[HTML][HTML] System-driven design and integration of low-carbon domestic heating technologies

M Aunedi, AV Olympios, AM Pantaleo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research explores various combinations of electric heat pumps (EHPs), hydrogen
boilers (HBs), electric boilers (EBs), hydrogen absorption heat pumps (AHPs) and thermal …

[HTML][HTML] A review of recent progress in the design and integration of domestic heat pumps

AV Olympios, P Sapin, M Mersch, AM Maghrabi… - Next Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Electric (mechanical vapour-compression) heat pumps are acknowledged as a key
technology for heat decarbonisation, their role being evidently more significant than …

[HTML][HTML] Delivering net-zero carbon heat: Technoeconomic and whole-system comparisons of domestic electricity-and hydrogen-driven technologies in the UK

AV Olympios, M Aunedi, M Mersch… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Proposed sustainable transition pathways for moving away from natural gas in domestic
heating focus on two main energy vectors: electricity and hydrogen. Electrification would be …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-model assessment of heat decarbonisation options in the UK using electricity and hydrogen

M Aunedi, M Yliruka, S Dehghan, AM Pantaleo… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Delivering low-carbon heat will require the substitution of natural gas with low-carbon
alternatives such as electricity and hydrogen. The objective of this paper is to develop a …

[HTML][HTML] Data-driven compressor performance maps and cost correlations for small-scale heat-pumping applications

AV Olympios, J Song, A Ziolkowski, VS Shanmugam… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The performance of vapour-compression heat pumps depends crucially upon compressor
selection and design. In this work, a unified modelling framework is developed to enable …

Heating electrification in cold climates: Invest in grid flexibility

T Knittel, K Palmer-Wilson, M McPherson, P Wild… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
One strategy to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in end-use sectors such as
building heat is to switch from fossil fuels to electricity. To date, electricity consumption …

The impact of the energy crisis on the UK's net-zero transition

M Mersch, CN Markides, N Mac Dowell - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Recent drastic increases in natural gas prices have brought into sharp focus the inherent
tensions between net-zero transitions, energy security, and affordability. We investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing alternative pathways for the future role of the gas grid in a low-carbon heating system

P Hoseinpoori, R Hanna, J Woods, CN Markides… - Energy Strategy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper uses a whole-system approach to examine different strategies related to the
future role of the gas grid in a low-carbon heat system. A novel model of integrated gas …

[HTML][HTML] Domestic thermal energy storage applications: What parameters should they focus on?

M Ryland, W He - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage (TES) is required to allow low-carbon heating to meet the mismatch
in supply and demand from renewable generation, yet domestic TES has received low …

[HTML][HTML] Heating economics evaluated against emissions: An analysis of low-carbon heating systems with spatiotemporal and dwelling variations

M Ryland, W He - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
An understanding of heating technologies from the consumers' perspective is critical to
ensure low-carbon technologies are adopted for reducing their current associated …