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Ambient heat and Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration

Energy flows from ambient heat to heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration.

Ambient heat (energy) and Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration (energy): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Energy flow

Physical flow · 85% of flow · Ambient heat → Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration

Air-source heat pumps lift low-grade heat from outdoor air.

  • 85% of Ambient heat's energy goes this way

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.