GreenHeat - The next generation of AI-based services for heat pumps

In Austria, the building sector requires 25 % of the total final energy demand amounting to 316 TWh in 2019. Currently Heat Pumps (HPs) generate 6 % of the energy in the building sector (6.3 TWh or 478000 t CO2eq) and over 34 TWh are still provided by non-renewable sources Invalid source specified.. Austria targets to replace oil, gas, and coal in heating systems with renewable heat sources until 2040. HPs will play a decisive role in the future of heating systems for their low carbon footprint and ability to provide both heating and cooling. Assuming HPs with a reasonable average COP of 3.5 will replace 70 % of all existing non-renewable heating systems until 2040, their projected total electricity consumption only in buildings will be about 9 TWh/a with CO2eq emissions of about 2x106 t/a. Fault detection and intelligent control measures enable energy savings at least 10 % in HPs Invalid source specified.Invalid source specified.. This would result in a potential for CO2eq savings of 200000 t/a due to methods to be developed in this project.