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Welcome to the online Heat Pump Estimator
This heat pump estimation tool is designed to aid planning for industrial and commercial heat pump projects. The results are only an estimation, intended to provide a ball-park idea of your heating and cooling needs and how a heat pump might be able to answer these needs.
You can enter some basic figures below and click to receive an estimate of the size and cost of the heat pump you need. You can then take this estimation to product suppliers to assist in the provision of quotations.
Heat pumps for industrial and commercial applications
Heat pumps are increasingly viewed as an essential technology for the decarbonisation of heating and cooling in a range of applications. Extremely efficient, heat pumps are also advantageous as they can run on renewably generated electricity, utilise waste heat and cool from adjoining processes and sources, and with the integration of thermal storage, heat pumps can enable optimisation of energy use and tariff structures and participation in demand response.
To learn more about heat pumps for industrial and commercial uses, please visit the websites for the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity and FutureHeat.info.
Diagram of how a heat pump works. Source: A2EP
What size and what type of heat pump do you need?
So, you’re interested in heat pumps? An important first step is to determine the capacity you need. A common misconception is that you will need a heat pump with the same capacity as the boiler you are replacing. This is not the case. Once you have an idea of the capacity and use characteristics you need, the tool will help you select the right kind and size of heat pump for your application, accelerating the process of transitioning to a heat pump.
This estimator is intended as an easily accessible ‘heat pump selector’ or ‘pre-selector’ to allow decision-makers to do some basic modelling on the impact of different heating temperatures. It is designed to be usable by business managers as well as seasoned engineers. The user can plug in some basic values regarding heating, cooling, location, and temperature requirements. From this. the estimator will provide an estimate of CapEx, OpEx and allow you to compare two natural refrigerants for the solution. The goal is to find out in a few minutes whether heat pumps warrant a more detailed investigation for your requirements and whether you should seek out more information.
An expanded version of this tool is available to A2EP Members, it offers more advanced sizing and settings as well as estimations for thermal storage. Contact A2EP for more information about Membership and accessing this version of the tool.
| Heat Pump Estimator result |
Ammonia (R717) | CO2 (R744) |
|---|---|---|
| Annual heating energy use (MJ) | - | - |
| Maximum heat pump electrical demand (kVA) | - | - |
| Heat pump size required (kW thermal) | - | - |
| COP (heating) | - | - |
| COP (cooling) | - | - |
| Maximum cooling power (kW) | - | - |
| Estimated CapEx | - | - |
| Estimated OpEx (maintenance and energy) | - | - |
| Recommended thermal storage size (kWh) | - | - |
| Estimated CapEx of recommended thermal storage | - | - |
| Net Savings | - | - |
| Simple payback for heat pump + thermal storage in years | - | - |
Terms of use
This Heat Pump Estimator tool is intended to provide an estimate only. The advice contained on this website and in the information supplied and emailed from the tool is general in nature and should not be relied upon for the planning and purchasing of equipment. In using this website and estimator tool, you agree to use the information provided only for its intended purpose.
*Costs and savings are presented in Australian Dollars. The costs estimates were prepared in 2021 and will fluctuate as the Australian Dollar exchange rate fluctuates. The range for CapEx is -10% to +100% as the installation cost can vary greatly site to site. The range for OpEx is roughly +/- 30%.
Acknowledgements
This heat pump calculation tool was developed by the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity, pitt&sherry and SmartConsult, with support from Mayekawa Australia and the Australian Meat Processor Corporation.
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