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6th National workshop took place in Athens

Feb. 03, 2012 – The workshop entitled “Ground Source Heat Pumps in Greece” took place in Athens on 16 January 2012. The event which was addressed to Greek heat pump installers and people working in the fields of research and development was attended by 84 persons. The workshop offered the possibility to get latest information related to the thematic field of heat humps and to exchange experiences. The presentations were focused on SEPEMO project activities. Therefore the main topic for discussion was about quality insurance and improvement of heat pump units and systems. » read more

Web stream of EUSEW 2011 event still available

Jan. 16, 2012 – Those interested in the presentations given and the discussion held at the event "High efficiency heat pump systems – from best practice to mainstream" can still watch the stream on their PC. Organised by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) with support from the SEPEMO-Build project partners this EUSEW 2011 event took place on 14 April 2011 in Brussels. » read more

Solar and Heat Pump Systems Industry Newsletter

Jan. 11, 2012 – The first issue of "Solar and Heat Pump Systems Industry Newsletter" was published in October 2011 as a joint IEA initiative from Solar Heating and Cooling Task 44 and Heat Pump Programme Annex 38. Major parts of the work carried out by this consortium are closely related to the work programme of SEPEMO-Build project. » read more

England abolishes planning permission for certain domestic air-source heat pump installations

Dec. 19, 2011 – As of 1 December 2011, planning permission is no longer required for the installation, alteration or replacement of certified air-source heat pumps by certified installers on domestic premises in England, provided that they meet certain specifications with regards to siting, the volume of the outdoor compressor unit and noise levels.  » read more

New monitoring results available

Dec. 12, 2011 – Measurement results from eight German one-family houses covering the period April to October 2011 are now available on this website. » read more

The latest generation of heat pumps

Dec. 06, 2011 – ExpoClima, the first web portal dedicated to the players in the HVAC/R sector, have published a special edition entitled "The latest generation of heat pumps: always smaller consumptions and increasingly advanced technologies". Air/water, air/air, water/water, with direct expansion and with absorption: which is the best solution? » read more

First monitoring results published

Nov. 29, 2011 – Measurement results from three German one-family houses covering the period April to October 2011 are now available on this website. » read more

HC heat pump dryers could meet EU efficiency standards

Nov. 29, 2011 – With the imminent introduction of minimum energy efficiency requirements for household tumble dryers in the EU expected to promote the use of heat pump technology for drying applications, the use of hydrocarbons in heat pump dryers could be a means to achieve high product energy efficiency while minimising direct emissions at the same time. » read more

Conference: Fulfilling Poland’s RES target with heat pumps

Nov. 17, 2011 – With support from SEPEMO-Build project partners the conference "Fulfilling Poland’s RES target with heat pumps - National insights and European outlook" took place at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union in Brussels. The half-day event was hosted by the Polsh Presidency, and organized by the Polish Heat Pump Association (PORT PC) and the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). » read more

US establishes new efficiency standards for residential central air conditioners

Nov. 03, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Energy has adopted new Federal energy conservation standard levels for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps that will apply as of January 2015. » read more

CO₂ heat pump water heaters tailored to Europe

Oct. 19, 2011 – At ATMOsphere Europe 2011 last week in Brussels, Georges Khoury, Chief Engineer of ECO Activities at Sanden, presented their CO₂ heat pump water heater for the European market. Based on the Japanese Eco Cute, the high efficiency CO₂ heat pump has been optimised for European countries and field-tested in 12 family homes. » read more

New articles on project results published

Oct. 11, 2011 – Two more articles reporting on the progress of work achived in the SEPEMO-Build project have been published in the latest issue of the quarterly newspaper of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). » read more

French version of the project brochure avilable

Oct. 04, 2011 – An eight-sided French version of the project brochure presenting objectives, workpackage description, preliminary results and some case studies is published and available for download from the project website. » read more

Heat pump conference with focus on Poland

Sep. 26, 2011 – On 18 October 2011 a conference entitled "Fulfilling Poland’s RES target with heat pumps: National insights and European outlook" is scheduled to take place at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union in Brussels. This half-day event is hosted by the Polsh Presidency, and organized by the Polish Heat Pump Association (PORT PC), the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) as well as partners of the SEPEMO project.  » read more

EUSEW 2011 presentations available

Sep. 22, 2011 – The SEPEMO-Build project was co-organizer of the event "High efficiency heat pump systems – from best practice to mainstream" organized by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) on 14 April 2011. The presentations given at this event are now available for download. » read more

SEPEMO report on quality concepts for heat pump systems

Sep. 19, 2011 – The latest SEPEMO report provides an analyses of existing schemes for training and certification of heat pump installers in Europe. Whereas the approach towards training courses is largely harmonized already this is not yet valid for certification schemes. In order to meet the requirements under the RES directive the certification procedures need to be harmonized and renewed on national level using existing structures and the experiences gained from several European projects. » read more

Radiators high efficient with heat pumps

Sep. 06, 2011 – "The guide to radiators for low temperature heating" presents the facts about using radiators for low temperature heating systems. The guide claims that when taking overall facts into account, in low energy buildings the low temperature heating system with radiators is a more energy efficient solution than underfloor heating, and often more energy efficient even than when using heat pumps as the energy source. » read more

Irish social housing project to feature 130 SANYO CO2 heat pumps

Aug. 31, 2011 – Some 130 SANYO ECO CO2 heat pump units are being installed at a pioneering housing project in Dublin, Ireland, to provide low cost, low carbon heating and hot water for the social housing apartments.  » read more

Simulating brine-to-water CO2 heat pump prototypes in Norway and Austria

Aug. 24, 2011 – The development and testing of brine-to-water CO2 heat pump prototypes for domestic hot water-only operation and for combined space heating and hot water production took place in Norway and Austria under the IEA Heat Pump Programme’s collaborative project “Economical heating and cooling systems for low energy houses”. The project has now been completed and final reports have been published.  » read more

EU outlines research funding opportunities for renewable heating & cooling

Jul. 27, 2011 – A number of calls for proposals announced this week under the European Union's principal instrument for funding research (FP7) aim to advance renewable heating and cooling technologies. Of particular interest is the call for ‘Next generation heat pump technologies’ such as those using natural refrigerants, as well as a call for ‘Large scale systems for urban heating and cooling’ that make use of low temperature waste heat. » read more

July brings F-Gas Regulation deadlines across the EU

Jul. 18, 2011 – 4 July 2011 marked several official deadlines stipulated by the European F-Gas Regulation, with both individuals and companies now required to hold full F Gas Certificates and the European Commission expected to publish a report on the application of the regulation on the basis of which it could subsequently present proposals for revising it. Meanwhile, the climate protection opportunities inherent in tackling non-CO2 gases such as HFCs are increasingly being discussed in the European Parliament. » read more