With renewable energy sources the electricity production becomes more variable and unpredictable, causing an imbalance between supply and demand. But balance is necessary. A possible solution to this is demand flexibility: making the electricity demand follow the supply, rather than the traditional way, the other way around. Such demand flexibility...
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Data centres are known for producing excess heat. The new centre in Appenzell, Switzerland is no exception: in full operation it could provide the district heating network with approximately 1.5 MW excess heat. But the benefits don’t end there. Thanks to the installation of a high-temperature heat pump, the excess...
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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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Deadline for nomination is November 30, 2019 Every three years the Peter Ritter von Rittinger International Heat Pump Award is awarded in conjunction with the International IEA Heat Pump Conference. The Peter Ritter von Rittinger Interantional Heat Pump Award is the highest international award in the air conditioning, heat pump...
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HPT TCP, the Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies, will exhibit at the European Heat Pump Summit 2019. The event will take place in Nuremberg, Germany on 22 – 23 October. Come and meet her there! During the conference several different workshops will be arranged by the HPT Annexes such as Annex 55...
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Are you curios about the Annex 55 Comfort and Climate Box project (CCB)? This is a short and simple video giving a brief introduction. The CCB is a joint project between the two Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs), Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT) and the Energy Storage (ECES), under the auspices of the...
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Image: One heat pump at the location of Marienhütte. A steel and rolling mill used for increased environmental friendliness. That might sound strange, but is actually happening in Graz, Austria, where the mill is connected to the district heating grid. One part of the success story is two large and...
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All presentations given at the workshop "Acoustics of Heat Pumps" in the framework of the ICR2019 by Annex 51 members are now online. Program Annex 51 Acoustic Signatures of Heat Pumps in the framework of the International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies Acoustic Regulations of Heat...
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