The official end date of Annex 48 is 31/03/2019. Compilation of the final report is ongoing. Industrial heat pumps (IHP) are active heat-recovery devices that incr…
Annex 40 - Heat Pump Concepts for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings
Objectives Evaluation of concepts for buildings in order to reach a nearly Zero Energy consumption applying heat pumps as core component of the building technology Evalua…
A joint project with the IEA “Solar Heating and Cooling” Implementing Agreement (SHC) Task 44 Annex 38 was concerned with solar and heat pump system for space heating…
Demonstration of Field Measurements of Heat Pump Systems in Buildings - Good Examples with Modern Technology
There is a need to be able to demonstrate the potential for energy savings and CO2 reduction with heat pump technology. There is also a need for increased knowledge of th…
It is widely recognised that residential and commercial heat pump equipment suffers significant performance loss (i.e. decreased capacity and efficiency), depending on ho…
Objectives The objective of the Annex was to reduce the use of energy and emissions of greenhouse gas emissions by the increased application of heat pumps in industry,…
Thermally Driven Heat Pumps for Heating and Cooling
The goal of Annex 34 was to reduce the environmental impact of heating and cooling by the use of thermally driven heat pumps. It was based on the results from Annex 24, …
This Annex was directed at widening the use of compact heat exchangers (CHEs) in heat pumping systems. The Annex wanted to show that these can improve efficiencies, min…
Economical Heating and Cooling Systems for Low Energy Houses
This Annex investigated different configurations of integrated multifunctional heat pump systems for space heating, DHW production, space cooling, ventilation and de-/hu…
Advanced Modeling and Tools for Analysis of Energy Use in Supermarkets
Supermarkets are the most energy intensive buildings in the commercial sector. It has been estimated that 3-5 % of the total use of electricity stems from supermarkets in…