European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) - NEWS http://www.ehpa.org/ News from the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) Website en European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) - NEWS http://www.ehpa.org/EXT:tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.ehpa.org/ News from the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) Website TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200 GlobalPost presents world’s top energy entrepreneurs http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/globalpost-presents-worlds-top-energy-entrepreneurs/ GlobalPost, Boston, provides the only US Internet journalism site devoted exclusively to... Click here to watch the GlobalPost feature on MENA Geothermal “BOSTON — Al Gore isn't going to save the world from climate change...But the world doesn't need Gore, or any other global warming "guru." That's because it already has Khaled Al Sabawi in Ramallah, who's heating and cooling homes in the West Bank with geothermal energy”. - Global Post “Copenhagen’s negotiations went up in smoke, and too many governments are seduced by the comforts of oil. Since we can’t trust the good ol’ boys to do what’s right, we look instead to a new generation of industrious citizens with the pluck to go it alone. Khaled Al Sabawi is one them. The son of a Palestinian refugee, the young engineer has taken the Palestinian territories and now Jordan by storm with a simple but ingenious geothermal cooling and heating technology.” - Green Prophet Source: MENA Geothermal]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200 Imperial innovation prize for CO2 heat pump system http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/imperial-innovation-prize-for-co2-heat-pump-system/ High interest by the competing companies and appraisal by peers secured Denso's patent of a CO2...
One of the main criteria in the rating is the interest manifested by competing companies, which in this case was very high with 13 competing companies commenting on the patent application. read more Source: R744.com]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:43:00 +0200 Creation of the French Association of Geothermal Professionals http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/creation-of-the-french-association-of-geothermal-professionals/ On 15 June 2010 the French association of Geothermal professionals was created in Paris. Here are... GEOTHERMA France]]> Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:40:00 +0200 The “energy-award powered by Joule & RENEXPO®” http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/the-energy-award-powered-by-joule-renexpoR/ At the 11th RENEXPO®, International Trade Fair for Regenerative Energy & Energy Efficient Building... heat pumps, energy efficient construction and renovation, solar technology as well as cogeneration technology up to 200 kW. In the year 2009 the winner of the award for the branch "heat pumps" was Karl Ochsner. Submissions can be made at www.renexpo.de / Trade Fair Program / energy-award.  Click here to read the full press release. Source: REECO GmbH]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:45:00 +0200 Will the next heat pump awards be granted to ammonia technology? http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/will-the-next-heat-pump-awards-be-granted-to-ammonia-technology/ ammonia21.com is calling on the ammonia industry to submit entries for the ‘Peter Ritter von... Peter Ritter von Rittinger award 2011’

The IEA Heat Pumping Technologies Programme has announced that it is seeking candidates for the ‘Peter Ritter von Rittinger award 2011’. The awards recognise deserving individuals or teams that have distinguished themselves in the advancement of heat pumping technologies applications, market development and related dissemination activities with lasting international impact.

The awards will be presented at the International Heat Pump Conference 2011, which will be held in June 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.

UK's first ‘National Heat Pump Awards’

In the UK, Warners Group Publications is launching the UK's first National Heat Pump Awards to recognise the best products, projects and professionals in the heat pump industry that is set to be one of the UK’s fastest growing industries. read more Source: ammonia21.com]]> Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:46:00 +0200 EHPA moves into Renewable Energy House (REH) http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/ehpa-moves-into-renewable-energy-house-reh/ The European Heat Pump Association has a new location in Brussels. Effective 1.7.2010, it opened... enewable Energy House in the vincinity of Commission and Parliament. The Renewable Energy House is a showcase for renewable energy technologies and is - among others - equipped with a ground-source heat pump.  The new address is: European Heat Pump Association
Renewable Energy House
Rue d'Arlon 63-67
B-1040 Brussels

phone: +32 24 00 10 17
fax: +32 24 00 10 18
mail: info@ehpa.org
http://www.ehpa.org
]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0200 European Legislation: Energy labelling and Energy performance of Buildings Directive published in OJ http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/european-legislation-energy-labelling-and-energy-performance-of-buildings-directive-published-in-oj/ The most recent version of the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) contain the final... Issue L53 of the journal publishes the final version of the
  • Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products 
  • Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings.
