Heat Pump

2014.11.16

Central A/C and Heat Pump Shipments Up Sharply in September

20 November 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. -- United States shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 539,628 units in September 2014, up 29.7 percent from 416,179 units shipped in September 2013, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). U.S. shipments of central air conditioners increased 22.9 percent, to 348,143...

2014.11.23

Yanmar GHP Chiller Key Features

Yanmar GHP chiller can provide water at a wide range of temperatures suitable for a wide variety of commercial and industrial applications.   The key product features include: - heating and cooli...

2014.11.21

YES, GHP Can Challenge on the Global Market

At Chillventa 2014 held in Germany from October 14 to 16, Yanmar exhibited a 30-hp chiller that attracted the attention of many visitors. At the Chillventa venue, JARN interviewed Yosuke Tajima, chief...

2014.11.13

HPC News Letter Features Heat Pump Market and Policy

The heat pump market is significantly influenced by policy decisions, and vice versa. At the 11th International Energy Agency (IEA) Heat Pump Conference, held in Montreal, Canada, on May 12-16, a numb...

2014.11.20

GEO Wants Geothermal Declared a Carbon Offset

November 18, 2014 The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging that renewable thermal energy and geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) be recognized in its proposed rulemaking under Section 111(d) of the U.S. Clean Air Act to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants. The proposed rule allows flexibility in meeting the agency’s...

2014.11.12

AHRI Releases September 2014 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipm

Residential Storage Water Heaters U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for September 2014 increased 9.5 percent, to 365,132 units, up from 333,392 units shipped in September 2013. R...

2014.11.07

Impacts of heat pumps in Finland (SULPU press release)

Nov. 13, 2014 | Heat pump study in Finland for 2030: saving Billion per year, investments 12 billion, 3000 workplaces   The environment, the economy and the consumer’s wallet will benefit, if hea...

2014.11.08

ACCA Releases Addendum to Manual J with New Weather Data

November 11, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. -- ACCA has announced the release of Addendum E to ANSI/ACCA 2 Manual J - 2011, which updates the weather data contained in Manual JR.   The addendum underwent an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period (Aug. 29, 2014 - Oct. 13, 2014) and was ANSI-recognized on Oct. 20, 2014. The addendum updates the weather data values for outdoor de...

2014.11.08

DECC propose inclusion of high-temp heat pumps to Domestic R

November 10, 2014 UK:  The Department of Energy and Climate Chnage (DECC) has announced its intention to amend the Domestic renewable heat incentive (dRHI) regulations to include high temperature air source heat pumps.   High temperature heat pumps are a development of existing air source heat pump technology that can operate at temperatures as high as 80 degrees celcius, suitable for us...

2014.11.12

Mitsubishi launches next-gen Ecodan air-source heat pump

10 November 2014 Mitsubishi Electric has launched its next generation Ecodan air source heat pump range which it claims increases heat up efficiency by 17 per cent.   The new range includes vario...