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Canada launches cold climate heat pump rebate scheme The government of Canada announced it is now accepting applications for its Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program. Eligible low-to-middle-income Canadian households currently heating their homes with oil can apply for an upfront payment of up to CAD 10,000 ($7,413) toward purchasing and installing a new, electric, air-source cold climate heat pump.
Beatriz Santos
Apr 11, 2023
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How to combine offgrid PV, heat pumps, and fuel cells in residential complex Finnish researchers have studied different scenarios to convert a Nordic oil-heated townhouse into a carbon-neutral building. They dimensioned an off-grid PV-powered heat pump system using waste heat recovery from a hydrogen storage system and calculated its life-cycle cost. They concluded that the solution is less profitable than grid-connected systems.
Beatriz Santos
Apr 07, 2023
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Daikin starts building heat pump factory in Poland Daikin has started building its first heat pump factory in Lodz, Poland. The Japanese heating manufacturer will invest €300 million ($327.2 million) in the new facility, which is expected to start operations in July 2024.
Beatriz Santos
Apr 06, 2023
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Markets & Policy
LG reveals plans for US heat pump factory LG Electronics North America has revealed plans to manufacture 100% electric heat pumps in the United States for the first time.
Beatriz Santos
Apr 05, 2023
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European companies raise more than $25 million for heat pump development UK-based Ideal Heating has announced plans for a new GBP 10 million ($12.5 million) heat pump R&D research center in Hull, England. Heat Transformers, meanwhile, said it has raised €15 million ($16.4 million) to accelerate heat pump deployment in the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Beatriz Santos
Apr 04, 2023
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Global heat pump sales rose by 11% in 2022, says IEA China sold the most heat pumps in the world in 2022, but Europe recorded the highest growth in overall sales, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). It says Italy, France, and Germany accounted for almost half of all sales in Europe, and notes that air-to-water heat pumps were the most popular technology.
Beatriz Santos
Apr 03, 2023
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Belgian developer starts digging hole for geothermal heat pumps in Bruges Property developer Steenoven and an undisclosed construction contractor have started drilling a borehole for a new thermal energy storage system in the historic city of Bruges, Belgium.
Beatriz Santos
Mar 31, 2023
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One year of net billing in Poland While it initially had a chilling effect on the Polish residential solar market, the transition from net metering to net billing has also resulted in positive changes, such as better sizing of rooftop PV systems and a higher rate of self-consumption, says Instytut Energetyki Odnawialnej (IEO), a Polish research body.
Marija Maisch
Mar 29, 2023
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Austrian manufacturer unveils propane heat pump for residential applications iDM has developed a modular air-source heat pump that uses propane (R290) as the refrigerant. It can produce between 2 kW and 24 kW of heat and domestic hot water up to a temperature of 70 C. A larger version can produce between 10 kW and 50 kW of heat.
Beatriz Santos
Mar 29, 2023