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<p>Despite the increasing interest in modern solutions for energy performance improvement in residential sector, a gap persists between literature development and current implementation practices on domestic heating and cooling through heat pumps technology. Homeowners are encouraged to manage their energy-related issues in a systematic manner to ensure continual improvement of energy efficiency. This paper attempts to explore the drivers and obstacles to the use of heat pumps system for domestic heating, cooling, and hot water production in the residential sector, in order to improve dwellings’ energy performance and reduce the carbon footprint. The study uses a regression model with a sample of 389 participants from Romania and shows that the availability of energy plans, voluntary association in an energy community, and mixed funding exert a positive influence, whereas bureaucracy, poor energy efficiency-related information, and fiscal incentives exert a negative influence on the intention of adopting heat pumps technology by homeowners.</p>
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Despite the increasing interest in modern solutions for energy performance improvement in residential sector, a gap persists between literature development and current implementation practices on domestic heating and cooling through heat pumps technology. Homeowners are encouraged to manage their energy-related issues in a systematic manner to ensure continual improvement of energy efficiency. This paper attempts to explore the drivers and obstacles to the use of heat pumps system for domestic heating, cooling, and hot water production in the residential sector, in order to improve dwellings’ energy performance and reduce the carbon footprint. The study uses a regression model with a sample of 389 participants from Romania and shows that the availability of energy plans, voluntary association in an energy community, and mixed funding exert a positive influence, whereas bureaucracy, poor energy efficiency-related information, and fiscal incentives exert a negative influence on the intention of adopting heat pumps technology by homeowners.

Managing energy performance through heat pumps. Success drivers and barriers in residential sector

Management & Marketing

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Despite the increasing interest in modern solutions for energy performance improvement in residential sector, a gap persists between literature development and...

Managing energy performance through heat pumps. Success drivers and barriers in residential sector

Publicado en línea: 28 sept 2023

Páginas: 214 - 233

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mmcks-2023-0012

Palabras clave
managing energy performance, heat pumps system, energy efficiency improvement, drivers and obstacles, residential sector, homeowners

© 2023 Carmen Păunescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Managing energy performance through heat pumps. Success drivers and barriers in residential sector

Publicado en línea: 28 sept 2023

Páginas: 214 - 233

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mmcks-2023-0012

Palabras clavemanaging energy performance, heat pumps system, energy efficiency improvement, drivers and obstacles, residential sector, homeowners

© 2023 Carmen Păunescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
managing energy performance, heat pumps system, energy efficiency improvement, drivers and obstacles, residential sector, homeowners