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European Heat Pump Association

EHPA

The European Heat Pump Association promotes heat pump technology across Europe to speed up market development for heating, cooling and hot water production.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jan 2026 · Heating and Cooling Strategy, Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) and

8 Jan 2026 · Austausch

Meeting with Sigrid Friis (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Nov 2025 · Heating and cooling, electrification and grids

Meeting with Michael Bloss (Member of the European Parliament) and E-MOBILITY EUROPE and

14 Oct 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal Implementation

Heat pump industry urges clean heating priority in EU energy security framework

13 Oct 2025
Topic — Revision of EU energy security regulations to address crisis gaps and enable decarbonization.
Message — The organization requests clean heat be central to energy security debate, reduced electricity prices to enable electrification, stable implementation of Green Deal policies without changes, and recognition that heat pump deployment drives European manufacturing investment.1234
Why — This would accelerate heat pump sales and support their 300 production sites across Europe.567
Impact — Fossil fuel suppliers lose as heat pumps could eliminate 60 billion euros in import demand.89
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Heat pump industry calls heat pumps 'first-choice' for EU decarbonisation

9 Oct 2025
Topic — EU strategy on accelerating decarbonisation of heating and cooling sector.
Message — The association requests heat pumps be recognised as the 'first-choice' technology for decarbonising heating and cooling. They seek improved affordability through electricity-to-gas price reforms, coordinated subsidies, and alignment of fragmented policies across EU directives. They also call for expanded waste heat recovery and reduced regulatory burdens compared to fossil fuel systems.1234
Why — This would establish heat pumps as the default heating solution and reduce compliance costs for manufacturers.567
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European Heat Pump Association urges simplified state aid rules

4 Oct 2025
Topic — Revision of EU rules exempting certain state aid from prior approval.
Message — The association requests clearer legal language, expanded support for energy service companies including large enterprises and direct grants, raised operational aid thresholds to 30 MW for heat pumps, and inclusion of Carbon Contracts for Difference in the regulation.12345
Why — This would enable faster deployment of heat pumps and reduce financial barriers for their members.67
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Response to Review of the State aid rules on the Services of General Economic Interest (“SGEI”)

30 Jul 2025

The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) represents the voice of the European heat pump sector in Brussels. Our mission over the next five years is to ensure sustainable, stable growth in the domestic, commercial and industrial heat pump market in order to make heat pumps the number one heating and cooling technology in Europe and achieve a competitive, resilient European sector. EHPA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the revision of the State Aid rules on Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI). EHPA firmly believes that this revision offers a crucial opportunity to support Member States in allocating public funds toward affordable, energy-efficient housing, underpinned by the deployment of clean technologies like heat pumps. Our detailed input is available in the attached document.
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EHPA urges focus on heat pump integration for radiator labels

28 Jul 2025
Topic — EU initiative to create energy labels for low temperature heat emitters.
Message — The industry suggests prioritizing heat pump deployment over standalone consumer labels for radiators. They recommend using technical information sheets to assist with building energy calculations.12
Why — Focusing on technical performance data makes their heating and cooling solutions more attractive.3
Impact — Traditional radiator manufacturers face disadvantages if assessment emphasizes high material usage.4
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Meeting with Andrzej Buła (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jul 2025 · Heat pump industry in Europe

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jul 2025 · Austausch zu EU Politik

Meeting with Jutta Paulus (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jul 2025 · Energy Politics

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jul 2025 · Heating and Cooling Strategy

EHPA Urges Heat Pump Exemption From Unsold Product Reporting

9 Jul 2025
Topic — New EU rules requiring companies to disclose data regarding discarded unsold consumer products.
Message — EHPA requests the Commission exempt heat pumps and air conditioning systems from reporting obligations. They argue the requirements are misaligned with high-value products that are repaired, not discarded.12
Why — This exemption would prevent redundant costs and unnecessary third-party auditing requirements for manufacturers.34
Impact — Environmental regulators lose data and transparency regarding the disposal of large industrial appliances.5
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Response to Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act

