Heat Pump

2023.12.24

Atlantic to Set up New HP Manufacturing Site in France

Groupe Atlantic will set up its new heat pump manufacturing site in an area of 35,000 m2 on an industrial zone of 19 hectares, Grand Chalon region, Saône-et-Loire, France. This new factory and t...

2023.12.24

Mitsubishi Electric UK Launches New Ecodan R290 Heat Pump

Mitsubishi Electric in the United Kingdom has announced the launch of its Ecodan R290 air-to-water (ATW) heat pump that is manufactured in its factory in Livingston, Scotland. The product is design...

2023.12.23

Clivet Launches Edge F R290 ATW Heat Pumps

Clivet has launched Edge F, innovative ATW heat pump outdoor unit series with R290 refrigerant and seven capacities ranging 4 to 15 kW. Edge F is able to produce 75ºC hot water at outdoor temp...

2023.12.22

New Member Country Reports Highlight Heat Pump Developments

On December 12, 2023, the Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT TCP) by the International Energy Agency (IEA) successfully organised a digital workshop, drawing particip...

2023.12.21

MHI Thermal Systems Receives "The Energy Conservation Center

-- Award Presented for Measures to Eliminate Boilers at a Company Plant Through Conversion to Industrial Heat Pumps --   ・ Conversion to industrial heat pumps as production heat sources elimin...

2023.12.21

EU Commission slams brakes on Heat Pump Action Plan

20 Dec 2023   The European Commission has postponed its Heat Pump Action Plan until after the EU elections. The decision comes despite the Commission’s repeated assurances that the Action...

2023.12.17

A. O. Smith Launches Plug-in Hot Water Heater

On October 11, A.O. Smith launched a new plug-in heat pump water heater in its Voltex series. The new Voltex 120V is designed to replace gas-fired water heaters. It plugs into a 15-A circuit typically...

2023.12.17

Danfoss Launches the First HP Module with Super-low Propane

In a collaborative research project led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Danfoss supported the development of a new refrigerant-reduced heat pump module with a super-performance and limited use of propane by contributing charge-reduced heat exchangers. This low refrigerant charge allows for installation inside buildings without undergoing extensive safety precautions. H...

2023.12.17

Qvantum to Add 1 Million HP Production Capacity in Hungary

Qvantum, a Sweden-based heat pump specialist, has acquired Electrolux’s high-tech refrigerator manufacturing facility in Nyíregyháza, Hungary, strategically located in the European ‘heat pump valley’. The facility will have a production capacity of one million electric heat pumps per year once conversion is completed, making Qvantum one of the largest producers in E...

2023.12.16

Heat pump sales falling, risking €7 billion in investments

14 Dec 2023   Despite a strong start, sales of heat pumps have shrunk over the course of 2023, new data from the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) shows.   After a good first quarter...