Sustainability heat pumps

Rawlinson, Simon

Sustainability heat pumps - 2008 - Building 273(8511) 11 January 2008, 74-77(4) .

Considers whether heat pumps can reduce carbon emissions in a cost-effective way. Highlights the advantages of heat pumps and notes the main barriers to take-up. Looks at the different types of heat pumps, principles of operation, and efficient design and operation of heat pump systems. Tables provide comparative efficiencies of low-energy and renewable technologies and indicative capital costs of ground source heat pumps and conventional heating and cooling plant.


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