The "Labelling" Directive is in force immediately, the EPBD will come into force on the 8.7.2010.  Both Directive have to be transposed into national law by Member States. The Member States must execute this transposition by 20.6.2011 for the Labelling Directive. Transposition of EPBD follows a separate schedule applicable to the different parts of the Directive. First deadline adoption and publishing of laws, regulations, administrative provisions related to Articles 2-18, 20 and 27 is the 9.7.2012. Application of the rules must be done by
  • 9. January 2013 for provisions related to Articles 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20 and 27 of the Directive
  • 9. January 2013 for all public buildings addressed in Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15 and 16 and to other buildings from 9 July 2013,
  • Application of Article 12(1) and (2) may be deferred to 31. December 2015 for rented units. 
]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:25:00 +0200 Report: Zero Carbon Britain possible in 2030 with heat pumps and natural refrigerants http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/report-zero-carbon-britain-possible-in-2030-with-heat-pumps-and-natural-refrigerants/ A report by the UK's Centre for Alternative Technology offers a roadmap for addressing carbon... read more Source: hydrocarbons21.com]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:12:00 +0200 18 June 2010: Publication of EPBD and Energy Labelling recast Directives http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/18-june-2010-publication-of-epbd-and-energy-labelling-recast-directives/ On 18 June 2010 the texts of the recast EPBD and Energy Labelling Directive have been published in... Click here to read the complete texts.]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:36:00 +0200 Review: 3rd EHPA European Heat Pump Forum 2010 http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/review-3rd-ehpa-european-heat-pump-forum-2010/ This year's 3rd EHPA Heat Pump Forum took place in Brussels on 20 May 2010. It was hosted... rd EHPA Heat Pump Forum took place in Brussels on 20 May 2010. It was hosted by the EU representation of Baden-Württemberg.  The program was split into four sessions and dealt with the most recent EU legislation relevant for heat pumps, the market developments in Member States as well as the latest developments in the field of heat pump technology. A special focus was put on hybrid systems. Before commencing with the different sessions, the president of the EHPA, Mr. Karl Ochsner welcomed the participants and gave a short introduction to the application of large heat pumps as a promising application field for the technology. He explained in detail why heat pump technology presents the most important renewable technology for the heating sector, in particular in view of a future 100% renewable energy vision to be reached by 2050. The introduction was followed by the first session on the market framework in the European Union and in Belgium. As a keynote speaker Mr. Hans van Steen, Head of Unit of DG Energy, presented an overview of the state of the art of the EU Energy Strategy and the role of renewable energy sources (RES). He explained the EU's 2020 policy, including the Directive on RES and the National Renewable Energy Actions Plans (NREAPs) as well as the Member States' targets and the progress made until today. The presented forecast showed a considerable contribution to these targets from heat pumps implying a necessary strong growth in unit sales and market potential. The next presentation by Mr. Bart Bode from ODE focussed on the RES market in Belgium, explaining statistics, support measures and investment support for companies as well as an outlook on the development. Mr. Martin Forsén, the last speaker of this first session,  explained in detail the European heat pump statistics 2009. He ascertained the audience that the generally trend in the heat pump market all over Europe was positive, even though sales in 2009 suffered from the prevailing economic situation. He further stressed the prospect and importance of heat pump technology towards the realization of the vision of 100% RES by 2050. The conferences second session presented selected examples on the impact of the implementation of European legislation in Member States. Ms. Lucie Tesnière, EREC, talked about the REPAP 2020 project (Renewable Energy Policy Action Paving the Way for 2020) explaining the tool of national renewable energy action plans (NREAPs), their content, and timetables as well as the support given to Member States by the project consortium. Mr. Thomas Nowak, Secretary General of the EHPA presented a newly developed approach towards the calculation of RES contribution in EU energy statistics. Then Mr. Marc Frère from the University of Mons in Belgium talked about the NREAP for Belgium and stressed that the support given to heat pumps is still considered less important than the support for other RES technologies. The last speaker of this session was Mr. Michel Roffe-Vidal from Airwell Group. He managed to summarize the essence of the implementing measure on Lot 1 (boilers) of the Ecodesign Directive. In a well received presentation he outlined key points and open issues related to heat pumps in the attempt to compare different types of heat generators based on their primary energy performance.  