Europe
Chilled Beams - A Growth Market
World prospects for chilled beams look good, according to a UK manufacturer Flakt Woods who says that global growth of over 11% per year will be sustained at least up to 2020. Compared with fan coils, its acknowledged rival for air conditioning in the office buildings sector, chilled beams have notable advantages. Chilled water temperatures are significantly higher (14℃ compared with 10℃ for fan c...
Heat Pumps for Domestic Hot Water Supply
One new dwelling in every two built in France today will use a packaged heat pump unit to provide its domestic hot water supply. Around 70% of these use outdoor air as the source either ducted directly from a wall aperture or derived from an externally located evaporator unit and piped to the storage unit inside. Where the dwelling has a balanced mechanical ventilation system heat can be recovered...
Energy Trends in Supermarkets
The retail sector of the food industry in Germany accounts for 1% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and 3% of its total end-energy usage. A recent survey shows the average breakdown of energy in supermarkets is 40% for chilled and frozen displays, 30% for heating, 20% for lighting, and 8% for air conditioning. Energy cost in this sector fell by 6% in 2014 compared with the preceding year t...
UK Could Impose Maximum Workplace Temperatures
The UK’s recent heatwave in July his year was accompanied by unusually high levels of humidity, creating an uncomfortable environment indoors. This has reignited earlier proposals by the trade unions and in government for a specified upper limit for workplaces including offices. There is already a limit on minimum indoor temperatures in winter below which employers are obliged to take action. A ne...
Asking the Impossible?
The next revision of two key energy regulations in Germany - EnEv and EEWarmeG - will make stringent demands on building services designers and ACR equipment providers. Although both regulations will not come into force until 2020, it leaves just over four years for the industry to adapt. Under EnEv new buildings will have to be designed to cut energy demand by 27% compared with today’s standards ...
IEA Heat Pump Conference 2017
From May 15 to 18, 2017, the International Energy Agency (IEA) will organize the 12th Heat Pump Conference at the World Trade Centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. A conference where the latest...
ebm-papst Axial Fan with Integrated Diffuser Raises Heat Pum
Modern heating calls for new concepts based on renewable energy instead of fossil fuel. This is why heat pumps are enjoying increased popularity. The size 500 axial fans from ebm-papst were specially ...
Dorin Develops Transcritical CO2 Compressor
Dorin has always sought new solutions for environmental protection and the reduction of energy consumption. This greenhouse gas reduction encouraged the company to participate in a large scale Europea...
3.3 European Heat Pump Press Review
Compiled by Susan Phalippou, JARN’s France Correspondent Overall Europe Heat pump technology is increasingly penetrating the European market. Almost 8.4 million heat pumps are currently operati...
3.2 Heat Pump Market in Italy
By Carmine Casale, HVAC consultant, Italy In this Journal, we recently commented on the general economic conditions in Italy. After a negative trend which lasted several years, there are finally signs...
