Research Article

Investment and Economy Analysis of Water-Source Heat Pump System in Chongqing, China

Table 1

The average incremental investment and allowance of WSHPs project.

Building functionBuilding area
(10,000 m2)
Incremental investment
(CNY/m2)
Allowance
(CNY 10,000)
Average building area allowance
(CNY/m2)*
Payback period
(Year)

1Hotel2.6195119.9246.1212.4
2Hotel1.18247108.9692.349
3Office5.495.07468.4886.7612.4
4Office3.8166.1427973.4215
5Commercial and residential35221.795127.178.26
6Commercial and residential776.9468.5666.9418
7Commercial and residential5.4292.41843156.1113.5
8Commercial and residential30249.6227275.737.29

Average193.0178.0711.98

Some projects get allowance from Chongqing city government, while some get allowance from both Chongqing city government and the state. CNY is short for China Yuan.