Flexible, sustainable and clean system solutions

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In this issue: Flexible, sustainable and clean system solutions

Flexible, sustainable and clean. That is the necessary future for the energy systems world-wide. Heat pumps have an important part to play for speeding up that future and in this issue of HPT Magazine this role is described and argued.

Below is a list of articles included in the Magazine. The articles in bold can also be found further down, in versions shortened by the HPC.

Heat Pump Conference in Jeju 2020
Consequences of the F gas regulation
Annexes in HPT TCP: 47, 49, 51, 52
Grid flexibility and market opportunities
Synergies between district heating and cooling
Heat pumps in a sustainable future

Don't forget the Arena for Sustainable Heating and Cooling in Malmö in May! It is part of Nordic Clean Energy Week, co-arranged by the Swedish HPT ExCo delegates.

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Foreword & Column

The Foreword discusses the need for efficient systems and solutions for the future, and how heat pumps can be a part of that future.

The Column describes the recent heat pump situation in Finland and how business models are developed to make heat pumps even more competitive.

Unforeseen consequences of the F gas regulation

The current use of HFCs as refrigerants in heat pumps will be strongly phased down in the EU. A reduced use is part of the EU F gas regulation due to the large global warming potential (GWP) of HFCs. So, a shift to other refrigerants is necessary. But what happens in the meantime, while components for the new refrigerants are being developed? Not only will the heat pump industry be negatively affected, but there is a risk that more heating will be provided by fossil fuels - in complete contradiction to the idea of the regulation.

Pooling of heat pumps for grid flexibility and market opportunities

Heat pumps can reduce the need for bought energy and contribute to a shift towards less carbon-intensive heating and cooling. But increased use of heat pumps also means increased load on the electricity grid and might even lead to congestion. So, how can this be solved? One alternative is through smart control of heat pumps that are pooled together, allowing both power and cost peaks to be avoided. There might even be room for a business case, when the pool is used for balancing the energy grid.

A concept for synergies between district heating and cooling

Heating and cooling - at the same time and in neighbouring buildings. This waste of energy is a reality now but doesn’t have to be so in the future. The 5^th generation compact district heating and cooling networks opens for synergies between users and providers of heat, and heat pumps is an integral part of the system. By using CO₂ instead of water, the network can operate at temperatures as low as 10 to 16 °C. Theoretically, such a system could save up to 80 % of the final energy in urban areas.

The role of heat pumps for a sustainable energy future

Around the World, many countries are determined to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases. The main ways to do so are through energy efficiency and implementation of renewable energy sources. The IRENA tool REmap identifies what set of solutions that is most feasible for each country. The tool shows that the building sector is one of those that has to reach the highest precentage of reductions. And there heat pumps have a cruical role to play since they can deliver cost-efficient heating driven by renewable electricity.

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