Study on the performance of solar-assisted transcritical CO2 heat pump system with phase change energy storage suitable for rural houses

Determinants of farmers’ decision to adopt solar powered pumps

“…Solar energy based products have numerous benefits along with some grave complications (Zongwei et al , 2018). Pandey (2007) stated some drawbacks of solar energy products such as installation cost, investment cost and maintenance cost, which are very high but are incurred at the initial stage.…”

“…In the existing literature, the compatibility of new solar energy based products is found to be a significant factor (Farheen and Sehgal, 2018; Jamie et al , 2017). However, an innovation might have value and offer new options but it must be an appropriate and viable option for those who are considering using this (Carlos et al , 2018; Zongwei et al , 2018; Yadav and Pathak, 2016). More solar energy products are compatible with the current environmental, climatic and management practices; higher is the likelihood that a consumer will adopt the technology (Jiangwei, 2018; Pavel and Rajagopal, 2017).…”

“…Individuals, who view new technology as compatible with their operations, will find it useful and beneficial (Paul et al , 2016). Recent studies have considered solar energy as the most reliable source of renewable energy as compared to other renewable energy sources; thus, it can be easily used as per the need of consumers (Zongwei et al , 2018). That is, why compatibility is considered as one of the dimensions in the present study because of its impact on the adoption and usage decisions.…”

“…Kevin (2013) highlighted that subsidies provided by the government positively affect the sale of solar energy products. Therefore, efforts should be made to provide subsidies to promote solar products and to create awareness toward environmental issues (Zongwei et al , 2018). In addition, Carlos et al (2018) stated that there should be a mass advertisement to educate potential consumers regarding subsidies and offers provided by the government.…”

Review of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) based heating and cooling technologies: Past, present, and future outlook

“…Nekså proposed that CO 2 is highly suitable for application of building heating . It has been used in a variety of applications like fire extinguisher, lasers, refrigeration, supercritical drying, domestic hot water, solar water heating, mobile air conditioning (MAC) and heating for vehicles, CO 2 heat pump with Phase Change Materials, and geothermal heat transfer fluid, and so on. Gullo et al investigated the efficiency of R404A and R744 systems.…”