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About EHPA
The European Heat Pump Association represents the interests of the European heat pump industry.
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About heat pumps
A heat pump is a device that can provide heating, cooling and hot water for residential, commercial and industrial use. Despite the name, all heat pumps can provide both heating and cooling. They work well in nearly all types of climate.
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News and resources
All EHPA's news, media releases, publications and position papers.
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Certification
EHPA aims for quality. Together with its member it tries to show both the end-consumers and policy makers that heat pumps are quality products that are very energy efficient and are using the available renewable energy sources as much as possible.
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Policy
EHPA is the voice of the heat pump sector in the European Union and advocates for a faster deployment of heat pumps. We want EU laws that enable heat pumps to become the number one heating and cooling solution in Europe. Everyone, everywhere should have access to sustainable, affordable heating.
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Events
EHPA members meet at the annual general assembly. EHPA organises the annual conference Heat Pump Forum, and several heat pump related events every year. EHPA co-organises and supports the European Heat Pump Summit in Nuremberg. EHPA is present at major trade fairs in Europe.
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Projects
The projects are in chronological order and show the type of funding received, as well as a link to their respective websites
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Market data
After record growth in 2021, there are now 16.98 million heat pumps in the EU, covering around 14% of the heating market.
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Types of heat pumps
European Heat Pump Association > Types of heat pumps
Air source heat pumps use the energy in outside air or air from a ventilation system for heating, cooling and heating water. They can be installed entirely inside or outside the house. Or, you can have a system with one unit inside the building and one outside.
Water source heat pumps use the energy stored in ground water, surface, or sea or sewage water. The heat pump takes heat from the water and makes it available for heating, cooling and preparation of hot water. Water source heat pumps are particularly efficient because water is a very good energy carrier.
Ground source heat pumps use the energy stored in the ground. They extract heat from the ground either by a vertical or horizontal collector.
Electrically and thermally driven heat pumps.
Many heat pumps use electricity to drive the compression cycle – meaning to heat up the energy from the air, water or underground a bit more. The heat pump can be plugged in and use renewable electricity.
Thermally driven heat pumps use heat or an engine to drive the compression cycle instead.
There are three main type of thermally driven heat pumps. Gas sorption heat pump (GAHP) and thermal compression heat pump (TCHP) are both covered by the standard EN 12309 and gas engine heat pump (GEHP) is covered by the standard EN 16905.