Lunch was served in the sunny garden of the Representation of the Land of Baden-Württemberg re-powering the conference participants for the afternoon sessions. Mr. Hans ten Berge, Secretary General of Eurelectric, provided insight into a possible future energy scenario. This vision relies on smart grids and heat pumps as key components in a low carbon future. He explained the advantage of this technology selection and made clear that future development - unlike today's reality - would require a level playing field for the different technologies measured by the amount of subsidies given per unit of renewable energy provided.  Steen Kramer Jensen from the Danish national transmission system operator energinet.dk gave insights from a windy country that needs storage solutions to deal with excessive renewable electricity from wind. He explained that in Denmark heat pumps are considered a necessity to achieve a higher share of electricity from wind in the RES electricity mix. The third speaker of this futuristic session was Mr. Jörn Ruschenburg from the German Fraunhofer ISE. He presented a topic that is seen by many as a very promising future product: hybrid systems. As ISE is participating in the IEA annex 44 on solar thermal and heat pumps he used the results of this work to explain the potential of heat pumps integrating solar thermal and ambient energy, the technical design and the (expected) market potential of such combination. The day was completed with a fourth and last session focussing on technical details of heat pump units and systems referencing to topics previously covered: Mr. Rainer Jakobs from the IZW presented industrial heat pump applications, their status and outlook. He stressed again the ease of application and which was largely neglected in exchange for a much stronger support and recognition of residential applications. Mr. Luigi Zamana (Emerson Climate Technologies) provided detailed insights into the state of the art of compressor technology optimized for heat pumps. He was followed by Mr. Tomas Dahlberg (SWEP), who introduced the participants to the companies newest developments in heat exchanger technology using CO2 as a refrigerant. The concluding presentation was given by Mr. Biagio Lamanna from Carel who talked about inverter and programmable controls in heat pump applications. He presented Carel solutions and compressor motor technologies. All in all, this one-day conference presented a plethora of information to participants and provided a platform for many interesting discussions. Feedback from participants and speakers alike confirmed the success of the event as well as the importance of heat pump technology for the future. The organizers where happy to see so many stakeholders taking the opportunity to participate in the conference. The EHPA would like to thank all those that supported the event and encourage all to continue and even to increase their efforts towards making heat pump an integral part of a vision towards a future for heating, cooling and hot water that is fueled by 100% renewable energy sources.]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:48:00 +0200 Looking into the future: smart fridge and heat pump trials http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/looking-into-the-future-smart-fridge-and-heat-pump-trials/ Three hundred smart fridges will be delivered across the UK in the coming months in order to carry... read more Source: hydrocarbons21.com]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:39:00 +0200 Sustainable Refrigeration and Heat Pump Technology event in Stockholm http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/sustainable-refrigeration-and-heat-pump-technology-event-in-stockholm/ The scientific community and industry experts from all over the world will meet between 13 and 16... 2 technology opens the conference. The last day of the conference will be co-arranged with the 2nd IIR Workshop on Refrigerant Charge Reduction in Refrigerating Systems, a two-day (June 16 - 17) meeting specially focused on methods on reducing charge in refrigeration systems. read more Source: R744.com]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:22:00 +0200 The European Heat Pump Association prepares for the future http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/the-european-heat-pump-association-prepares-for-the-future/ The European Heat Pump Association held its General Assembly on May 19th in the premises of the EU... As a result, the new board will consist of the established and experienced members: Mr. Karl Ochsner (President), Mrs. Brigitte Bach (Vice-President), Mr. Martin Forsén (Treasurer) and Mr. Johannes Brugmann (Secretary). The board was re-elected unanimously. It was also decided, that the EHPA shall take the legal form of "AISBL" in parallel to its move to the Renewable Energy House (REH). Apart from administrative issues, members discussed the future orientation of the association, in particular a stronger focus on quality via the EHPA quality label. The event was completed with a joint dinner in the Restaurant of the Brussels Atomium Landmark. Participants of the General Assembly in the inner yard of the venue. ]]> Sun, 30 May 2010 12:14:00 +0200 EREC conference sheds light on buildings of the future: heat pumps are an integral part! http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/erec-conference-sheds-light-on-buildings-of-the-future-heat-pumps-are-an-integral-part/ The conference was divided into four sessions: A first session focusing on the European legal... Philip Lowe, Director-General of the DG Energy who stated that the vision of 100% renewable energy sources (RES) by 2050 is not a dream, but a challenge