Open AccessDetermining the cost-effectiveness of thermal energy production by air-to-water heat pumps
Author(s) -
Sergey Kuz'min,
Nadezhda Ivshina
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/880/1/012047
Subject(s) - thermal energy , profitability index , energy cost , energy (signal processing) , production (economics) , environmental science , thermal , heat energy , process engineering , heat pump , production cost , engineering , mechanical engineering , meteorology , thermodynamics , business , economics , architectural engineering , heat exchanger , mathematics , statistics , physics , macroeconomics , finance
This paper provides a methodology for identifying the cost-effectiveness of thermal energy generation by air-to-water heat pumps. The results of a comparative estimate of the cost of energy received and the profitability of the method under consideration are presented.