Flexibly coupling power and heat sectors may contribute to both renewable energy integration and decarbonization. We … temporal research scopes and identify state-of-the-art analytical model formulations, particularly concerning heat pumps and … indicates that power-to-heat technologies can cost-effectively contribute to fossil fuel substitution, renewable integration …

The reform of the Buildings Energy Act is intended to increase the share of renewable energies in the heat sector. But … the proposed measures (among which the promotion of electric heat pumps figures prominently) are ecologically ineffective … European emissions trading systems. Installing heat pumps in the building stock will require high investments and thus make any …

. This paper presents an extensive review of previous works on several aspects of heat pumps, including their role in the … decarbonisation of the heating sector. In addition, we cover themes related to the recent technological advances of heat pumps as well … and barriers for a significant uptake of heat pumps in various markets. Generally, as the share of renewables in the …