We are excited to invite you to the National Experts meeting on Heat Pumping Technologies, organized by the Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT TCP) by IEA. The meeting will take place on October 30, in Nuremberg, Germany, in conjunction with the prestigious European Heat Pump Summit in the same venue.
This event aims to bring together experts representing various stakeholders within the field of heat-pumping technologies. We cordially invite you to participate and contribute valuable insights to the discussions.
The focus of the meeting will revolve around an engaging ideation process, fostering the generation and development of innovative ideas for new international collaboration projects, which align with the Strategic Work Plan 2023-2028 of the HPT TCP.
AGENDA 09.00 – 16.00 CET
- Introduction
- Welcome & Update on the Strategic Work Plan 2023-2028 for HPT TCP
- Brainstorming/Workshop, suggestions for topics for new HPT TCP Projects
- The workshop will explore several important research challenges across four prioritized areas: System Integration, Robust Value Chains, Extending Application Range, and New Technologies and Refrigerants. Participants are encouraged to reflect on the challenges and identify potential project ideas that could be developed into new international collaborations. The following themes will be discussed:
- Increasing demand for comfort cooling – how can heat pumping technologies be optimized to provide efficient, affordable, and sustainable cooling in different climates
- The role of heat pumps in agriculture – how can the technology be adapted and optimized for agricultural environments
- Heat pumps in existing non-residential buildings and retrofitting challenges – HPT Project (Annex) 60 identified optimal retrofit solutions but revealed gaps in performance data, market potential, and supportive policy instruments.
- User perspectives and value chains – How to align technology, market actors, and user needs to accelerate deployment
- Integration of Simultaneous Heating and Cooling and Thermal Storage – how to enhance resilience, energy efficiency and use of renewable energy
- The workshop will explore several important research challenges across four prioritized areas: System Integration, Robust Value Chains, Extending Application Range, and New Technologies and Refrigerants. Participants are encouraged to reflect on the challenges and identify potential project ideas that could be developed into new international collaborations. The following themes will be discussed:
- Update about new HPT Projects in the pipeline and already existing ideas and proposals
- Enhanced miniaturized components
- Flexibility from centralized heat pumps in thermal networks and industrial hubs, or from coordinated operation of distributed heat pumps
- Heat pumps for hydrogen and carbon capture
- Follow-up on HPT Project 62 Heat Pumps for Residential Multifamily Buildings in Cities
We value your expertise and input. If you have any ideas or proposals that you would like to share and discuss during the meeting, we encourage you to inform us as soon as possible. Your contributions will be highly appreciated!
Please register for the meeting as soon as possible, but no later than October 03.
To plan the practical details and content of the meeting effectively, it is crucial that we know how many of you plan to attend.
Thank you for your attention, and we hope to see you in Nuremberg for this exciting gathering of industry experts.
Warm regards,
The HPC team
