Heat Pump
Heat Pumps Do Better
A survey in 2010 of a number of domestic heat pump installations by the UK’s Energy Saving Trust was critical of design and performance, and recommended a series of improvements. Subsequent retesting which has just been completed shows that most of the 30 or so installations have benefited from the modifications which were made. The Trust concludes that close attention to installation design and c...
Heat Recovery Systems in Germany
An analysis of the role of heat recovery systems in energy conservation by the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, a branch of Trier University of Applied Sciences (Germany), gives some idea of the magnitudes involved nation-wide. In 2011, the number of new mechanical ventilation systems installed equated to a fresh air supply rate of 582 million m3/h requiring a heat input of 4,890 GWh. Recycling ex...
European Heat Pump Summit 2013
-- Meeting-place for International Heat Pump Experts Heat pump experts met for the third time at the European Heat Pump Summit in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg on October 15-16, 2013. More th...
Installed Capacity of Geothermal Heat Pumps to More than Dou
Nov 20, 2013 Boulder, Colo. -- Geothermal heat pump (GHP) systems are being installed in nearly every region of the world and in residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial applications with great success, according to a Navigant Research report. Despite recent setbacks in deployments due to the economic downturn, the future looks bright for the global GHP market. The research firm fore...
Guest Editorial: Geothermal Boreholes Are NOT Wells
Nov. 20, 2013 The geothermal heat pump (GHP) industry prides itself on offering an efficient, environmentally friendly technology for satisfying the thermal loads of buildings. To do so, a GHP system ...
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...
