TITLE:
Impact of the Heat Pump on the Environment
AUTHORS:
Jovan Mitrović
KEYWORDS:
Heat Pump, Environment
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Power and Energy Engineering,
Vol.11 No.6,
June
26,
2023
ABSTRACT: The paper
deals with the impact of a mechanical compression heat pump, operated by
electrical energy, on the environment. Irrespective of its origin and the
history of its production, this energy pollutes the environment as waste heat.
The operational energy, obtained from the so-called alternative energy sources
(wind, water energy), also burdens the environment as waste heat. This is not
the case with the solar energy. A direct conversion of the Sun’s rays into
electricity does not additionally affect the environment, compared to their
direct conversion into heat without our intervention.