IF YOU'RE WILLING TO CHANGE THE WORLD LET HEAT PUMPS BE YOUR ENERGY!
By Raymond C. Decorvet, Senior Account Executive, Global Business Development ETES, MAN Energy Solutions
As the world wakes up to the reality of the energy security challenge, intelligent heat pump technologies and district heating could be the answer we're all looking for.
Renewables like wind and solar are intermittent. To successful- ly deploy them and still balance the grid requires large-scale storage. Ideally, such long duration energy storage (LDES) must be able to deliver power instantly and simultaneously retain energy on a seasonal time frame so that, for example, summer solar capacity can be used to meet winter energy demand. The solution to this complex issue is, in fact, deceptively simple - a heat pump system built around tried and tested compres- sor technology.
The conflict in Ukraine and the ensuing energy crisis have shown the stark reality that energy security is, at its best, ephemeral when it relies on external resources. In response, coinciding with a growing sense of climate urgency, national governments are looking at massively increasing the share of home-grown green power in their energy mix. According to the IEA's Electricity Market Report 2023, renewables' share of global power generation is forecast to rise from 29% to 35% by 2025. However, while this will lower carbon intensity and reduce energy dependence, it also represents a big challenge.
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