Heat Pump
Geothermal Moves on Without Tax Credits
April 3, 2017 The 30 percent residential and 10 percent commercial federal tax credits for geothermal heat pump (GHP) systems expired Dec. 31, 2016. Since the tax credits went into effect in 2008, ma...
HPA and FETA urge Government to devise climate action plan
30 March 2017 The Heat Pump Association (HPA) and The Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA) have joined other leading organisations in writing to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Rt Hon. Greg Clark MP calling for a climate action plan. The joint letter urges the UK Government to use its forthcoming plan to reduce carbon emissions, now conf...
More than just a trade show!
27 March 2017 The HVAC & Refrigeration Show also has a number of exciting feature areas in the pipeline The HVAC & Refrigeration Show, the UK’s only dedicated exhibition for the refrige...
Viessmann signs CO2 heat pump deal
26 MAR 2017 GERMANY: Viessmann has agreed a deal with Dresden-based Durr Thermea which will see joint sales and marketing of heat pumps. The contract was signed by Dr Frank Vosloh of Viessmann...
AHRI Releases December 2016 Shipment Data
Residential Storage Water Heaters U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for December 2016 increased 1.3% to 387,063 units, up from 381,971 units shipped in December 2015. Resi...
Finnish Heat Pump Industry Heading Towards Growth
After a decline in recent years caused by a sluggish construction sector, the economy as a whole, and inexpensive oil, heat-pump sales have improved in Finland, with over 60,000 heat pumps sold in 2016. Consumers invested 350 million Euro (US$ 370 million) in heat pumps last year, and the use of heat pumps in larger buildings is expanding. The total number of heat pumps installed in Finland i...
Heat Pumps in France
AFPAC, the French heat pump association, has published initial data on sales in 2016. In 2016, a total of 2,597 ground-source heat pumps were sold. Sales of ATW heat pumps reached 74,595 units in 2016, while sales of air-to-air (ATA) heat pumps reached 45,000 units. A total of 2,700 hybrid systems were sold. Sales of heat pumps used to produce domestic hot water reached 80,753 units in 2016. ...
Australia adopts ISO refrigeration safety standards
06/03/2017 In October 2016, Australia adopted international refrigeration safety ISO standards that supersede the AS/NZS 1677 series: AS/NZS ISO 817:2016, Refrigerants - Designation and safety classif...
SkillFRIDGE 2017: looking for talented apprentices and stude
22 March 2017 SkillFRIDGE 2017, the national refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump competition, is looking for talented apprentices or students in the air conditioning and refrigeration indust...
DecarbHeat 2017 to Take Place in Brussels on May 11-12
The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) will hold the DecarbHeat 2017 conference at the BEL in Brussels from May 11 to 12, 2017. The DecarbHeat initiative aims to bring together the major pla...
