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Local area energy mapping approach for high-density heat pump deployment

By: Rajat Gupta,  Matt Gregg and  Chenfei Liu  
Open Access
|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.565 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 17, 2025
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Accepted on: Jul 26, 2025
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Published on: Aug 19, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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