Two new open access journal papers on long-term performance monitoring of GSHP systems have recently been published in Energies, as a result from the work within IEA HPT Annex 52: Todorov, O., K. Alanne, M. Virtanen, R. Kosonen. (2021). A Novel Data Management Methodology and Case Study for Monitoring and Performance Analysis...
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Tesla’s addition of a heat pump to its 2021 Model 3 seams to be an energy saver. The climate system of the new model is proving to be around three times more efficient than older builds of the vehicle, according to Telarati.com. The range for electrical vehicles are not only...
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The Final Report for HPT TCP Annex 48 - "Industrial Heat Pumps, Second Phase" is finalized with a variety of useful tools for implementing the technique in industrial processes. The overarching objective of Annex 48 was to create a tool for decisions makers to use more Industrial Heat Pumps (IHPs)...
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The team behind “The Global Cooling Prize” are performing tests of the Finalist’s prototypes at the CEPT University lab in India. The team is very content with the results of the ongoing tests: “This lab testing will continue into March 2021, but we are very encouraged by preliminary data of...
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The Annual Report of HPT Annex 54, Heat pump systems with low GWP refrigerants , is now published on the HPT Website. The report provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of current research, product development and regulation status of low-GWP refrigerants for the heat pump application. It summarizes the collective efforts...
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On December 13, IEA published a commentary written by the IEA analysts Thibaut Abergel and Chiara Delmastro. This commentary, starts with pointing out that high-efficiency heat pump technology is the cornerstone of sustainable buildings. Heating and cooling systems, are the two main end-uses in building operations, and since cooling demand...
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The IEA initiative “Today in the lab – Tomorrow in energy?” is designed to shine a spotlight on research projects under development in the Technology Collaboration programmes (TCPs). The purpose is to raise awareness of the contribution that TCP technologies and system can make in reaching climate and energy goals....
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On November 30, Annex "Acoustic Signature of Heat Pumps" held a webinar to present the work done during the years. The Annex has been running since 1 April 2017 and will be finalized in December 2020. The agenda was the following: Welcome - Caroline Haglund Stignor (Heat Pump Centre) Annex...
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