Overview of heating and cooling. Perceptions, markets and regulatory frameworks for decarbonisation. Deliverable 2, Perception and image of H&C technologies by current district heating and heat pump users and non-users from industrial, residential and public sector (Task 2)

• Main Authors: Breitschopf, Barbara, Billerbeck, Anna, Preuß, Sabine, Horian, Stefanie
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Publications Office of the European Union 2023
• Subjects: Air conditioning; Cost analysis; Energy policy; Energy technologies; EU member state; Heat pump; Heating; Iceland; Investment promotion; Norway; Reduction of gas emissions; Renewable energy; Switzerland; Tax incentive; United Kingdom
• Online Access: https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/437711; https://doi.org/10.2833/269242; https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-1051

This study assessed the perception of renewable and energy-efficient heating and cooling (H&C) technologies, with a focus on district heating (DH) and heat pumps (HP). The study covered the residential sector as well as industry and the public sector. Moreover, the study highlights the differences and similarities in perception between the sectors.