Heat Pump

2014.01.13

Cumulative Eco Cute Shipments Top 4 Million Units

The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) and Heat Pump and Thermal Storage Technology Center of Japan (HPTCJ) announced that cumulative shipments of residential Eco Cu...

2014.01.23

Rechi Leading in Rotary Compressors for Heat Pump Dryers

From January to October, 2013, 800,000 units of Rechi rotary compressors for heat pump dryers have been delivered. November and December are peak seasons for the sales of rotary compressors for heat pump dryers. The full year may see a small year-on-year growth with total sales volume exceeding 1 million units. Rechi has maintained leadership in supplying rotary compressors for heat pump dryers.ci...

2014.01.13

Swedish heat pump sales increased by 4% in 2013

Jan. 23, 2014 Despite a bad start of the year, 2013 turned out to be a better year for the heat pump industry in Sweden than 2012. The biggest sales increase was recorded by exhaust air heat pumps (+ 9%). Besides, groundsource heat pumps and air/water heat pumps both increased by 2%. "It was to be expected that the positive trend of the third quarter would remain stable in the fourth quarter of ...

2014.01.13

Yangzi Builds up ATW Production Base in Chuzhou

In the middle of December, 2012, groundbreaking ceremony of Yangzi air-to-water (ATW) heat pump north production base in northern China was held at Quanjiao Industry Park, Chuzhou, Anhui Province. The...

2014.01.14

ATW Heat Pump Sales in France

Following a peak in 2008 and a drop in sales due to a slow-down in the building sector and dwindling tax incentives, air-to-water (ATW) heat pump sales in France in 2013 have stabilized, with an increase of 0.8% (January--August) compared with 2012. Tax incentives dropped from 25% in 2010 to 22% in 2011, then 15% in 2012 and 2013.   Total sales in 2013 were 50,000--60,000 units. Sales of mini...

2014.01.12

AFPAC Data

The French heat pump association, Association Francaise pour les Pompes A Chaleur (AFPAC), has published some interesting data. In France, there are now 610,000 heat pumps used in a heating circuit and 857,000 air-to-air (ATA) heat pumps used for heating alone. Sales were worth ?1.87 billion in 2012 with 6,448 geothermal heat pumps, 52,779 air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps, 34,900 thermodynamic water ...

2014.01.06

Heat Pump Incentive

The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has finally agreed to include non-domestic airto- water heat pumps in its Renewable Heat Initiative (RHI) concessions list -- intended to encourage the use of non-fossil fuel systems. Installations will now qualify for a low-cost tariff in electricity supply providing they achieve a seasonal performance factor of at least 2.5. Geothermal and ...

2014.01.09

Carrier Expands Aquaedge(TM) 23xrv Line

Jan 21, 2014 Charlotte, N.C. Carrier has extended its award-winning, water-cooled variable-speed screw chiller line, the AquaEdge 23XRV series, to offer the widest available range for this product seg...

2014.01.03

Carrier Redesigns Airstream(TM) 42v Vertical Floor Fan Coil

Jan 21, 2014 Syracuse, N.Y. Carrier has redesigned its AirStream 42V Vertical Floor Fan Coil to enhance performance and serviceability. Carrier, the world’s leader in high-technology heating, air-cond...

2014.01.03

Heat pumps could bring 3 billion euro benefits to Finnish ho

15.01.2014 - Switching to ground source heat pumps would improve Finland’s trade balance by 260 million euros   A switch from oil and electric heating to ground source heat pumps would reduce hou...