The DecarbCities forum, arranged by the European Heat Pump association (EHPA), took place on the 16th of May in Vienna and brought together representatives of cities, planners, the heat pump industry and other related industry. Martin Forsén, president of the EHPA, introduced the day by telling the story about how...
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The heat pumping community comes together to discuss affordable heating and cooling. You are welcome to join! On the 22 of May, as part of Nordic Clean Energy Week, HPT arranges a session on challenges regarding low-carbon heating and cooling during Arena: Sustainable Heating and Cooling. Issues such as how...
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HPC has received the letter of confirmation from Austria, confirming their joining in Annex 49 "Design and integration of heat pumps for nZEB" The responsible national experts are: Fabian Ochs (Unit for Energy efficient building, University of Innsbruck) Andreas Heinz (IWT Institute of thermal engineering, Graz Technical University) Philip Horn...
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Flexible, sustainable and clean. That is the necessary future for the energy systems world-wide. The focus of this issue of HPT magazine is how heat-pumping technologies can contribute to that development. The contribution comes in two forms: heating energy can shift from fossil fuels to renewable electricity, and at the...
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The IEA Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT TCP) was submitted an extension for the period 1 March 2018 to 28 February 2023 by the IEA Committee on Energy Research and Technology (CERT). In the approval, CERT states that "The HPT TCP strategy (vision, mission, objectives) are consistent with...
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The Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT TCP) Annual Report for 2018 is now published and can be downloaded from our website. The Annual Report describes the work of the Programme during 2018 including Message from the Chairman, information about our Annexes, and the highlights of 2018. This...
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The 9th international Conference about Cold Climate HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) took place in Kiruna, in the very north of Sweden, from the 12th to the 15th of March. Heat Pump Centre was present with a booth to promote and inform about the HPT TCP. The conference was attended...
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Refrigerant prices, illegal imports and the implications of Brexit on the quota system are some of the topics that were discussed at an important European Commission meeting last week. Representatives of the air conditioning and refrigeration industry and environmental groups met with ministers from the Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action...
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