The 3rd international experts’ meeting of IEA HPT Annex 52, titled Long-term measurements of GSHP system performance in commercial, institutional and multi-family buildings, gathered 28 experts from eight countries in Helsinki, Finland, on May 23-24th. Publications and open access data sets Annex 52 has now run for a year and...
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August 1-2, the 2019 China heat Pump Annual Conference will take place in Shanghai, China. The Conference is hosted by the China Energy Conservation Association and Caroline Haglund Stignor from Heat Pump Centre will join the event to give a presentation about the Heat Pumping Technology Collaboration Programme (HPT TCP). "It is of special interest and joy...
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June 26 marks a very special day for the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industries. World Refrigeration Day has brought the global “Cooling Family” together like never before. It is truly remarkable how an idea, which first germinated in the mind of a British refrigeration consultant, has been received,...
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Generation of thermal energy for heating and cooling often has a negative environmental impact due to the fuels used. The need for such fuels decreases with installation of heat pumps. But the heat pump in itself is a potential source of greenhouse gases, as the refrigerants used often have a...
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Ever since 2008 the Swedish market for the heat pumping technology has steadily increased and is estimated to account for an annual sale of approximately 16 000 MSEK or 1500 MEUR in 2018 (1 EUR equals 10,5 SEK). The business can be divided into three segments: Air Conditioning 4 000...
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Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in the 13th IEA Heat Pump Conference in Jeju, Korea. The Heat Pump Conference is the perfect place to interact with researchers, industry and market representatives, policy makers, all gathered around the topic; Heat pumping technology. About the 13th conference Energy and the environment...
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The Fourth Mission Innovation Ministerial meeting (MI-4) was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 28, in conjunction with the 10th Clean Energy Ministerial meeting. The Chair of MI-4 reported in a summary that Reporting MI members are on track to meet their doubling commitments, investing an additional $4.6B...
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Globally, heat pumps provide only 3% of heating in buildings. To be in line with the Sustainable Development Scenario (SDS) this share needs to triple by 2030 according to IEA’s Tracking of Clean Energy Progress website for Heat Pumps recently published. Electric heat pumps could supply more than 90% of...
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