Heat pumps for nearly Zero Energy Buildings –Design and integration On October 10, the overall aim and current status of HPT Annex 49 was presented at the Heat Pump Symposium in Gent, organized by ODE Organisatie Duurzame Energie (the Organisation Sustainable Energy) and their WPP Warmepompplatform (heat pump platform). The presentation was...
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One of the main activities within HPT TCP is to run collaborative research, development, demonstration and deployment projects which we call Annexes. Since the start of the TCP in 1978, we have run 52 Annexes about heat pumping technologies. But what did the Annexes result in? If you want to...
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On October 10, ODE Organisatie Duurzame Energie (the Organisation Sustainable Energy) and their WPP Warmepompplatform (heat pump platform) organized a Heat Pump Symposium in Ghent, Belgium. Representatives from energy agencies, heat pump associations, manufacturers, property developers, utilities, universities and research institutes gave presentations – some in English and some in...
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The market for heat pumps is governed by a number of factors. It is affected by energy prices, legislation, the perceptions of the general public, and heat pump performance compared to the alternatives. This becomes obvious when looking at the fluctuation in the French heat pump market during the past...
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HPC has the pleasure to announce that Annex 50 “Heat Pumps in Multi-Family Buildings for space heating and DHW“– will be joined by Italy. The effort will be led by Marco Simonetti, assistant professor at Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino.
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We are pleased to announce that Finland is now a participant in Annex 52 "Long term performance measurement of GSHP Systems serving commercial, institutional and multi-family buildings". A warm welcome to our new participating country. We look forward to working together and learning from Finnish GSHP monitoring projects and experience....
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The very first Global Cooling Innovation Summit will see the launch of the Global Cooling Prize. The Prize encourages development of a residential cooling device with low climate impact to meet future demands for cooling. Innovators across the globe are invited to drive a technology revolution to provide cooling to...
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Danfoss has opened what it claims is the world’s largest flammable refrigerant ATEX test lab at its commercial compressor factory in Trevoux, France. The € 16 million investment in the 3,000 m² facility is seen as an indication of the rapid transition to lower GWP alternatives and the increasing role...
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