Heat pumps incorporation in Turku’s renewable energy infrastructure

Zevenhoven, Ron (Principal Investigator)
Mutiganda, Jean Claude (Co-Principal Investigator)
Grönholm, Sam (Co-Investigator)
Lahtinen, Taina (Project staff)
Högnabba, Kim (Project staff)

Description

Investigation of the process of reaching the targets carbon neutrality in heating and cooling smart cities. Focus on heat pump technology. A comparative approach including Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands.

Layman's description

The project analyzes how a smart city heats and cools buildings and infrastructures located in its territory. More precisely, the research aims to investigate the potentials of heat pump technology in providing environment friendly source of energy to heat and cool buildings and infrastructures of a city. Empirical data come from Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands.

Key findings

The empirical work is ongoing.

Short title	Heat-Pioneer
Acronym	Heat-Pioneer
Status	Active
Effective start/end date	01/01/24 → 31/12/25
Links	https://www.turku.fi/en/turku-urban-research-programme-call-research-projects

Collaborative partners

Åbo Akademi University (lead)
London School of Economics and Political Science

Funding

City of Turku

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):