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The Annual Report describes the work of the Programme during 2019 including Message from the Chairman, information about our Annexes, and the highlights of 2019. This and previous Annual Reports can be found in our publication database on our website.
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a report on the market for renewable energy, concentrating on the impact that the Covid-19 crisis has had on the different parts of the market. The report focuses on generation of electricity from renewable sources, but it also discusses transport biofuels as well as production of heat from renewable sources, such as from heat pumps.
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The heat pump year got off to a good start. Sales increased by 13 % as compared with the first quarter
According to Finnish Heat Pump Association (SULPU ry) statistics, air-to-water heat pumps showed the highest growth rates (60 %). The continued growth in the sales of ground-source heat pumps was also gratifying. The 27 % increase of was particularly reflected in large sites. In many blocks of flats or other large properties, district and oil heating have given way to heat pumps. The sales of air-source heat pumps climbed 8 %, despite last year’s strong growth figures. Small-house construction volumes levelled off, which was reflected in the unchanged number of installed exhaust-air heat pumps.
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Final Report for HPT TCP Annex 47 - "Heat Pumps in District Heating and Cooling systems" and Final Report for HPT TCP Annex 45 - "Hybrid Heat Pumps" are available for download at the HPT TCP website.
Read the Annex 45 Final report here.
Read the Annex 47 Final report here.
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We already know that the energy system of tomorrow cannot look like the one of yesterday. In the future, fossil
fuels must be replaced by renewable energy sources, due to environmental impact and resource depletion. Such distributed and intermittent production could, of course, be problematic. But this issue of HPT Magazine, with the topic “Integration of heat pumps into the future energy system”, shows that solutions are within reach.
The Foreword points out how heat pumps can be used to both reduce energy use and to decrease the reliance on
fossil fuels. As an example, the recently completed HPT Annex related to heat pumps in district heating networks is highlighted. The Magazine also presents the recently started Annex 56 “Internet of Things for Heat Pumps”.
The two topical articles cover heat pumps in district heating systems, and grid control of heat pumps. They go into
some of the aspects of a future energy system where heat pumps are a crucial component both on an individual and a systemic level.
Read the full HPT Magazine here.
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