8 Jul 2025

More than 60% of the energy used by European industry is for the provision of heat. Industrial heat pumps can help decarbonise low to medium temperature heat supply within industries by reusing waste heat and generating renewable energy thus replacing oil and gas. Industrial heat pumps are part of a European clean tech sector, ready and deployable today and able to reach temperatures of up to 180-200°C. Industrial heat pumps use waste heat from processes, exhaust air from buildings and infrastructure or generate renewable energy from ambient sources such as air, water, sewage and ground. They are key to Europes energy security, resilience, sovereignty and competitiveness as they displace oil and gas and use local clean electricity instead. They are already being used in industries like paper and pulp, wood, dairy, fruits, vegetables, paint, food, textiles. The top recommendations to accelerate the decarbonisation of industrial processes with industrial heat pumps are the following: 1) Improve the electricity to gas price ratio by ensuring fair tax policies and designing levies so they increase electrification 2) Financial support for industrial decarbonisation should focus on electrification and energy efficiency 3) Simplification of state aid provisions to deliver industrial heat pumps 4) Guarantee timely grid access for electrified industrial processes 5) Regulate the re-use of waste heat More detailed explanation on industrial heat pumps and the recommendations to accelerate industrial decarbonisation can be found in the attached position paper.
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Meeting with Rosalinde Van Der Vlies (Director Energy) and

1 Jul 2025 · Possible tripartite agreements in support of heat pumps

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jun 2025 · Austausch

Meeting with Annalisa Corrado (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Jun 2025 · Energy Transition

Meeting with Beatriz Yordi (Director Climate Action) and

19 May 2025 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and European Chemical Industry Council and

14 May 2025 · Implementation of Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with Rosalinde Van Der Vlies (Director Energy) and

12 May 2025 · High-level Stakeholder Dialogue on 20 May

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Apr 2025 · Event on Heat Pumps: Plugging Europe's energy security gap

Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Laia Pinos Mataro (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and

7 Apr 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal, Electrification Action Plan, Affordable Energy Plan, CISAF

Heat pump industry urges alignment of EU Taxonomy chemical rules

26 Mar 2025
Topic — A revision of EU Taxonomy rules to simplify sustainability reporting for businesses.
Message — The group requests aligning Taxonomy chemical requirements with existing laws to eliminate conflicting rules. They support deleting requirements to track substances not currently covered under standard chemical regulations.123
Why — These changes would reduce administrative costs and ensure heat pumps qualify for sustainable financing.45
Impact — Environmental groups may see this as a weakening of protections against hazardous substances.67
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Meeting with Niels Ladefoged (null Energy)

19 Mar 2025 · Technology tour on the stands of various EHPA member companies.

Meeting with Dan Jørgensen (Commissioner) and

14 Mar 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal, Affordable Energy Action Plan and new State aid Framework (CISAF), Electrification Action Plan

Meeting with Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

12 Mar 2025 · Energy security

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and Danfoss A/S and

25 Feb 2025 · Main priorities for the Heat Pumps Industry

Meeting with Niels Ladefoged (null Energy)

4 Feb 2025 · Update on new initiatives of importance to heat pumps

Meeting with Seán Kelly (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Jan 2025 · Waste heat recovery and industrial heat pumps

Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament) and FIPRA International SRL and

15 Jan 2025 · EU Energy and industry policy

Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Jan 2025 · Heat pump sector in the EU

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) and

29 Nov 2024 · Recommendations for an Electrification Action plan in Europe

Meeting with Isabella Lövin (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Oct 2024 · Heroes of our Energy Future

Meeting with Dario Tamburrano (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2024 · Priorità per la legislatura

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2024 · heat pumps

Meeting with Michael Bloss (Member of the European Parliament) and European Association for Storage of Energy

18 Sept 2024 · Austausch Industriepolitik

Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Sept 2024 · Heat pumps

Meeting with Barry Andrews (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Sept 2024 · Sustainability

Meeting with András Gyürk (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · State of play of the European heat pump-sector

Response to Minimum requirements for certification programmes and training attestations for RACHP equipment

10 Jun 2024

EHPA believes a separate category should remain available for smaller equipment, similar to today's Category II. This is particularly important in view of the uptake of heat pump systems supported by the REPowerEU targets, which require the amount of newly installed heat pumps to double every four years. Furthermore, EHPA suggests certificates also indicate which Regulation the certificate refers to. Many certification bodies do not mention the Regulation and confusion may arise. EHPA remains at disposal of the European Commission for any questions and clarifications on the matter.
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Response to Update of format of F-gas labels

31 May 2024

The Article 12(16) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/573 on F-gas gives mandate to the Commission to determine the format of the labels referred to in paragraph 1 and paragraphs 4 to 14. Subsequently, on 7 May, the European Commission published the draft updated Implementing Regulation on the labelling format. The European Heat Pump Associations, representing the European heat pump sector, proposes a set of changes to the labelling requirements proposed by the European Commission. Please find our detailed proposal attached here. Best regards, Alessia Del Vasto
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Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Mar 2024 · Various

