This second issue of 2025 spotlights a timely and forward-looking theme: Smart Controls and AI for Next-Generation Heat Pump Efficiency. As the heat pump sector continues to evolve, the integration of intelligent control systems, data-driven optimization, and artificial intelligence (AI) is proving essential for achieving higher efficiency, reliability, and user-centric operation.
Inside, we explore how smart algorithms, real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and adaptive system management are reshaping performance across residential, commercial, industrial, and district energy applications. Readers will find practical insights from cutting-edge research, digitalization strategies, and deployment experiences that illuminate pathways for widespread industry adoption.
This issue also features:
- Foreword: Digitalization at the Heart of Europe’s Energy Future
- Column: Advancing Industrial Heat Pumps through Value Chain Collaboration
Topical articles include:
- Increased Efficiency of Hybrid Heat Pump Systems using Optimal Control in the Redesign of a Historic Neighborhood’s Heating Supply
- Future-Proofing Buildings for heat pump-integrated 5th Generation District Heating and Cooling: How Building Renovation and Optimal Control Shape Network Performance
- Soft Fault Diagnosis and Evaluation Strategies: An Approach Beyond the State of the Art to Reduce Emissions Associated with Heating and Cooling in the Residential Sector
- The Impact of AI in Prescriptive Maintenance for Chillers and Heat Pumps
- Smart Controllers Enable Innovative and Sustainable Residential Thermal Network Design and Operation
- Applying Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting the COP of a Stirling-Based High-Temperature Heat Pump
- Outperforming the Heating Curve with Data-Driven Model Predictive Control
Finally, in our National Market section, we turn the spotlight on Norway with an in-depth Heat Pump Market Report, providing valuable perspectives from one of Europe’s most dynamic heat pump markets.
Together, these articles demonstrate how digital intelligence and AI are unlocking the next level of heat pump performance, driving a more efficient, cleaner, smarter, and more resilient energy future.
