Advancing Heat Pump Adoption in Ukraine’s Low-Carbon Energy Transition
The European Union established a legislative framework to facilitate the transition to low-carbon energy sources. As Ukraine aspires to join the EU, it is progressively adopting similar legislation. The extensive damage to Ukraine’s fossil fuel-based heat generation infrastructure necessitates the r...
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| author | Galyna Trypolska Piotr Gradziuk Andrii Semeniuk Roman Podolets Oleksandr Diachuk |
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| description | The European Union established a legislative framework to facilitate the transition to low-carbon energy sources. As Ukraine aspires to join the EU, it is progressively adopting similar legislation. The extensive damage to Ukraine’s fossil fuel-based heat generation infrastructure necessitates the reconstruction of heating and cooling supply systems, with a focus on low-carbon energy sources, particularly heat pumps. Notably, Poland achieved the highest growth in installed heat pump capacities in Europe, offering valuable insights for Ukraine’s energy transition. This study employs the TIMES-Ukraine model to assess the potential proliferation of heat pumps within the country. The findings suggest that, if capital costs for heat pumps decrease, their adoption could accelerate more rapidly than biomass-fired heating systems, particularly in urban single-family homes and buildings lacking central heating systems, over the next decade. While high investment costs may slightly diminish the attractiveness of this technology for space heating, heat pumps consistently outperform biomass heating appliances and potential biomethane-sourced gas boilers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ea3f3e788b854e12bcffb002648c0fbd2024-12-13T16:26:04ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-12-011723611010.3390/en17236110Advancing Heat Pump Adoption in Ukraine’s Low-Carbon Energy TransitionGalyna Trypolska0Piotr Gradziuk1Andrii Semeniuk2Roman Podolets3Oleksandr Diachuk4Institute for Economics and Forecasting, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, P. Myrnogo Str., 26, 01011 Kyiv, UkraineInstitute for Rural and Agricultural Development, Polish Academy of Sciences, Staszic Palace, Nowy Świat 72, 00-330 Warsaw, PolandInstitute for Economics and Forecasting, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, P. Myrnogo Str., 26, 01011 Kyiv, UkraineInstitute for Economics and Forecasting, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, P. Myrnogo Str., 26, 01011 Kyiv, UkraineInstitute for Economics and Forecasting, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, P. Myrnogo Str., 26, 01011 Kyiv, UkraineThe European Union established a legislative framework to facilitate the transition to low-carbon energy sources. As Ukraine aspires to join the EU, it is progressively adopting similar legislation. The extensive damage to Ukraine’s fossil fuel-based heat generation infrastructure necessitates the reconstruction of heating and cooling supply systems, with a focus on low-carbon energy sources, particularly heat pumps. Notably, Poland achieved the highest growth in installed heat pump capacities in Europe, offering valuable insights for Ukraine’s energy transition. This study employs the TIMES-Ukraine model to assess the potential proliferation of heat pumps within the country. The findings suggest that, if capital costs for heat pumps decrease, their adoption could accelerate more rapidly than biomass-fired heating systems, particularly in urban single-family homes and buildings lacking central heating systems, over the next decade. While high investment costs may slightly diminish the attractiveness of this technology for space heating, heat pumps consistently outperform biomass heating appliances and potential biomethane-sourced gas boilers.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/23/6110heat pumpsUkrainePolandenergy modellingTIMES-Ukraine |
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| title | Advancing Heat Pump Adoption in Ukraine’s Low-Carbon Energy Transition |
| title_full | Advancing Heat Pump Adoption in Ukraine’s Low-Carbon Energy Transition |
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