EHPA advocates for unified energy labels across heating technologies

21 Dec 2023
Topic — Review of energy labelling requirements and rescaling rules for solid fuel boilers.
Message — EHPA supports merging energy labels for solid fuel and hydronic heaters to enable direct comparability. They emphasize that this review must not delay the adoption of other heating regulations.12
Why — Unified labels would clearly demonstrate the superior energy efficiency of heat pump technology.3
Impact — Solid fuel boiler producers face competitive disadvantages when directly compared to high-efficiency heat pumps.4
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Meeting with Juraj Nociar (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

4 Dec 2023 · Heat Pump

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

23 Oct 2023 · Roundtable meeting with 10 Secretary Generals and CEOs of the Electrification Alliance on the revised Renewable Energy Directive (revised REDII), electricity market design, grids and storage.

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

28 Sept 2023 · Legal framework state of play - ongoing and adopted initiatives of the Fit for 55 package.

European Heat Pump Association urges 60% domestic manufacturing target

23 Jun 2023
Topic — The Net Zero Industry Act proposal aims to strengthen European manufacturing of green technologies.
Message — The industry suggests including a sixty percent manufacturing benchmark for heat pumps in the main legislative articles. They call for streamlined legislation and a dedicated European Centre of Excellence for heat pumps. Industry seeks a structural role in the Net-Zero Europe Platform regarding value chain discussions.123
Why — New financial instruments for critical components would preserve the European industry's global market leadership.4
Impact — Foreign manufacturers of lower-quality units would be disadvantaged by stricter EU quality and resilience standards.5
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Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

20 Jun 2023 · Presentation of new report on smart electrification.

Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Jun 2023 · EU Heat Pump Accelerator

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

6 Jun 2023 · Hand-over of the “Heat pump accelerator”, including policy recommendations.

EHPA urges price reforms and streamlined laws for heat pumps

26 May 2023
Topic — The European Commission is developing an action plan to accelerate heat pump deployment across the European Union.
Message — EHPA requests a favorable electricity-to-gas price ratio below two to make consumer investments profitable. They advocate for streamlining regulations across building, ecodesign, and chemical policies to ensure a massive rollout. They also demand that all heat pump types, including air-to-air systems, be included in official deployment targets.1234
Why — These measures would overcome market bottlenecks and secure European industrial leadership in the heating sector.56
Impact — The fossil fuel industry loses as the association pushes to ban new gas and oil boilers.78
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Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

26 May 2023 · Heat pumps

European Heat Pump Association opposes fluorinated gas investment restrictions

3 May 2023
Topic — The consultation sets criteria for sustainable investments contributing to the circular economy.
Message — The group supports the deletion of rules regarding fluorinated gases in electrical equipment. They argue these are climate issues rather than circular economy issues.12
Why — This would prevent prejudicial outcomes for investment in energy efficient heat pump manufacturing.3
Impact — The building sector loses necessary tools to meet the EU’s 2030 climate targets.4
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Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

3 Apr 2023 · Discussion on how to strengthen the EU-US cooperation to increase the deployment of renewables.

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

27 Sept 2022 · EPBD

Meeting with Jutta Paulus (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

14 Sept 2022 · F-Gas Regulation

Response to Energy labelling requirements for local space heaters (review)

8 Aug 2022

EHPA would like to thank the European Commission for the work already carried out and welcomes the opportunity given to share its feedback on the European Commission proposal on the merging of the energy labels for air-to-air conditioners, air-to-air heat pumps and comfort fans (Lot 10) and local space heaters (Lot 20). EHPA welcomes the merging of the local space heating products labelling scales and reversible air conditioners/air-to-air heat pumps labelling scales in heating and the adoption of a single scale in cooling mode between fixed and non-fixed air conditioners. The conclusion of the study shows that the consumers can benefit more from a combined label. We believe that the display information should be easily understood by the consumers. Although the energy class remains the first indicator, the display of efficiency value helped improve granularity and facilitated comparability between different technologies having the same primary function (heating or cooling a room). Furthermore, we agree that only heating and/or cooling design capacity shall be shown and not consumption, to avoid misunderstandings from the customers. The merger of labels between all relevant technologies in heating and cooling will drive consumer choices towards the most efficient and renewable technologies and is in line with the energy efficiency first principle. Air-to-air heat pumps (lot 10) are more and more used as a heating system to replace electric (Joule-effect) space heaters in a number of countries. Similarly, portable and double duct air conditioners are often considered and marketed as an equivalent solution to split air-conditioner. For these reasons, the consumers should be made fully aware of the significant efficiency gap between these technologies. Please find attached EHPA full position on the draft proposal made by the European Commission on the merging of the labels
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Meeting with Bas Eickhout (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Viessmann Holding International GmbH

