Demand-side electrification and heat pump rollout are pointed out as vital for the energy transition in EU in the European Commission’s recently published electrification action plan. This is a plan to make Europe the first electro-continent. For the heat pump sector, it’s a true paradigm shift. According to the plan heat pump installations should increase to 4 million per year by 2030, from 2.4...
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On 16 July 2026, the IEA HPT Project 62 team held its final webinar, drawing a line under three years of work on heat pumps for multi-family residential buildings in dense cities. Over roughly two hours, partners from across Europe presented what the project set out to answer, what the...
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Market & Policy
For 50 years, Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs) have played a crucial part in advancing international energy goals. The first energy shock in 1973 was one of the reasons behind the launch of the programme and today, the motivation behind this work is just as strong. In the beginning of June, representatives from all the 38...
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Events & Activities
Hydrocarbons, and propane (R-290) in particular, are on track to become the standard refrigerant across several heat pump sectors in Europe. The shift is driven by the F-Gas Regulation and REACH, and by the low global warming potential of natural refrigerants. It also brings flammability to the centre of system...
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Heat pumps continue to hold a strong position in the global energy transition, even as overall market conditions fluctuate. The latest IEA analysis shows that electrification is attracting a record share of energy investment, underlining a structural shift towards electricity-based solutions. In this context, heat pumps remain a key technology for decarbonising...
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If you were thinking of installing a heat pump in your existing non-domestic building, where would you start? That deceptively simple question sits at the heart of IEA HPT Project 60, and it framed the project's closing webinar on 18 June 2026. The hour-long online event drew an international audience,...
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The trajectory in this report is clear: as electricity decarbonises and networks shift to lower temperatures, the heat pump stops being one option among many and becomes the engine of a flexible, secure, low-carbon heat system, and the next decade of innovation will be measured less by the machine itself...
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Drying is one of the most energy-intensive operations across industry, with required temperatures frequently in the range of 100 to 200 degrees Celsius and moist exhaust air routinely discharged as waste. On 10 June 2026, the IEA Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT) Technology Collaboration Programme hosted the final webinar of Project...
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