Events & Activities
IEA HPT Project 65 | Deep Dive Session Date: Monday 16th November Time: 11:00 - 12.15 CET Format: Online webinar – Free participation, no registration required! How to join: Simply click the webinar link, which will be made available here a few days before the session. About the Session As...
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Market & Policy
In the first six months of 2026, sales of residential heat pumps rose by 11% in 12 European countries, according to new statistics presented by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). One important factor behind the increase was the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in February 2026, which sent...
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Research & Innovation
Many heat pump experts from all over the world gathered online to discuss future new international collaboration projects on heat pumping technologies at the HPT TCP National Experts' Meeting hosted by the Heat Pump Centre. More than 127 people from 27 countries registered for the meeting. The annual meeting took...
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On September 17, 2026, IEA HPT Project 68 hosted its webinar “HTHPs and the Bio-/Pharma Industry”, organized in close collaboration with BioPhorum. With over 260 registered participants representing major pharmaceutical manufacturers, engineering consultancies, technology suppliers, and research institutions worldwide, the session highlighted the rapidly growing momentum for electrifying process heat...
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The 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference brought 812 participants to Vienna at the end of May, for four days of presentations, workshops and policy forums. It was the largest conference in the forty plus year history of the series, with 367 scientific contributions selected from a review process in which...
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In July the European Commission (EC) officially confirmed the participation as a contracting party in the Technology Collaboration of Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT TCP). Thereby they become the 21st full member of this collaboration programme under the umbrella of IEA. This membership offers both the EC and the HPT TCP...
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Space cooling is becoming one of the fastest-growing sources of energy demand in buildings. Rising temperatures, more frequent heatwaves, growing incomes and changing expectations for indoor comfort are all increasing the need and demand for cooling across the world. This challenge was the topic of the workshop "Comfort cooling concepts...
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Market & Policy
How can the heat pump community overcome policy, market and user-related barriers to speed up deployment? This question was at the centre of the workshop “Breaking Barriers – Accelerating Heat Pump Deployment”, hosted by the Heat Pump Centre on 26 May 2026 during the 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference in...
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