Heat Pump

2015.08.14

2.2 Japan

Residential Market Trends   Eco Cute   Among residential ATW heat pump water heaters, Eco Cute* units using CO2 refrigerant play a central role in Japan.   *The nickname Eco Cute is use...

2015.08.14

2.1.3 The United Kingdom

Market Trends   The United Kingdom is Europe’s largest boiler market. The high initial cost of ATW units has created a challenge for UK market penetration since gas dominates 85% of heating syste...

2015.08.14

2.1.2 Germany

The German heating market has traditionally been a combustion boiler market. Heat pumps have gradually gained awareness, however, and the heat pump market led by ground-source heat pumps has establish...

2015.08.14

2.1.1 France

Sales of ATW heat pumps are thriving in France, driven by energy-saving concerns, tax incentives, and regulations governing energy consumption.   The 2014 French ATW market posted flat growth in ...

2015.08.14

2. World Heat Pumps Market: 2.1 Europe

Thanks to government subsidies, especially in France, the European ATW market reached a scale of 300,000 units at its peak in 2008. Around this time, Europe was hit by the global economic crisis and t...

2015.08.14

Diversification of Heat Pump Products and Demand

Space Heating and Hot Water Supply   Residential ATW systems that supply hot water at temperatures of 35-40oC are used for floor heating, and systems that supply hot water at temperatures of 40-7...

2015.08.14

World Heat Pumps and Key Components: 1. 2014 ATW Market Over

Heat pumps are recognized around the world as energy-saving technology. Of the various types of heat pump products, air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps, which use air as the heat source, are gaining in popu...

2015.08.11

Offices too hot for Swedish workers

10 Aug 2015 SWEDEN: Nearly two-thirds of workers in Sweden find their offices too hot and stuffy during the summer, according to a new survey.   While nearly half of workers would like the opport...

2015.08.08

Lack of clarity over RHI causing withdrawals from heat pump

6 August 2015 Star Renwable Energy director Dave Pearson calls on government to ringfence subsidies for the fledgling heat pump industry or ‘the technology may die’   Star Renewable Energy said t...

2015.08.08

Hot off the press: Handbook on Indirect Refrigeration and He

05/08/2015 “I would sincerely like to thank everyone involved in the preparation of this handbook. Without you, this would not have been possible”, Ake Melinder, 2015   Indirect systems have incr...