that has to be met. Christine Lins, Secretary General of EREC confirmed this and stressed that a scenario of 100% RES is indeed feasible. The second session focused on historical buildings and how a rational use of energy and energy efficiency targets can be realized in the best way whereas the third session's topic went one step further by claiming net-zero energy buildings for new constructions. Finally, the last session of the event dealt with the energy footprint of the building's sector and the question of how it can be reduced in order to efficiently contribute to the vision of 100% RES by 2050 taking into account the large part of energy consumption coming from the building's sector. The EHPA is convinced that heat pumps offer a large contribution potential to these goals. The technology provides a large reduction potential in the use of non-renewable energy (both primary and final) by making efficient use of renewable energy from air, water and ground. Consequently, the installation of heat pumps does also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Heat pumps can be employed nearly every application field in today's and future cities (see attached illustration) to provide heating, cooling and domestic hot water. 
Several success factors for the future development of this technology and the increase of its contribution towards lowering the energy  footprint of buildings have been identified. They include (but are not limited to) the energy price ratio of different energy sources vs. electricity, a stable public support, both financial and institutional, recognition of the technology in R & D funding schemes and an existing planning, installation and maintenance infrastructure for the heat pump industry. The latter has been actively developed through national and European Heat Pump Associations that have been working together on quality assurance and common training & certification schemes in order to guarantee well trained installers and products that deliver energy reliably and efficiently.  The European heat pump market statistics of the last years confirm the positive development of the market and the prospect and importance of heat pump technology towards the realization of the vision of 100% RES by 2050. The presentations of all the speakers are available on the EREC website. The concept of "future cities = heat pump cities" is explained in more detail in the last EHPA newsletter, a presentation on the topic was held at the Sustainable Energy Week event. ]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 11:45:00 +0200 Largest ground source heating system underway in Denmark http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/largest-ground-source-heating-system-underway-in-denmark/ The construction of the largest ground source heating system that will cater for a 28,000 sq.m.... read more Source: hydrocarbons21.com]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 16:36:00 +0200 EHPA newsletter published http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/ehpa-newsletter-published-2/ Just before the EHPA General Assembly taking place in Brussels on 19 May 2010 the new issue of... Click here to download the full copy.]]> Wed, 19 May 2010 00:01:00 +0200 Commission opens public consultation on Energy Strategy for Europe http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/commission-opens-public-consultation-on-energy-strategy-for-europe/ The European Commission has launched a public consultation on stock taking document "Towards a new... Click here to find more information on the public consultation as well as the background document. Source: European Commission ]]> Fri, 07 May 2010 10:57:00 +0200 3rd EHPA heat pump forum: Final program now online http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/3rd-ehpa-heat-pump-forum-final-program-now-online/ The program of the 3rd EHPA European Heat Pump Form is now online. registration closes on 10.5.2010) via this link. ]]> Mon, 03 May 2010 21:23:00 +0200 GCG releases comprehensive report on GHG emission reductions http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/gcg-releases-comprehensive-report-on-ghg-emission-reductions/ The Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (CGC), Canada’s national industry association for ground source... Click here to download full press release Source: The Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (CGC)]]> Mon, 03 May 2010 14:19:00 +0200 Finland ramps up heat pump and other renewable technologies http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/finland-ramps-up-heat-pump-and-other-renewable-technologies/ Last week the Finnish government outlined a plan to meet its European Union obligations of raising...
Nonetheless, "this addition of renewable energy is equivalent in scale to three big nuclear power plants," Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said. The aim of the measures is to increase energy production based on renewable forms of energy by a total of 38 TWh of final energy consumption by 2020. "In terms of scale, this is a massive solution," Vanhanen said after the ministerial working group reached an agreement on the proposal. read more Source: hydrocarbons21.com]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:04:00 +0200 Call for papers: The 10th IEA Heat Pump Conference, 2011 http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/call-for-papers-the-10th-iea-heat-pump-conference-2011/ The 10th IEA Heat Pump Conference - one of the most important international conferences related to...
