Ground source heat pump carbon emissions and primary energy reduction potential for heating in buildings in Europe—results of a case study in Portugal

Anabela Duarte Carvalho, Dimitris Mendrinos and Anibal T. De Almeida

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015, vol. 45, issue C, 755-768

Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to assess the impacts in the European Union (EU) of a fuel switching strategy focused on the replacement of Natural Gas (NG) boilers by high efficiency Heat Pumps (HPs) supplied by electricity with a fast decreasing carbon content. Additionally, to illustrate the high performance of heat pumps, the experimental results of an advanced Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) system installed in a service building in Portugal are presented.

Keywords: Heat pumps; Natural gas boilers; CO2 emissions; Energy efficient buildings; Renewable space heating; Fuel switching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.02.034

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