Energy-related CO2 emissions from buildings have risen in recent years after flattening between 2013 and 2016. Direct and indirect emissions from electricity and commercial heat used in buildings rose to 10 GtCO2 in 2019, the highest level ever recorded. Several factors have contributed to this rise, including growing energy demand...
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The Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT TCP) Annual Report for 2019 is now published and can be downloaded from our website. The Annual Report describes the work of the Programme during 2019 including Message from the Chairman, information about our Annexes, and the highlights of 2019. This...
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We hereby want to announce that the 13th International Energy Agency Heat Pump Conference once more will be postponed. The new date is April 26 - 29, 2021 and the location for the event remains the same: Jeju, South Korea. As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic situation is not recovering and...
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a report on the market for renewable energy, concentrating on the impact that the Covid-19 crisis has had on the different parts of the market. The report focuses on generation of electricity from renewable sources, but it also discusses transport biofuels as well...
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How to move fossil fuels out of the built environment is not easy to answer. This was was a main topic of the #DecarbCities conference that took place in Vienna earlier this year. Options are limited and include (renewables and waste based) district heating, green gas, and central and decentral...
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The heat pump year got off to a good start. Sales increased by 13 % as compared with the first quarter According to Finnish Heat Pump Association (SULPU ry) statistics, air-to-water heat pumps showed the highest growth rates (60 %). The continued growth in the sales of ground-source heat pumps...
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The UK Government has outlined its intentions to replace the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) with a new Clean Heat Grant that will aim to help households and businesses decarbonise through technology and push the nation towards its net-zero target for 2050. The RHI was put in place by the Government...
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The Final Report for HPT TCP Annex 47 – "Heat Pumps in District Heating and Cooling systems", has been finalized and can be downloaded at the Annex 47 web site: https://heatpumpingtechnologies.org/annex47/ You can also download the 2-page summary here. Objective The objective of Annex 47 has been to gather information...
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