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…of water and steam make this industry one of the least heat-efficient globally. Heat exchangers and heat pumps can help. But they may actually increase CO2 intensity if electricity replaces…
…hot source to a cold sink. Although really an information processor functions more like a heat pump, i.e., a heat engine in reverse. It absorbs net work as it moves…
Natural gas currently fuels two-thirds of residential and commercial heating, which in turn comprises c10% of global CO2. We have assessed ten technologies to decarbonize heat, including heat pumps, renewables,…
…End markets for pressure recovery based on patents filed by Energy Recovery Inc. Refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps are seen as a growing source of demand. One patent notes…
…Interesting options that have crossed our screens include improving insulation, smart energy, phase change materials, heat pumps, power factor correction, absorption chillers with CHPs, and urban trees that can reduce…
…or time non-critical charging activities for off peak times (note here, model here). In residential heat, likewise, imagine a house that has both a gas-fired boiler and/or a heat pump…
…how better insulation would re-shape the cost curve for decarbonizing home heat, in favor of nature-based solutions, gas and hydrogen; but potentially away from heat pumps and other electrification technologies….
…variable frequency drives such as in heat pumps, LEDs, and energy consumed by internet and big data devices. Harmonic distortion caused by inverters are discussed on pages 9-10, including for…
…pumps, the phase out of coal and nuclear, industrial activity, efficiency gains, LNG and hydrogen. Please download the model to run your own scenarios. Our numbers have changed since the…
…extend beyond simply cost. And there will always be a few downright lunatics who actually consider building small-scale wind turbines or drilling the bore-holes for a ground-source heat pump at…