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. 2019 Sep:176:108381.
doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.03.019. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Advanced household heat pumps for air pollution control: A pilot field study in Ulaanbaatar, the coldest capital city in the world

Ajay Pillarisetti  1 , Rongjiang Ma  2 , Munkhbayar Buyan  3 , Boldkhuu Nanzad  4 , Yuma Argo  1 , Xudong Yang  2 , Kirk R Smith  1
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Advanced household heat pumps for air pollution control: A pilot field study in Ulaanbaatar, the coldest capital city in the world

Ajay Pillarisetti et al. Environ Res. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Ulaanbaatar - the coldest capital in the world - is home to half of Mongolia's population, much of which uses coal for household heating, contributing to high wintertime air pollution. We piloted two-stage air-to-air heat pumps in 2017, when temperatures dropped to -39 °C. These heat pumps were reliable and efficient, with an average coefficient of performance of 1.86 on the coldest days. Heat pumps' recurrent costs were similar to those of coal stoves and lower than those of resistive heaters.

Keywords: Air pollution; Coal; Electricity; Energy transitions; Household heating; Mongolia.

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