13 Jul 2022 · F-gases

European heat pump industry warns F-gas rules threaten climate targets

29 Jun 2022
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing regulations to reduce emissions from fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Message — The organization requests maintaining the current phase-down schedule until 2034 and removing new product bans. They argue that switching entirely to natural refrigerants within five years is technically unrealistic for the industry.12
Why — The association would avoid high immediate costs and maintain their current refrigerant supply chains.34
Impact — Environmental groups lose out as potent greenhouse gases stay in the market much longer.5
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Meeting with Sara Skyttedal (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

28 Jun 2022 · F-Gas and Heat pumps - Challenges ahead

Response to Sustainable Products Initiative

22 Jun 2022

EHPA would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity given to send feedback on the Commission proposal. General remarks Overall, when discussing about the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation and its requirements, it is important to keep in mind the following: ­- EHPA would like to recall the importance of a product group specific approach to take into account the specificities of the heat pump technologies. Heat pumps are products that are part of technical building systems, and which cannot be compared to non-ErP goods or consumer-level products like mobile phones. As such, their sustainability and information requirements are peculiar and may not be the same of other products. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. ­- With the widening of the Ecodesign Directive scope and the inclusion of horizontal measures, we would like to remind the Commission that all stakeholders should be consulted and be able to express their opinion to ensure a fair, transparent and open process. ­- All requirements should be measurable, enforceable, repeatable, and verifiable. ­- EHPA would like to recall the importance of harmonized standards as a tool for the presumption of Conformity. Self-declaration based for the CE marking should be maintained. ­-There is a need for a strong single market in order to avoid national inconsistencies or prevent national deviations from the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. Overall, we see an increase of sustainable requirements at the national level which leads a regulatory fragmentation and unnecessary complexity and costs. ­- The proportionality principle is key. Requirements should be introduced on the basis of relevance and proportionality to the expected benefits. For this reason, EHPA stresses the importance of a thorough preparatory study and impact assessment phase, where it should become clear which requirements would contribute most to the targets of the ESPR. ­- The Least Life Cycle cost approach should remain the primary approach to determine the requirements for product group specific Regulations. The level of requirements must be defined aiming at the least life cycle cost for end-users. This is currently applied in the Ecodesign Directive and should remain in the ESPR. Tracking substance of concerns Substances of concern that are already regulated in other EU pieces of legislation (e.g., REACH, RoHS) should not be subject to additional restrictions under the ESPR, information already available should be able to be reused under the ESPR. EHPA would like to highlight that the definition of “substances of concern” covers a very broad spectrum of potential substances and goes far beyond the definition of “substances of very high concern”, as referred to in the REACH Regulation. We would like further clarifications on the scope and we recommend that an assessment shall be performed by the competent authorities. The proportionality and feasibility of the requirement shall be taken into account. The definition proposed under ESPR is new and very broad and it created uncertainty about what exactly will be regulated. EHPA strongly recommend further defining the requirement, the substances concerned, and its scope. For instance, how should we deal with ready products for which we have no knowledge of their substances? Common Specifications EHPA disagrees with the European Commission's proposal to recourse to common specifications as a fallback solution. The drafting of test methods, calculation and measurement methods should remain in the hands of experts in standardization committees. This proposal would risk disregarding the knowledge from the experts working on these standards and therefore potentially increasing the introduction of mistakes / wrong interpretations into the legal text. Please find our position paper in which we give our recommendations on the Digital Product Passport and the Sustainable Labels.
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Meeting with Jytte Guteland (Member of the European Parliament) and Norsk Hydro and Nordic Logistics Association

28 Apr 2022 · ETS revision

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and Google and

25 Apr 2022 · US-EU Task Force Convening: Clean Energy Technologies. Carrier, Tado and the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) also participated.

