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T-4B1c-TE-3 - Shift to heat pumps in industrial buildings

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: .

Heat pumps for domestic heating provide heat efficiently with zero emissions and a low lifecycle cost. They can also provide cooling. Switching to low carbon heating must be done alongside energy efficiency, so as to size the new heating system properly and guarantee high-performing, low-energy systems.

Sustainability Category: Green

Green

This transition element substantially contributes to climate change mitigation through significant greenhouse gas reductions, carbon sequestration, or enabling the transition to net-zero emissions. The transition element aligns with science-based pathways to limit global warming and should be prioritized for investment and expansion.

Transition Element

Shift type: Type Shift
Operations: m2
Activity measure: m2
Activity conversion: 1

Activities

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description

YAML Specification

sustainability: green
version: 2.0.1
type: shift
longName: Shift from fossil fuels and electric heaters to heat pumps in industrial
  buildings.
shortName: Heat pump in industrial buildings
description: Heat pumps in non residential industrial buildings
unitOfMeasure: m2
cohort:
  expression: '1'
shiftFrom:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: industrial_building_heating_with_gas
  - chain: industrial_building_heating_with_oil
  - chain: industrial_building_heating_with_direct_electric_heaters
  - chain: industrial_building_heating_with_lpg
  - chain: industrial_building_heating_with_coal
  - chain: industrial_building_heating_with_gas_oil
shiftTo:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: industrial_building_heating_with_heatpump
cobenefits:
- air_quality
- indoor_climate_and_air_quality
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