Heat Pump
Hitachi Releases 53 Newmodel ATW Heat Pumps
Following the release of 22 homeuse Eco Cute air-to-water (ATW) heat pump models including highefficiency types on October 20, on December 10 Hitachi Appliances released models with a hot water storag...
ATW Sales in France Increase 33% in January-August
Penetration of air conditioning in the commercial sector in France is currently around 60%, and penetration in the residential market is expected to rise from 9% in 2012 to 24% in 2016. The latest sal...
JCI Introduces New Technology to Turn Wasted Heat into Clean
Johnson Controls (JCI) is introducing a new technology in China to meet the growing demand for central heating that does not emit harmful pollutants. The York Dual Steam Turbine (YDST) heat pump recyc...
Mitsubishi Electric’s PowerGate 66 Decentralized Drive
Two months after introducing its PowerGate 66 IP66/NEMA 4 variable frequency drive (VFD), Mitsubishi Electric Automation reports its early adoption within the HVAC and water/wastewater markets, especi...
Heat Pumps and Floor Coils
Air-to-water heat pumps are automatically assumed to require underfloor coils as the heat sink because their low operating temperature gives the best performance in terms of energy efficiency. This is often seen as limiting applications to new build or to buildings needing extensive refurbishment. But as Jim Bennett points out in HVR magazine the role could be taken on equally as well by th...
Heat Pumps in Sweden
The success of the heat pump industry in Sweden is largely due to strict government policies on energy conservation which in particular exclude the use of oil-fired boilers in new or refurbished houses and actively encourage the use of heat pumps. Today over 80% of households use electrically driven heat pumps as the principal means of space heating and most are based on ground-source evaporators....
Fujitsu General Mini-Split Heat Pump
Fujitsu General’s 18,000 and 24,000 BTU mini-spit multi-zone systems allow up to 3 indoor units to be connected (wall-mounted, floor standing, cassette, and slim duct types) and feature efficiencies o...
Yanmar to Exhibit Gas Heat Pump System
Yanmar is pleased to exhibit its gas heat pump (GHP) air conditioning system technology at the upcoming 2015 AHR Expo. As the cost of electricity continues to climb, Yanmar’s GHP system is becoming an...
U.S. Shipments of Airsource Heat Pumps Increase 44.1% in Sep
Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 539,628 units in September 2014, up 29.7% from 416,179 units shipped in ...
Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Shipments Remain Stron
December 17, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. -- United States shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 433,643 units in October 2014, up 19.3 percent from 363,465 units shipped in October 2013, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). U.S. shipments of central air conditioners increased 15.1 percent, to 280,524 un...