Response to Promoting sustainability in consumer after-sales

4 Apr 2022

Before going into details, EHPA would like to stress that heating products are not the focus of this newly plan legislation because they are completely different products which we will further explain below. Furthermore, heat pumps are already performing well and an example when it comes to long-lasting products, availability of spare parts, repair and maintenance. Reparability and Durability We would like to highlight that heat pumps are products that are parts of technical building systems, and which cannot be compared to non-ErP goods or consumer-level products like mobile phones. As such, their sustainability and information requirements are peculiar and may not be the same of other products. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. Heat pumps are key for Europe’s decarbonization. They are long-lasting products, with a life of 20+ years, that are reparable and are most of the time repaired rather than replaced. For safety and quality insurance reasons, only partner companies, duly trained and qualified and certified, have the capability to maintain and repair heat pumps (F-gas Regulation, recital 6). In several European countries, national legislation makes it compulsory to be a duly qualified professional to service or maintain electrical appliances like heat pumps. It is of the upmost importance that heat pumps remain installed and maintained by duly qualified personnel, because a wrong intervention on heat pump can lead to safety risks, reduced performance of the system, leaks of refrigerants from the circuit, reduced comfort for consumers etc. Secondly, if the Sustainable Consumption of Good Initiative refers to the material resource efficiency aspects, then EHPA call upon EU legislators to assess first the impact on ongoing and future already discussed measures before adding additional obligations on a sector that is already performing well and an example when it comes to long-lasting products, availability of spare parts, repair and maintenance. For our sector, there is a need for harmonization and a risk of multiplication, double and contradictory legislations covering very similar aspects. Material resource efficiency features are being considered in several pieces of legislation, e.g., the MEErP review, the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Work Plan, and the Sustainable Products Initiative. These requirements are also being introduced at the product level in the revision of existing Regulations (e.g., Lot 1 & 2 and Lot 10). You may find our position on material resource efficiency requirements on EHPA website. Second-hand/refurbished goods We cannot agree to suggestions like providing incentives to buy and use secondhand goods due to concerns regarding safety and efficiency this proposition is not applicable for heating products. We would like to highlight again the importance of applying a product-by-product approach in your analysis. Regarding the guaranteed aspects, we also advise to find a product-based approach. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. All our products need to be maintained and serviced over years. For our products we do not speak only about just repair, we also have a maintaining repair. Therefore, we do not accept any suggestion of re-starting the legal guarantee after “repair”. This example shows clearly that only a product-based approach is acceptable. In conclusion, EHPA believes that this initiative is more relevant for movable goods. Goods installed by professionals only should be left out of the scope. If the European Commission decides to include all products in the scope, then EHPA recommends that the definition and selection of any future requirements involving heat pumps should entail: a product-by-product approach to take into account the specificities of heat pump technologies (variety, installation, runtime, maintenance and servicing, end of life); requirements should be measurable, enforceable, repeatable, and verifiable.
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Response to Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU

31 Mar 2022

About EHPA The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) promotes awareness and deployment of heat pump technology in Europe. All activities aim at creating a market environment that facilitates a faster deployment of heat pump technology to unleash its benefits on a European level: efficient heating and cooling using renewable energy. EHPA also coordinates the Heat Pump Keymark – a European certification scheme for all heat pumps, combination heat pumps and hot water heater. Introduction The fit for 55 package is an important opportunity to further expand the energy efficiency benefits and renewable energy contribution of heat pump technologies, as well as to support their large-scale deployment following the EU Strategy for Energy System Integration. Revising a large range of directives simultaneously should ease an aligned and more ambitious approach for decarbonising the heating and cooling sector as recommended in the Renovation Wave Communication. An ambitious Energy Performance of Building Directive is important for decarbonizing our heating sector by fully unlocking the potential for heat pump deployment in the EU. Heating still accounts for 28% of all energy used in the EU, this also represents 12% of EU GHG emissions, so shifting to renewables in this sector is very important. Recognizing the full potential of heat pump technologies enables the fit for 55% package to be ambitious and to increase ambition in the future, as heat pump technology is at once available and will become more impactful with the decarbonisation of the electricity mix. Summary – EHPA Position Giving visibility to heat pumps and the role they play in decarbonization processes: - Art. 2 – Definition of Heat Pump: It is fundamental that the definition of heat pump is included. - Art. 2 (40)– Definition of heat generator: Add a definition that focuses on the process used in a heat pump but does not limit the sources and sinks to allow for possible future technological developments. - ANNEX I: Remove the weighting factors to improve consistency in the article and avoid misleading interpretations of PEFs. Highlighting the role of heat pumps in zero emissions buildings: - Art. 2 (2) – Definition of zero emission buildings: Insert the renewable sources from the grid among the listed energy sources - ANNEX III and Article 7 (2) – GWP: Replace the GWP with the calculation of the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions expressed in CO2 equivalent, as it is considered a more appropriate calculation method for buildings.
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Response to Ecodesign requirements for water heaters and tanks (review)

