20.500.12556/DiRROS-18429 Influence of geology, hydrogeology, and climate on ground source heat pump distribution in Slovenia and selected European countries Shallow geothermal energy (SGE) is a renewable energy that could contribute to the decarbonatization of the heating and cooling sector. SGE is predominantly harnessed through ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems. The choice of which type of GSHP system depends on various factors. Understanding these factors is crucial for optimizing the efficiency of GSHP systems and fostering their implementation. In this paper, we have analysed the spatial distribution of GSHPs in Slovenia. We identified 1073 groundwater and 1122 ground-coupled heat pump systems with a total heat pump capacity of almost 30 MW. We quantitatively assessed the influence of geological, hydrogeological, and climate conditions on their spatial distribution. Using the χ2 test and information value method, we identified hydrogeological conditions as the most influential factor for the GSHP systems’ spatial distribution. We also performed the spatial analysis of geological and hydrogeological data in 22 European countries, including Slovenia. We collected the reported numbers of installed GSHP units in 2020 and were able to distinguish the shares of groundwater and ground-coupled heat pump systems for 12 of these countries. The analysis showed that ground-coupled heat pumps predominate in most countries, even if the natural conditions are favourable for groundwater heat pumps. shallow geothermal energy renewable heating and cooling ground-source heat pump spatial distribution natural condition true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Ni določen Neznano 2024-03-16 03:37:04 2024-03-19 12:47:56 2024-03-20 03:39:22 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 17 str. no. 3 vol. 13 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno apc 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2024-03-08 550.3 2079-9276 10.3390/resources13030039 189061635 resources-13-00039-1.pdf resources-13-00039-1.pdf 1 356E240306322F863B99B3AF7A555698 27fe232384f514a579fb6b7a71c3469a45f8a8e14679e215f221e2167a04bc91 f029bea5-e5e6-11ee-9dd4-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=25161 Geološki zavod Slovenije 0 0 0