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Tag: heat pumps
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A2EP launches free online decarbonisation tool
The Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) has developed the Renewable Heat Selection Tool to help accelerate the transition from fossil gas to renewable heat.
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Midea opens new Australian showroom
Air conditioner and home appliance manufacturer Midea has opened its first dedicated HVAC showroom and experience centre in Australia.
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VEU signals changes for commercial and industrial heat pump incentives
Victoria’s Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) has announced potential revisions to the commercial and industrial heat pump activity available under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program.
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Heat pump testing standard open for comment
Standards Australia is inviting public comments on important updates to the performance assessment standard for air source heat pump water heaters.
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Further research into RE170 emerges
A study from Jaume I University in Spain has looked into the potential effectiveness of dimethyl ether (RE170) as a refrigerant.
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Next Cycle opens for business, offers Maxa products in Australia
Next Cycle has launched in Australia, delivering residential, commercial and industrial HVAC and hot/chilled water solutions.
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A2EP launches updated Heat Pump Estimator
The Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) has launched an expanded and updated version of its online Heat Pump Estimator.
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Ready for RefCon25
We speak to René Le Miere ahead of RefCon25, which will take place on Monday, March 24 at Rydges Melbourne.
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Electrification lessons from 101 Collins
AIRAH Victorian division chair Rula Karali, M.AIRAH, reflects on the Institute’s recent site visit to 101 Collins in Melbourne.
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Tackling the challenge of industrial heat
The Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) is running the Australian Renewable Heat Conference in Sydney from September 25–26.
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EEC releases roadmap for heat pump hot water systems
The Energy Efficiency Council has released a roadmap to help accelerate the take-up of heat pump hot water systems in Australia.
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Sydney councils to hold free heat pump webinar
The City of Sydney, Waverley Council and North Sydney Council will host a free heat pump webinar on Wednesday, July 24 from 12–1pm.
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Lack of demand and skills impacting Britain’s great gas boiler replacement
The UK’s desire to replace gas boilers with heat pumps is being adversely affected a lack of consumer demand and a shortage of workers.
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Heat pump sales set to spike
Nine states in America have signed an agreement to increase heat pump sales and accelerate the transition to pollution-free buildings.
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US$10M prize for heat pump solutions
A US consortium is offering a prize pool of USD $10 million (AUD $15.2 million) for HVAC&R innovators to solve a New York dilemma.
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Promising signs for electrocaloric heat pump
Scientists have created a prototype of a heat pump from a ceramic with a strong electrocaloric effect. It uses the ceramic and electric fields to heat up when exposed to electric fields – and has the potential to replace a standard heat pump, which uses refrigerants. The team, from the Luxembourg Institute of Science and […]
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Panasonic partners with Reclaim Energy to launch CO2 hot water heat pump
Panasonic Australia and Reclaim Energy have announced a partnership to launch a CO2 hot water heat pump solution
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Heat pump tour at Hardwick’s
The Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) is holding a bus tour on Wednesday, November 29 in Kyneton, Victoria to visit some commercial and industrial heat pump installations. The tour will showcase how heat pump technology efficiently supplies heating and cooling services for a range of applications. Hosted by A2EP CEO Jarrod Leak, the tour […]
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Carel issues white paper on heat pump market
A new white paper from controls specialist Carel examines the opportunities and challenges in the burgeoning heat pump market. Carel notes that heat pumps have grown in popularity in recent years, especially as fossil fuel boilers are phased out. The white paper analyses the technologies and trends that have emerged, as well as the regulations […]
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If heat pumps aren’t an HFC quota issue, what is?
The recent report on heat pumps released by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) looked to answer an important question. Would the increased uptake of heat pumps as a result of electrification jeopardise Australia’s HFC phase-down target? The answer it gave was a solid “no”. But although the report may […]