Europe
Panasonic and Innova Sign Capital and Business Alliance Agre
Panasonic Heating & Ventilation A/C Company has signed a capital and business alliance agreement with Innova, an Italian manufacturer of hydronic systems, air quality and air conditioning equipment, with Panasonic acquiring 40% of Innova’s total shares issued. Europe is promoting initiatives to achieve a decarbonized society, driven by its high level of concern regarding environmental...
Baxi Expands Heat Pump Production in Spain
In November 2023, Baxi, a BDR Thermea Group company based in the United Kingdom, hosted the first official visit to its €13 million (about US$ 16 million) commercial heat pump site in Vilafranca ...
Swegon Supplies 40 ATW Heat Pumps for a Finnish Energy Compa
Sweden-based Swegon has obtained a contract to supply 40 air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps to power plants of Fortum, a Finnish energy company, in Kolabacken, Kirkkonummi, and Hepokorpi in Espoo, Finland. These plants aim to set new benchmarks for sustainable energy solutions. Swegon’s 40 heat pumps with a total capacity of up to 24 megawatts (MWs) at 0ºC, Fortum’s power plants will r...
Samsung Integrates SmartThings Energy with British Gas Servi
Samsung is to join forces with British Gas and provides SmartThings Energy’s Auto Demand Response (Auto DR) service, enabling customers to better manage their energy use in homes across the United Kingdom. One of the core outcomes of the collaborative relationship is the integration of SmartThings Energy’s Auto DR feature with British Gas’ PeakSave which rewards British Gas cu...
Danfoss Partners with Google on AI and Energy Efficiency
Danfoss is to leverage generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) with Google to transform customer experience and streamline internal processes. Danfoss and Google have entered into a strateg...
Germany Needs to Increase Heat Pump Installation
Germany is doing a lot for the energy transition in buildings and is promoting the use of heat pumps. Sales figures have been rising significantly since 2020, but Germany is still lagging behind many other European countries. Germany is committed to rendering its building stock climate-neutral by 2045. To achieve this, three factors are vital: greater energy efficiency in buildings, climate-fri...
Nineteen Organizations Urge EC to Publish Heat Pump Action P
On January 22, 2024, a coalition of 19 organizations, including industry associations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), consumer groups, and think tanks, issued an urgent call to European Commission (EC) president von der Leyen. The Heat Pump Action Plan, initially to be published during the first quarter of 2024, will not be published until after the European Union (EU) elections to be held...
Panasonic: Tecnair showcases customised Close Control soluti
23/02/2024 Precision cooling experts, Tecnair, a Panasonic company, is unveiling its highly efficient and reliable cooling solutions for all types of server rooms and computer centres at Data Centr...
BCIA: Inspired Leaders Programme begins
23/02/2024 The eagerly anticipated Inspired Leaders Programme was launched at the Victory Services Club on 15th February 2024. The first cohort of 14 delegates are embarking on a four-month lea...
Swep: Catalyst for change
February 22, 2024 Technological transformation to meet present and future demands Over the past four decades, SWEPs journey of growth and development has had many contributing factor...
