Introduction to renewable heating and cooling

G7 and a growing number of other countries globally are aiming to decarbonize the energy sector. Decarbonization is especially needed in the heating and cooling sector, since it is responsible for 50.6% of the final energy demand today, mainly using fossil fuels. Renewable heating and cooling technologies are the key decarbonization technologies with the potential to meet 100% of the heating and cooling demand. They are already available on the market, but due to several barriers, the market share of sustainable renewable energy sources in the heating and cooling sector is only 7% today. Therefore, it is necessary to unlock their potential by intensified research and development and improved market deployment policies.