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Heat pumping technologies in Asia and the Pacific: an overview.

Author(s) : YOSHII T., XU W.

Summary

The current overall picture of "heat pumping technologies" in Asia and the Pacific is briefly reviewed in this paper. Of the various facets of heat pumping technologies in Asia and the Pacific, the most outstanding feature of this region is the increasing demand for air conditioning of residential and commercial buildings. The rapid proliferation of air conditioning has been the main cause for pushing up power demand, causing shortage in power supply and deterioration of power load factor. As the measure for power load levelling, cool storage system and thermally driven cooling system have extensively been used for air conditioning of buildings, shaping a unique market structure in this region. On the other hand, heat pumping technologies for heating purposes have rigorously been exploited in this region for space heating, tap water heating and industrial process heating. Considering the huge market potential for air conditioning and heating, still left unexplored in this region, and the resulting future impact on global environment, development of advanced energy efficient and environmentally friendly technologies is of vital importance for the sustainable development in the foreseeable future.

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  • Original title: Heat pumping technologies in Asia and the Pacific: an overview.
  • Record ID : 2006-3251
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy, Technology
  • Source: 8th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2005: global advances in heat pump technology, applications, and markets. Conference proceedings [CD-ROM].
  • Publication date: 2005/05/02

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