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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The Heat Pumping Technologies - HPT TCP is a forum for distribution of news and discussions within the area of heat pumping technologies.The Linkedin group is now open for everyone and we invite you to be part of our network. Join the group here See you on LinkedIn! /Heat Pump Centre
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On October 2 Caroline Haglund Stignor, assistant manager of HPC, attended the national co-ordination day of the Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs) in Prague, Czech Republic. The meeting was arranged by the Ministry of Industry and trade and of the Czech republic, and the Technology Platform “Sustainable Energy for the Czech Republic” (TPUE)...
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Press release from European Heat Pump Asociation (EHPA) The EHPA market outlook is out and it reveals a growing market for the 4th year in a row! At the end of the year, the counter had reached 10.6 million, the result of 1.11 million units sold in 2017 (+10%). Signs from...
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The US Environmental Protection Agency is looking to roll back its rules relating to HFC leak checking and is seeking comment on other rules on refrigerant recovery and refrigerant handling. The EPA’s Refrigerant Management proposed rule would cancel Obama-era regulations to control leaks and the venting of HFC refrigerants from...
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