200° C, which, at such temperatures, contains large amount of energy and results in …

A potential solution for thermal imbalance of ground source heat pump systems in cold regions: ground source absorption heat pump

W Wu, B Wang, T You, W Shi, X Li - Renewable energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHPs) are extensively used as renewable energy technology
over the world. In heating-dominated buildings, the ground thermal imbalance leads to the …

Carbone-neutral oriented methanol-reforming HT-PEMFC cogeneration based on absorption power refrigeration cycle

Z Ma, N Zhang, W Wu, L Sun, X Zhang, L Cai - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Methanol is considered as a promising hydrogen carrier in accelerating the carbon-neutral
applications of fuel cell cogeneration. However, the methanol reforming process emits CO 2 …

Double-section absorption heat pump for the deep recovery of low-grade waste heat

ZY Xu, JT Gao, HC Mao, DS Liu, RZ Wang - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Absorption heat pump is an effective option for industrial waste heat recovery. However,
significant conflict between low evaporation temperature and high efficiency exists in …

A comprehensive and updated review on the exergy analysis of ground source heat pumps

R Liu, M Salem, J Rungamornrat… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heat pumps are efficient and attainable alternatives for the conventional systems used for
cooling and heating in the buildings. Renewable energy sources can be integrated with heat …

A high-temperature hybrid absorption-compression heat pump for waste heat recovery

C Liu, Y Jiang, W Han, Q Kang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
An absorption-compression heat pump is a promising way to recover low-temperature waste
heat efficiently in industrial applications. In this paper, an advanced ammonia-water …