  • Environmental-friendly Technology
    Advances in equipment design and development
  • Systems and Components
    Advanced electrically and thermally operated systems, and ground source systems
  • Applications
    Demonstrated energy efficiency and environmental advantages
  • Research and Development
    New developments and new refrigerants in heat pumping technologies
  • Policy, Standards and Market Strategies
    Government, utility and professional society activities related on heat pumps
  • Markets
    Market status, trends and future opportunities
  • International activities
    Discussion of action in response to climate changing initiatives
    • Read the call for papers]]>     Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:23:00 +0200     A big success: EHPA Dinner Debate on 13 April 2010 http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/a-big-success-ehpa-dinner-debate-on-13-april-2010/ Hosted by MEP Dr. Paul Rübig, the EHPA organized its second dinner debate in the European... Hosted by MEP Dr. Paul Rübig, the EHPA organized its second dinner debate in the European Parliament in Brussels on 13 April 2010. The keynote speech was held by Nikolaos Roubanis from Eurostat on the accounting methods for different renewable energy sources in European Energy Statistics and its further development. He presented an extensive overview on how renewables are counted in primary and final energy and pointed out important issues for future developments.   Representatives from the biomass, solar thermal and heat pump sector commented on the subject and gave their point of view. Jean-Marc Jossart from the European Biomass association AEBIOM presented the state of the art of biomass statistics, Werner Weiss explained status-quo and future development of counting the solar thermal contribution on behalf of the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation ESTIF, and Thomas Nowak from the European Heat Pump Association highlighted a new approach towards appropriately counting the contribution from heat pumps in energy statistics. The number of participants, the feedback on the presentations as well as the fruitful and interesting discussions confirmed the success of the evening, the importance of the subject and the great interest coming from Brussels energy community and the EP. All presentations held during the evening can be found at our website .]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:42:00 +0200 Online data of energy consumption for heat pump users - A pilot project in Germany http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/online-data-of-energy-consumption-for-heat-pump-users-a-pilot-project-in-germany/ A pilot project between electricity supplier “Yello Strom” and heat pump producer “Stiebel... For more information please contact presse@yellostrom.de or presse@stiebel-eltron.de  ]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:41:00 +0200 EREC launches "Re-thinking 2050" http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/erec-launches-re-thinking-2050/ Hosted by MEP Maria Da Graça Carvalho (EPP), the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) launched... After a welcome by MEP Maria da Graça Carvalho (EPP), Prof. Arthouros Zervos, President of EREC, gave an overview of the report, followed by Patrick Lambert, Director of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI), who acknowledged the importance of the document. He explicitly stated the fact that the report indeed constituted an important input for the Commissions thinking and that it shows a plausable renewable energy scenario for the future. In the vision paper, EREC shows the pathway of how the European Union can switch to a 100 % renewable energy system by 2050 for electricity, heating and cooling as well as the transport sector and how the different technologies can contribute to the energy supply. According to the report, this scenario is profitable from an economic perspective while at the same time providing significant social and economic benefits. EREC assumes that by 2020 annual energy related CO2 emissions will be reduced by 1,200 Mt. This development trajectory would lead to a reduction of CO2 emissions of more than 90 % by 2050 compared to 1990 emission values. The needed investment costs would pay off in the long term and be outweighed by avoided fuel and CO2 costs. The social benefits of a 100 % renewable energy community include an increase of the employment rate: more than 2.7 million people will be employed in the renewable sector in 2020, about 4.4 million people by 2030 and up to 6.1 million Europeans will be working in the sector by 2050. During the following discussion, MEP Anni Podimata (S&D) asked in which of the different technologies the most new jobs could be expected. ERECs President Prof. Zevros stated that highest growth in employment would most likely be seen in the biomass sector (by the very fact that it is used for the production of fuels – sagte er selbst). MEP Maria da Graça Carvalho, raised the lack of information on the quality of air and on health as results of the presented scenario. This point was confirmed by Prof. Zervos who explained that further investigation could be helpful and is very important for future studies/publications. The EHPA welcomes the report as another important steps towards informing policy makers, industry and the public on the existing options to reach a 100% RES based society. As the report does not include the contribution from aerothermal energy, to be made useful by heat pumps, the presented figures will most likely be even higher in the future. Consequently it is most likely, that the presented target could be reached even earlier than 2050.  The executive summary of the report as well as the full version found on the website www.rethinking2050.eu.]]> ehpa.brussels@gmail.com Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:34:00 +0200 First VDI heat pump symposium in Stuttgart http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/first-vdi-heat-pump-symposium-in-stuttgart/ On 8-9 June 2010 the 1. VDI-Konferenz "Wärmepumpen - Umweltwärme effizient nutzen" (Heat pumps -...
