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 …

Greenhouse gas emissions from renewable energy sources: A review of lifecycle considerations

NY Amponsah, M Troldborg, B Kington, I Aalders… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Electricity and heat generation are key contributors to global emissions of greenhouse
gases (GHG). In this paper, specific attention is paid to renewable energy technologies …

Net emission reductions from electric cars and heat pumps in 59 world regions over time

F Knobloch, SV Hanssen, A Lam, H Pollitt, P Salas… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The electrification of passenger road transport and household heating features prominently
in current and planned policy frameworks to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reduction …

Establishment of enhanced geothermal energy utilization plans: Barriers and strategies

SY Pan, M Gao, KJ Shah, J Zheng, SL Pei, PC Chiang - Renewable energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Geothermal energy has received tremendous attention as a largely untapped renewable
resource that does not produce significant CO 2 emissions during electricity generation …

A multi-stage optimization method for cost-optimal and nearly-zero-energy building solutions in line with the EPBD-recast 2010

M Hamdy, A Hasan, K Siren - Energy and Buildings, 2013 - Elsevier
Finding cost-optimal solutions towards nearly-zero-energy buildings (nZEBs) in accordance
with European energy performance of buildings directive (EPBD-recast 2010) is a …

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 …

Greenhouse gas emission savings of ground source heat pump systems in Europe: A review

P Bayer, D Saner, S Bolay, L Rybach, P Blum - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2012 - Elsevier
An overview is presented on the last decade of geothermal heating by ground source heat
pumps (GSHPs) in Europe. Significant growth rates can be observed and today's total …

Comparative life cycle assessment of the ground source heat pump vs air source heat pump

AC Violante, F Donato, G Guidi, M Proposito - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In view of the decarbonisation of the thermal sector, the use of ground source heat pumps
(GSHP) plays a key role. The geothermal system coupled with heat pumps, is the most …

A moving finite line source model to simulate borehole heat exchangers with groundwater advection

N Molina-Giraldo, P Blum, K Zhu, P Bayer… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Available analytical models for the thermal analysis of ground source heat pumps (GSHPs)
either neglect groundwater flow or axial effects. In the present study a new analytical …

Sustainability and policy for the thermal use of shallow geothermal energy

S Hähnlein, P Bayer, G Ferguson, P Blum - Energy Policy, 2013 - Elsevier
Shallow geothermal energy is a renewable energy resource that has become increasingly
important. However, the use has environmental, technical and social consequences …