The team behind “The Global Cooling Prize” are performing tests of the Finalist’s prototypes at the CEPT University lab in India. The team is very content with the results of the ongoing tests: “This lab testing will continue into March 2021, but we are very encouraged by preliminary data of...
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The Annual Report of HPT Annex 54, Heat pump systems with low GWP refrigerants , is now published on the HPT Website. The report provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of current research, product development and regulation status of low-GWP refrigerants for the heat pump application. It summarizes the collective efforts...
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On December 13, IEA published a commentary written by the IEA analysts Thibaut Abergel and Chiara Delmastro. This commentary, starts with pointing out that high-efficiency heat pump technology is the cornerstone of sustainable buildings. Heating and cooling systems, are the two main end-uses in building operations, and since cooling demand...
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The IEA initiative “Today in the lab – Tomorrow in energy?” is designed to shine a spotlight on research projects under development in the Technology Collaboration programmes (TCPs). The purpose is to raise awareness of the contribution that TCP technologies and system can make in reaching climate and energy goals....
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On November 30, Annex "Acoustic Signature of Heat Pumps" held a webinar to present the work done during the years. The Annex has been running since 1 April 2017 and will be finalized in December 2020. The agenda was the following: Welcome - Caroline Haglund Stignor (Heat Pump Centre) Annex...
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The topic this time is: Digitalization as an enabler for a robust, flexible and sustainable energy system Digitalization is an enabler in many areas. And the energy system is, of course, no exception. With digitalization the energy system could become even more robust, flexible and sustainable. This issue of the...
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Fourth Experts’ Meeting for IEA-HPT Annex 54: Heat Pumps for Low GWP Refrigerants WebEx Meeting (Details below) Time: 23:00 – 24:00 (Japan Time) on December 7, 2020 Agenda 1. Welcome and Participants’ Introductions by Yunho Hwang – 23:00-23:10 2. Business Meeting – 23:20-24:00 1) Overall schedule, reporting deadlines 2) HPC Magazine...
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Location: Virtual Meeting Time: 20:00 – 23:00 (Japan Time) on December 7, 2020 Organizer: Yunho Hwang (IIR Commission B1 President, IEA HPT’s ANNEX54 Operatingt Agent) Agenda 1. “Introduction of IEA HPT's Annex 54: Heat Pumps for Low GWP Refrigerants” by Dr. Yunho Hwang (US) 2. “NEDO’s efforts in research and...
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