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- Serious Environmental Pollution
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During the coal combustion process, a large amount of pollutants will be released, including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, dust, etc., which is one of the important sources of environmental problems such as smoggy weather and acid rain.
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- Centralized Heating
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In the process of urban expansion, restricted by the laying of the heating pipeline network, there are significant limitations. With the continuous development and construction of cities, new urban areas, remote regions or areas with complex terrain keep emerging. However, laying the heating pipeline network requires a huge investment of capital, manpower and time costs, and it has to face many constraints such as geographical conditions and urban planning. This makes it difficult to achieve the coverage of the heating pipeline network in a short time in some newly developed areas, limiting the unlimited expansion of centralized heating services.
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- Fossil Energy
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Using the combustion of primary fossil energy as a low-grade heat source for room heating, due to the mismatch of energy quality and low energy conversion efficiency, not only causes energy waste, but also affects the environment and sustainable development due to pollutant emissions and excessive resource consumption.
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Solution Overview
Solving the Environmental Pollution Problem
By adopting the water (ground) source heat pump system, renewable energy sources such as shallow geothermal resources underground or surface water are utilized. During the operation of the unit, no fossil fuels are burned, and there are no pollutant emissions such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and dust. It fundamentally solves the environmental pollution problem caused by heating with coal combustion.
Solving the Limitation Problem of Heating Pipeline Network Laying
The water (ground) source heat pump system does not require large-scale laying of the heating pipeline network. It can make use of underground or surface water resources on the spot. In new urban areas, remote regions or areas with complex terrain, it can be flexibly installed without being restricted by the extension of the heating pipeline network, and can quickly provide heating and cooling services for buildings.
Solving the Problems of Energy Waste and Sustainable Development
This system has a high energy efficiency ratio. It can efficiently convert low-grade thermal energy into available thermal energy. A small amount of electrical energy input can obtain a large amount of thermal energy or cooling energy, improving energy utilization efficiency, reducing energy waste, and meeting the requirements of sustainable development.
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Environmental Pollution Problem
Details of the Solution: The water (ground) source heat pump system extracts the heat of shallow geothermal energy or surface water through underground buried pipe heat exchangers or surface water intake devices. It transfers the heat from underground or surface water to buildings for heating; the entire process does not involve the combustion of fossil fuels. In addition, the sewage source heat pump system can utilize a large amount of thermal energy contained in urban sewage. Through the sewage heat extraction device, the heat in the sewage is extracted, transferred to the heat pump unit through a heat exchanger, and then the heat pump unit supplies heat to the building.
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Limitations in the Laying of Centralized Heating Pipeline Network
Details of the Solution: This system can adopt the installation methods of decentralized or centralized small units. For new urban areas and remote regions, independent water (ground) source heat pump units can be installed near each building or small building complex, directly utilizing the local underground or surface water resources. There is no need to lay a large-scale long-distance heating pipeline network, and only a simple water pipeline system needs to be connected inside the building. If a sewage source heat pump is used, the existing urban sewage pipeline network system can be utilized to introduce the sewage into the heat exchange equipment of the heat pump unit, eliminating the need to lay a large-scale heating transmission pipeline network again.
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Problems of Energy Waste and Sustainable Development
Details of the Solution: The water (ground) source heat pump system utilizes the principle of the reverse Carnot cycle to achieve efficient heat transfer by consuming a small amount of electrical energy. Compared with the traditional heating method of direct combustion of primary fossil energy, its energy conversion efficiency is greatly improved. Moreover, shallow geothermal energy and surface water are renewable energy sources, which are inexhaustible. The sewage source heat pump, also based on heat pump technology, extracts low-grade thermal energy from sewage and converts it into high-grade thermal energy for buildings. Sewage is continuously generated, and the thermal energy within it also persists continuously, providing a stable heat source for the heat pump system.