Market & Policy
Heat pumps are central to clean and secure heating, yet adoption remains uneven and is often slowed by concerns about cost, reliability, and complexity. How can communication help bridge this gap? A study by the USERs TCP explored how governments can communicate costs, comfort, and credibility to build public trust and support...
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Heat pumps can deliver three to five times more heat than the electricity they consume. However, to fully realise this potential, energy pricing must work in their favour. Today, taxes and levies often tip the balance towards fossil fuels, slowing the energy transition. In a time of volatile fossil fuel...
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Market & Policy
The latest data released by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) show that heat pump sales across Europe grew substantially in 2025, with an average increase of 10.3% across 16 countries and total residential sales reaching 2.62 million units. “Heat pump sales testify to government action” press release published on...
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HPT TCP Updates
The overall objective is to establish an independent knowledge base with valuable, high-quality information about the flexibility of heat pumps. Ultimately this will contribute toward an accelerated capacity for heat pump solutions to provide flexibility towards both the greater energy systems that supply them and the thermal systems and loads...
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HPT TCP Updates
The aim of the project is to gain new knowledge that supports the development of new enhanced miniaturized components and systems. Knowledge that will allow components for heat pumps, air conditioning units and refrigeration equipment to be produced with reduced cost, lower environmental impact and which will reduce the risks...
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Modern district heating and cooling is an excellent enabler for integrating renewables, waste heat, heat pumps, storage, and digitalisation into the energy system to deliver deep decarbonisation, affordable comfort, energy security, and jobs. It relies on the combination with other energy technologies, and in the future, heat pumps will be...
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New Zealand has joined IEA HPT TCP Project 68 as a limited sponsor, reinforcing its commitment to advancing high-temperature heat pump technologies and accelerating the decarbonisation of industrial process heat. Through its participation, New Zealand contributes national expertise, research capacity, and policy experience to the international effort to scale up...
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Takeaways from the High-Temperature Heat Pump Symposium 2026 The High-Temperature Heat Pump (HTHP) Symposium 2026 confirmed that high-temperature heat pumps are no longer a niche technology but an emerging cornerstone of industrial decarbonization. The conference took place on 21–22 January 2026 at Bella Center Copenhagen, Denmark, bringing together the global...
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