US Energy Information Administration

 

Description
US Energy Information Administration (EIA) database contains general and policy-related documents. Updated daily.

 

Availability
Free of charge from http://www.eia.doe.gov/.

 

Number of entries: keywords = heat pump (Nov. 99)
Total of 197 in full database (15,336 in EIAwebt). No 'heat pump' on the 'bookshelf', which is another part of the site.

 

Description of heat pump entries
Many documents are general and policy-related, but they include market data on ground-source heat pumps. Documents are directly accessible.

• Application area: all

• Heat source: ground- and air-source heat pumps

• Technology specification: no focus on technology

• Type of project: 5% of hits are for demonstration projects

Assessment
The documents found on this site focus on policy and market issues. The ready accessibility is an advantage.

 

 

Last updated: 1 March 2004

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