Published February 11, 2026 | Version v1
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Potential of decentralized heat pumps for buildings in Germany

  • 1. ROR icon Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research
  • 2. Fraunhofer Insitute for Systems and Innovation Research

Description

Introduction

A consistent dataset of estimated maximum achievable heating capacities with decentralized heat pumps that exploit the available environmental heat sources of air or ground at building level, for both residential and non-residential buildings. The analysis for air source heat pumps accounts for the space availability around the building and noise immissions due to the heat pump considering the noise immission guideline limits. The analysis for ground source heat pumps takes into account property area available around the building and the average heat exchange rate with the ground.

Technical info

id_building unique identifier of the building
id_region_nuts3 NUTS 3 region number in the project
hp_site location of the heat pump in WKT-format, EPSG:3035
feasibility_distance limiting distance to the immission point in neighboring building
id_building_location settlement type that the building is found in
max_HP_capacity_35 maximum capacity of standard air-source heat pump in kW under 35 dB(A) noise emission limit
max_HP_capacity_quiet_35 maximum capacity of quiet air-source heat pump in kW under 35 dB(A) noise emission limit
max_HP_capacity_40 maximum capacity of standard air-source heat pump in kW under 40 dB(A) noise emission limit
max_HP_capacity_quiet_40 maximum capacity of quiet air-source heat pump in kW under 40 dB(A) noise emission limit
max_HP_capacity_45 maximum capacity of standard air-source heat pump in kW under 45 dB(A) noise emission limit
max_HP_capacity_quiet_45 maximum capacity of quiet air-source heat pump in kW under 45 dB(A) noise emission limit
footprint* footprint polygon of building in WKT-format, EPSG:3035
land_footprint footprint polygon of building's assigned property in WKT-format, EPSG:3035
number_of_probes number of ground probes possible to fit in the whole property
probable_usable_area_share share of the property area probably usable for ground heat exchangers
probable_usable_area property area probably usable for ground heat exchangers
probable_probe_count probable number of ground probes possible to fit in the usable part of the property
max_HP_capacity_straight maximum capacity of ground-source heat pump in kW when using straight horizontal ground collectors
max_HP_capacity_slinky_coil maximum capacity of ground-source heat pump in kW when using slinky coil horizontal ground collectors
max_HP_capacity_helical_coil maximum capacity of ground-source heat pump in kW when using helical coil horizontal ground collectors
max_HP_capacity_probe_25m maximum capacity of ground-source heat pump in kW when using vertical ground probes of 25 m depth
max_HP_capacity_probe_50m maximum capacity of ground-source heat pump in kW when using vertical ground probes of 50 m depth
max_HP_capacity_probe_75m maximum capacity of ground-source heat pump in kW when using vertical ground probes of 75 m depth
max_HP_capacity_probe_100m maximum capacity of ground-source heat pump in kW when using vertical ground probes of 100 m depth
height_m*

value: height of the building in [m], 

source: source of the height data,

lineage: height assignment method

position** location of building centroid in WKT-format, EPSG:3035
construction_year**

value: construction year, 

source: source of the construction year data,

lineage: construction year assignment method

size_class**

value: size class of the building, 

source: source of the size class data,

lineage: size class assignment method

refurbishment_state**

value: refurbishment state of the building, 

source: source of the refurbishment state data,

lineage: refurbishment state assignment method

tabula_type**

value: TABULA type of the building, 

source: source of the TABULA data,

lineage: TABULA type assignment method

sector

res: residential

nres: non-residential

* as published by Forschungszentrum Jülich in ETHOS.BUILDA: Building Footprint and Height Dataset Germany

** as published by Forschungszentrum Jülich in ETHOS.BUILDA: Residential Building TABULA Archetype Dataset Germany

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