Heat Pump
EPEE Publishes Priorities for Heating & Cooling Strategy
The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) published its Position Paper on the European Commission’s (EC’s) forthcoming Heating and Cooling Strategy during its Annual General Meeting (AGM). EPEE welcomes the EC’s initiative to produce a strategy and puts forward a number of recommendations. Specifically, EPEE lists four aspects that should be taken into consideration whe...
EPA Honors 2015 Energy Star Combined Heat and Power Winners
July 15, 2015 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized three facilities with the Energy Star Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Award for superior performance of their CHP systems. CHP captures the heat produced when electricity is generated and utilizes that heat - which would otherwise be wasted - to efficiently provide space heating, cooling, hot water, and steam for co...
Daikin’s large air-to-water heat pump qualifies for non-dome
14 July 2015 Altherma Flex Type’s Seasonal Performance Factor comfortably exceeds RHI minimum in Devon installation Daikin UK’s large-scale air-to-water heat pump, the Altherma Flex Type, has b...
DOE Announces New Projects to Advance Residential CHP
09 July 2015 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced funding for 12 new projects as part of ARPA-E’s program: GENerators for Small Electrical and Thermal Systems (GENSETS). The GENSETS projects are aimed at developing generator technologies that will improve efficiencies in residential combined heat and power (CHP) system...
Commission E2: at the forefront of heat pumps and energy rec
01/07/2015 Spotlight on Commission E2: at the forefront of heat pumps and energy recovery “The Commission “Heat Pumps, Energy Recovery” is at the heart of current international, regional and national discussions and decisions on climate change. Its role is of great importance …” Prof. Per Lundqvist, President of Commission E2 Coordinated by the IIR Science and Technology Council, Com...
Rising demand for heat recovery systems
29 Jun 2015 Atlantic Group In many European countries it is mandatory to have fresh air exchange with heat recovery levels of 90 per cent or greater. In Australia homes are becoming more energy effic...
Heat pump market continues to grow
June 26, 2015 BSRIA’s newly released heat pump study shows continued growth in the global heat pump market with the market value reaching 5.4 billion US dollars (4 billion euros) in 2014, up 1.7% from 2013. The increase was driven by positive growth rates recorded in Europe and in North America while in Asia the market was curbed by the slowdown of the Chinese economy and an increase in com...
EHPA publishes position paper on European Heating & Cooling
22 June 2015 The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has released a position paper on the forthcoming EC European Heating & Cooling Strategy, published Fall 2015. The European heat pump industry stresses the need for such a strategy to realise the huge potential of the heating and cooling sector. The Strategy should be a major tool to fulfill all the objectives of the Energy Un...
Kaori CO2 ATW Expanding Presence in Northern Market
On May 15, Kaori Technology (Ningbo) held a conference in Beijing to share its results on CO2 air-to-water (ATW) heat pump applications in China. Representatives from the China Energy Conservation Ass...
Mitsubishi Electric Introduces MVZ Multi-position Air Handle
Mitsubishi Electric US, Cooling & Heating Division, has introduced the MVZ multi-position air handling unit (AHU) for residential applications. The MVZ air handler connects with a Mitsubishi Elect...
