Heating and cooling from renewables 2030
This study examines the development of the heating and cooling sector with reference to
Austrian end-point energy consumption up to 2030. This sector
makes up 51.3% of the total Austrian end-point energy consumption ...
Heating and cooling from renewables 2030 (PDF, 500KB)
Technologies for using renewable energies
Technologies for using renewable energies have a long tradition in Austria.
In the past the emphasis was on the use of biomass and
hydroelectric power which had a major economic significance...Technologies for using renewable energies - economic significance for Austria (PDF, 1MB)
Kyoto-relevance of the use of a heat pump for heating purposes in Upper Austria
This study by the Energy Institute at Johannes Kepler University analyses the
climate-policy and economic significance of heat pumps for heating in
Upper Austria...Kyoto-relevance of the use of a heat pump for heating purposes in Upper Austria (PDF, 388KB)
Industrial heat pumps – an overview
There is a great need in industry for space and process heat up to temperatures of approx. 150°C. If there is an an appropriate heat source, this can be provided by a heat pump system. The temperatures occurring on the heat sink and heat source sides and the...Industrial heat pumps – an overview (PDF, 336KB)
Economic and environmental evaluation of the electric heat pump compared with other heating systems
This study compares various heat pump heating systems with other heating systems based on environmental and economic characteristics. A description of the main technological features is provided in the introduction...Economic and environmental evaluation of the electric heat pump compared with other heating systems (PDF, 1MB)
Holistic assessment of electrically powered heat pumps as the basis of an ecological balance sheet
This study provides key basic data for a product-related
ecological balance sheet of a heat pump system. To enable the results to be assessed,
a technical and financial comparison is made with a conventional heating system,
a gas-fired condensing boiler...Holistic assessment of electrically powered heat pumps as the basis of a life cycle assessment (PDF, 1.2MB)