Heat Pump
Growth in heat-pump sales volumes in Finland - 670,000 heat
67,000 heat pumps were sold last year in the country of five million people. This represented a growth of 10% as compared to the previous year. The market-share growth in energy-efficiency refurbishment as well as the warm summer increased the air-source and air-to-water heat pump sales. The strong decline in construction brought the ground-source and exhaust-air heat pump figures down. The 670,00...
Daikin to introduce R32 heat pump
Jan. 26, 2015 JAPAN: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin is to launch a heat pump water heater running on the low GWP refrigerant R32. Daikin has been championing the use of the R32, a “mildly...
Heat Pump Dryers Possess Huge Market Potential
Compared with the domestic market of washing machines, which is about 40 million units annually, the sales of heat pump dryers are still less than 100,000 units. Consumer preference is an impor...
Energy Efficiency Label for ATW Heat Pumps Implemented
China is actively launching policies to encourage application of airto- water (ATW) heat pumps. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) enforced the Labeling System for Energy Efficiency...
Groundbreaking for Phase 2 of Micoe ATW Production Base
On December 8, 2014, groundbreaking ceremony for the Phase 2 of Micoe air-to-water (ATW) heat pump production base was held at Xingtan Industry Park, Shunde, Guangdong. According to Micoe, the ...
Heat Pumps in Europe
In 2013 there were 6.7 million heat pump systems working in Europe according to the latest report from European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) which represents 21 countries. This is said to correspond to an installed capacity of 224 GW. Yearly sales have increased from 446,000 units in 2005 to 771,000 units in 2013. Three principal trends were identified in the report: air remains the dominan...
Atlantic Leads Heat Pump Market
Atlantic claims to be the number one supplier of air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps in France, second for air-toair (ATA) systems and fourth or fifth in line for VRF systems. ATW systems in particular now account for 50% of installations in new buildings in France and ATA systems 10%. Heat pumps are also becoming a popular replacement for electric radiators and convectors whose sales to new buil...
EuroAirport Inaugurates Renovated CHP Plant with New Engines
On October 23, Vincent Devauchelle, deputy director of EuroAirport, and Eva Roussel, regional director of Cofely Airport Services, officially inaugurated the airport’s renovated combined heat and power (CHP) plant. The new CHP plant is equipped with two new engines and is producing positive results: energy efficiency at the airport has increased by 3%, with 99% heat recovery and electricity...
AHRI Releases November 2014 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipme
January 16, 2015 Residential Storage Water Heaters U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for November 2014 increased 3.9 percent, to 362,082 units, up from 348,542 units shipped in N...
The role of industrial heat pump applications according to P
Jan. 16, 2015 An interview from Mr. Paul Hodson, Head of Unit of Energy Efficiency, DG Energy explaining what is the contribution potential of industrial applications to the energy and climate a...
