Heat Pump
2. World Heat Pumps Market: 2.1 Europe
The European ATW market peaked in 2008 when it reached a scale of 300,000 units. Around this time, Europe was hit by the global economic crisis and the ATW market began to contract. This contra...
World Heat Pumps and Key Components: 1. 2013 ATW Market Over
As steps to prevent global warming take on added urgency, expectations are rising for the potential benefit offered by heat pumps, which are recognized as energy-efficient devices that use renewable e...
First-ever UK map of water-source heat pump potential publis
15 August 2014 DECC says its map, identifiying 40 urban rivers and estuaries that could provide 1 MW should help local authorities and developers to identify prime locations for low-carbon heat. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has issued the first-ever national map of rivers and estuaries that it believes can offer the requisite flow for water-source heat pumps. DECC said...
AHRI Releases June 2014 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipment S
15 August 2014 Residential Storage Water Heaters U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for June 2014 increased 6.0 percent, to 350,826 units, up from 330,948 units shipped in June 20...
Growth in the world heat pump market
15 August 2014 The world heat pump market increased 7.2% by volume in 2013 to almost 2 million units. The growth was driven by the strong progression of sales of heat pump water heater in the USA espe...
Installer roadshow aims to demystify ground source heat pump
14 August 2014 Kensa Heat Pumps are taking to the roads of Britain this autumn and winter to help installers demystify the RHI and unearth the mysteries of ground source heat pumps. The roadshow begins in September and runs throughout October and November, re-commencing after the heating season in February and March 2015. Locations from Scotland to Cornwall will feature in Kensa’s 18-date UK tour...
New Dryer Technology Available to Consumers
11 August 2014 A new clothes dryer, now being sold online, uses a heat transfer fluid that retains heat and thus saves energy during drying of back-to-back loads. It also eliminates 100% of lint-related dryer fires, according to producer Hydromatic Technologies Corp. The dryer operates using a 2,500-watt heating system, and the company said that, compared to competitors’ 5,400-watt heating system...
CEC Report Details Barriers to Geothermal in California
7 August 2014 A new report by the California Energy Commission (CEC) describes the main impediments to the development of geothermal heat pump (GHP) technology in California. "Geothermal Heat Pump and Ground Loop Technologies" provides a brief overview of the technology, and details the barriers faced by the geothermal heat pump industry. It also provides proposed solutions suggested by ind...
'EU Member States must give full support to energy efficient
29 July 2014 Following last week’s proposal on a 30% energy efficiency target, the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) claims the EU Commission still needs to do more to transform the European Energy system. EHPA encourages all related parties, namely the EU Member States to support the Commission proposal and to push the proposed achievement level even higher. EHPA claims Europe n...
IsoCool launches entry level air and water cooled chillers
28 July 2014 IsoCool is introducing a range of entry level, value engineered chillers with cooling capacities from 2.7 to 134.6 kW designed for industrial applications where chilled process water is ...
