heat pump news

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 […]

Dec. 03, 2007 – The overall effi ciency of a heat pump system is highly dependent on the performance of the compressor. Compressors in heat pumps not only encounter a wider range of operating conditions than in traditional air conditioners, but also have two to three times longer run times per year than compressors for […]

Jan. 18, 2007 – The Norwegian Commission on Low Emissions points to heat pumps as one of the technologies that could help cut Norwegian greenhouse gas emissions by 50-80 percent by 2050. The Norwegian Commission on Low Emissions was appointed by the Norwegian government on March 11, 2005. The Commission has been charged with the […]

Oct. 19, 2006 – Individual, advanced training is essential for succeeding in todays knowledge society. Following that trend, more than 200 installers have completed the training course for “certified heat pump installers”. In succession, 65 installers took the opportunity and applied for certification – which means, that they will be certified for three years and […]

Nov. 10, 2006 – The Interreg III project “Information Connection Renewable Energy Sources” (iCON-RES) is a bilateral activity aimed at transfer of know-how and information on renewable energy sources across national boundaries. Contracting body is the city of Vienna, coordinator Arsenal research, Vienna. In cooperation between project partners from Austria and Hungary information materials obout […]

Nov. 22, 2006 – Life long learning is not only a general approach, in the Tyrol, it is implemented in a very active way. The energy advisors of the Tyrolean Energy utilities TIWAG, IKB, EW-Reute und Energie West took part in a further education day in the field of heat pump technology, in October 2006. […]

Nov. 30, 2006 – Moreover 1.400 participants attended the show for the Austrian Energy Globe at the 24th of November. The Energy Globe is awarded to projects from all over the world which make careful and economical use of resources and employ alternative energy sources. The winning projects are presented in the categories earth, fire, […]

Question:What is a heat pump? Answer:A heat pump extracts low temperature energy from the environment and increases its temperature for heating purposes. Heat pump efficiencies are normally quoted as the coefficient of performance of the system, these are typically in the range 3 to 5. In other words, extracting heat from renewable sources requires just 1kW […]