Heat Pump
Geothermal heat pumps capacity to grow by nearly 150 per cen
18 November 2013 The worldwide installed capacity of geothermal heat pump (GHP) systems will grow by nearly 150 per cent over the next 7 years, from 52.7 GW) to 127.4 GWt, says a new report. Mackinnon Lawrence, principal research analyst with Navigant Research, which produced the report, entitled “Geothermal Heat Pumps”, said: “The renewable energy policies that led to strong growth in the ...
Upgrades at Ridgewood High School Cut Energy Costs by 18 Per
School receiving Trane Energy Efficiency Leader Award Norridge, Ill., Nov. 18, 2013 -- Ridgewood High School administrators expect recently completed lighting and infrastructure upgrades t...
New York High School Unveils Energy-Saving CHP System
Nov 13, 2013 Rochester, N.Y. -- The East Irondequoit Central School District and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have officially unveiled the combined heat and power (CHP) system installed at Eastridge High School. CHP, also known as cogeneration, is the simultaneous production of heat and electricity generation. This allows the CHP system to achieve h...
Domestic hot water heat pumps in the ‘spotlight’
Nov. 12, 2013 Information bulletin of the Heat Pump Test Center WPZ in Buchs, Switzerland The Institute for Energy Systems (NTB) released the 02-2013 edition of their bulletin. The bulletin emphasizes on the Energy Label for domestic how water heat pumps which is planned to be mandatory in Europe starting from 2015 according to the ErP directive. The Heat Pump Test Center WPZ has det...
Carrier Announces Joint Venture with Bosch to Offer Geotherm
12 - November - 2013 Farmington, Conn. -- Carrier has signed an agreement with Robert Bosch North America Corp. to form a joint venture to develop and manufacture geothermal and water-source heat pump...
Carrier Plans Joint Venture with Bosch To Strengthen Geother
Nov 11, 2013 FARMINGTON, Conn., US Carrier signed an agreement today with Robert Bosch North America Corporation to form a joint venture to develop and manufacture geothermal and water-source heat pum...
Mayekawa develops high temperature hydrocarbon steam heat pu
08 November 2013 More than 580 participants attended the 2013 JSRAE Annual Conference that took place in Tokyo, 10-12 September. Organised by the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning En...
‘Heat Pump implementation scenarios’ was released
This study on the “Heat pump implementation scenarios until 2030” covers the 8 major European heat pump markets Nov. 08, 2013 The aim of this study is to quantify the potential of heat pumps to save CO2-emissions in the EU’s building sector until 2030 and to assess related impacts on energy use, investments, energy costs and the necessary supply with refrigerants. Three scenarios are calcul...
Mitsubishi Electric extends delivery fleet
4 November 2013 Mitsubishi Electric has started to operate a new fleet of delivery vehicles to cope with increasing demand for its energy saving Ecodan air source heat pump. Six new Renault trucks jo...
Warming up for the winter chill
November 03, 2013 In 2000 we moved into an apartment in Tokyo run by the semi-public housing corporation UR. It was new and had a natural-gas heating system. Unlike other gas systems we’d used in the past, however, this one heated water that was then circulated to outlets in different rooms in the apartment. Direct gas ignition devices we’d bought for previous apartments were useless in our new on...
New regulations set for 2014
28 Oct 2013 GEMS Determination New regulatory requirements for air conditioners and heat pumps will be introduced from April 1, 2014. It covers air conditioners and heat pumps manufactured loca...
August A/C Shipments Down, Heat Pump Shipments Up
30 - October - 2013 Arlington, Va. -- United States shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 500,813 units in August 2013, down 2.9 percent from 515,530 units shipped in August 2012, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). U.S. shipments of central air conditioners decreased 5.7 percent, to 347,718 un...
