Possible effects of future domestic heat pump installations on the UK energy supply

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 94-110

  Gupta, Rajat ^a   Irving, Robert ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BREDEM SAP for heat pump systems; Decarbonising UK domestic heating systems; Domestic heat pumps; Electric consumption of heat pumps in future scenarios; Heat pump energy model; Policy frameworks; UK Renewable Heat Incentive

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC HEATING SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMPS; POLICY FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLE HEAT; UK ENERGY SUPPLY;

EID: 84907527696     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.07.076     Document Type: Article

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