Increased use of renewable energy sources and heat pump-based technologies are making heating, ventilation and air conditioning of buildings more complex. This White Box Model can help optimize control and system integration of heat pumps. Building Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems are becoming more complex due to the...
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Heat pump systems represent a well-established technology that has been growing in the last decades, reaching a mature technical development. In parallel, a new perspective for improving the efficiency and flexibility of heating and cooling systems has been rising thanks to the availability of cost-effective and powerful controller units. The...
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In 2019, the combination of space heating/cooling and domestic hot water accounted for more than 75% of the final energy consumption within the European residential sector, while the residential heat pump market share was only 6% at the end of 2020. Fuel burner replacement by heat pump (HP) allows further...
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Christmas is just around the corner for many of us and this means a few days off, but it’s also a good time to look back and reflect on the past year. Together we have taken big steps on our journey towards a more efficient, renewable, clean, and secure energy...
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On the 21st of November 2022, HPT TCP by IEA arranged a successful digital workshop where member country reports were presented. This workshop has been attended by several participants from all over the world. Denmark, Switzerland, China, and Austria have presented their Member Country Reports during this third digital workshop arranged...
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The third issue of HPT Magazine 2022 focuses on Smart Integration of Heat Pumps with Energy Storage and Solar Photo Voltaics. The rapid adoption of clean energy technologies and behavioral changes in the building sector, supported by innovation strategies, has the potential to significantly lower CO2 emissions by 2030 and pave...
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On November 30, IEA released The Future of Heat Pumps, a special report in the IEA’s World Energy Outlook series. The report provides an outlook for heat pumps, identifying key opportunities to accelerate their deployment. The report also highlights the major barriers and policy solutions and explores the implications of an accelerated...
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Since October 10, 2022 Czech Republic is a new member in the Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT TCP) under the auspices of IEA, the International Energy Agency. Thereby, the HPT TCP has 18 member countries – two from America, three from Asia and 13 from Europe. Czech...
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