The European energy system is changing. Renewable energy sources are providing ever larger shares of the energy used, and this is of significance also for the other parts of the system. In this transformation, heat pumps can be an asset providing demand response to the power system. The project Flexible...
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Heat pumps and district heating might look like competitors for the same market shares. But that is only at a first glance. Looking into the technologies and at the entire energy system it becomes clear that a combination of the two has many advantages. This has been the topic of...
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In Japan, heat pumps are a well-known product in both private and commercial settings. They have also been embraced by various types of industries. This development began several decades ago and has been further pushed by energy conservation measures. These were formulated by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy,...
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09 Jul 2020 12:00—15:15 Welcome to the first IEA Clean Energy Transitions Summit, that will take place on 9 July and will be livestreamed. The year’s largest global gathering on energy and Climate. Ministers from countries representing the vast majority of global GDP, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions will take...
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Go directly to the webinar here. On the 30th June, IEA held a webinar with the title: Residential Test Methods for Air Conditioners. Some background Energy consumed by air conditioning systems has tripled since 1990: no other building end-use is growing as fast. Air conditioning not only makes up a significant...
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- Heat pumps and efficient air conditioners are a cornerstone of buildings sector decarbonisation, and can benefit from spill-over innovation mechanisms On July 2 IEA released the first part of the Energy Technology Perspectives 2020 – The Special Report on Clean Energy Innovation The unprecedented health emergency and economic crisis...
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The IEA has released its Sustainable Recovery Plan, providing suggestions for how governments can simultaneously boost economic growth, create millions of jobs and build more resilient and cleaner energy systems. It shows ways to integrate energy policies into government responses to the economic shock caused by the Covid-19 crisis, helping...
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A man with a burning interest in how to make things quieter reducing the sound emissions The reduction of CO2 emissions is on everyone’s lips these days. But to make this happen, a multitude of actions are needed. Heat pumps are an environmentally friendly and renewable energy technology, but to...
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