heat pump news

Jun. 25, 2008 – For air-to-air heat pumps installed in second and holiday homes in Denmark (more than 200.000 properties) the Danish Electricity Saving Trust has prepared the introduction of a new Energy Saving Label. Six criteria must be fulfilled to qualify for this recommended Energy Saving Label. Source: ScanRef

Jul. 07, 2008 – As of February 2008 the test laboratory for heat pumps at ILK Dresden, Germany is accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025. That will help to reduce long waiting periods for heat pump testing as recently complained by heat pump manufacturers. Accreditation was made for testing of water-to-water and brine-to-water heat […]

Jul. 15, 2008 – Geothermal systems operate for 1/2 to 1/4 the cost of most other heating and cooling systems! In January 2006 the U.S. Federal government changed the minimum efficiency for air conditioners to 13 SEER from the previous minimum requirement of 10 SEER. Geothermal systems are up to twice the minimum required efficiency! […]

Aug. 12, 2008 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will launch a new ENERGY STAR® program for residential water heaters, effective Jan. 1, 2009. It covers gas-fired storage, gas-fired tankless, heat pump and solar water heaters. The program for gas-fired storage water heaters will take effect in two phases. For the first 19 months […]

Jul. 29, 2008 – The German manufacturer Roth Werke GmbH offers a newly developed solar-assisted GSHP system called “Solargeo-Energiesystem”. According to Roth this system provides an efficiency increase of up to 25 percent compared to commonly used GSHP installations. The Solargeo-Energiesystem combines a solar collector, a brine-to-water heat pump and compact geothermal collector packages (Registerstation) […]

Sep. 17, 2008 – The European Parliaments Industry Committee backed EU legislation that targets extensive deployment of renewable technologies, including all types of heat pumps. New rules could also promote, or oblige, the use of renewable technologies in new and existing buildings. The European Parliaments Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) voted on 11 […]

Sep. 22, 2008 – California has proposed an extensive set of leak detection, repair, reporting, and retrofitting rules for large air conditioning and refrigeration systems using high global warming F-gases. Facilities using the natural refrigerant CO2 would not be affected by the regulation presented to the public this week. The draft regulation, discussed in three […]

Nov. 20, 2007 – The renovation of ASHRAE headquarters is expected to be completed in June 2008 at an estimated cost of $5.4 million. Once completed, the renovated building in Atlanta will feature two separate HVAC systems as part of its role as living lab. Level one of the building will be equipped with air-cooled […]

Dec. 05, 2007 – Development of air conditioning products to address environmental and air pollution concerns is now an imperative for the industry. Heat exchangers, which are widely used in room air conditioners, packaged air conditioners, heat pump water heaters and other applications, are one of the most important components and affect the performance, reliability […]