  • Approval procedure and site assessment for thermal use of the underground
  • Optimising the efficiency of ground heat exchangers
  • Technical rules and standards for heat pumps
  • Solutions for improving the Seasonal Performance Factor
  • Gas heat pumps - technology status and references from the practice
  • Large heat pumps for industrial application
    • The EHPA is represented at the symposium by its chairman Karl Ochsner and the Fraunhofer-Institute für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, a partner of the IEE project SEPEMO-Build, will also present a paper. read more Press release (in German)]]>     Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:50:00 +0200     Do Heat Pumps go industrial? http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/do-heat-pumps-go-industrial/ Heat pumps are well known for their good qualities in space and district heating. Industrial... International Energy Agency (IEA), global primary energy demand is projected to rise by 1.5% per year between 2007 and 2030, the major users being the building, transport and industry sector. The IEA Heat Pump Centre gives the example of the Netherlands, where heat represents 80% of the final energy use, temperatures below 100°C being used mainly for space heating and temperatures above 100°C driving industrial processes. In these industrial processes a lot of heat (around 105 PJ) is lost in waste heat from conversion processes like combined heat and power stations. This waste heat, however, can be used by heat pumps to upgrade and deliver again high temperatures for more industrial processes, recycling used energy resources effectively. read more Source: ammonia21.com]]> Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:17:00 +0200 Dorin showcases CO<sub>2</sub> compressor range http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/dorin-showcases-cosub2sub-compressor-range/ Dorin is adding its “world’s largest CO2 compressor range” to the R744.com product database. The... CD-H
    • Single stage compressor
    • Able to operate in transcritical conditions
    • Perfectly suitable for: heat pumps application, commercial refrigeration (MT), refrigerated transport, HVAC systems (reversible and not)
    • Discharge pressure: 45 - 140 bar
    • Evaporating temperature: -20 to +15 °C
    read more Source: R744.com ]]>     Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:59:00 +0200     Heat pump trends http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/heat-pump-trends/ In times of climate change and global warming, we are looking for energy efficient technologies...
    It is estimated that a 30% market penetration of heat pumps in retrofit heating markets could allow for global greenhouse gas emissions reductions of up to 8% thanks to the energy efficiency of heat pumps. Heat pumps are used in heating, ventilation and air conditioners as well as more recently in water heaters and dryers. In general heat pumps are used for upgrading low-temperature free heat from renewable sources (air, water, ground, waste heat) to useful temperatures.

    Climate change, global warming and energy crises will motivate more and more stringent regulations and drive governments to subsidise technologies that promise to help reduce emissions while taping into renewable energies. The Canadian government does so with up to $4,500 subsidies for single homes implementing energy saving projects that reduce energy-related greenhouse gases and air pollution read more Source: R744.com]]>     Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0200     Quality label database for certified heat pumps online! http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/quality-label-database-for-certified-heat-pumps-online/ A list of all heat pumps bearing the EHPA quality label can be found in the section of the EHPA... Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:09:00 +0200 Dinner debate on the accounting methods of RES in EU energy statistics http://www.ehpa.org/news/article/dinner-debate-on-the-accounting-methods-of-res-in-eu-energy-statistics/ On 13 April 2010 a dinner debate hosted by MEP Dr. Paul Rübig on the accounting methods for... Click here for the invitation]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:49:00 +0200