30 Mar 2022

EHPA would like to thank the European Commission and the study team for the work already carried out and welcomes the opportunity given to send feedback on the call for evidence for the impact assessment on the energy labelling requirements for water heaters and storage tanks. Energy Label EHPA believes that we should maintain the label as simple, clear, and understandable as possible for the end-user. All information on the label should be understandable by the consumers. Consequently, we recommend that all symbols should be described so that they are clearly understood. EHPA also believe that too much information could water down the value of the label for end-users. The QR code is a very easy bridge for customers to retrieve more detailed data when needed. Rescaling EHPA is supportive to the current process of re-designing the energy label. Within this process, we ask the European Commission and Member States to take into consideration the administrative and operative consequences which this procedure and changes create for the industry, market surveillance authorities and consumers. We would like to flag that it is necessary to provide a full 2-year transition period between the entry into force and the applicability of the new label. Energy Efficiency Classes The label thresholds for higher classes are very ambitious for profile M and above and a very different approach is used for class width in the same tapping profile and between the different tapping profiles that we doubt could ensure a fair competition between technologies. EHPA has also two major concerns regarding the proposed energy efficiency classes for hot water storage tanks: - There is no provision for an empty class and therefore no incentive for hot water tank manufacturers to further improve the performance of their products. The best hot water tanks and PCM thermal stores on the market today achieve an energy label of A+ under the current Regulation, which is to be rescaled to A under the draft regulations. This means that there is no incentive to further improve the energy performance of hot water storage tanks. - The introduction of the multivalent tank correction mvc is even more detrimental to further promoting energy efficiency improvements in the hot water tank industry. Based on its current wording, the inclusion of the mvc is going to lead to an improvement by one label class for all hot water storage tanks with an indirect heating coil and a back-up heater on the market today. This means that the proposed factor will lead to a narrowed label gap between the current average of products on the market and the leading products, further disincentivising manufacturers with average performing products from investing in any further improvements in their energy efficiency. Product Information Sheet EHPA would like to remind that the design of the product information sheet should be up to the manufacturer. Timing and implementation EHPA recommends that there should be a period of at least two years between the publication and the implementation of the new rules. You may find our full position on Lot 2 on EHPA website : https://www.ehpa.org/fileadmin/user_upload/20211115_EHPA_written_comments_on_Lot_2.pdf We remain at your disposal to discuss this matter with you in greater details.
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Response to Energy labelling requirements for space and combination heaters (review/rescaling)

30 Mar 2022

EHPA would like to thank the European Commission and the study team for the work already carried out and welcomes the opportunity given to send feedback on the call for evidence for the impact assessment on the Ecodesign requirements for space heaters and combination heaters. Ecodesign Minimum Energy Efficiency Limits EHPA does not support the increased values for low-temperature heat pumps which are higher than the PEF/CC correction. EHPA suggests correcting the value to 150%, which is in line with previous proposals and takes into account only the new PEF of 2.1. We do not understand either the increased values for the thermally driven heat pumps for medium temperature (MT). We also find that the proposed minimum efficiency requirements for hybrids are not ambitious enough. Based on a PEF of 2,1 and according to EN 14825 test methods, we would like to suggest an increase of the requirements for hybrids in tier 2 to 125% in the near future. Material efficiency aspects EHPA supports the inclusion of relevant, meaningful and verifiable/enforceable material efficiency requirements but has several comments and recommendations. EHPA appreciates that an exhaustive list of spare parts has been defined, referring to the most critical spare parts; accessible only to professional repairers. Only trained and F-gas certified installers are legally allowed to intervene on the equipment and systems. Finally, EHPA recommends setting a requirement ensuring the maximum delivering time of spare parts within fifteen working days limiting the scope to appliances ≤ 70 kW. Our full position is available on EHPA website*. Requirements related to monitoring This is a completely new proposal from the Commission and has never been studied beforehand, therefore we question the practicability and impacts of such proposal. EHPA is now participating in the technical meetings organised by VHK to further detailed the concept, practicalities and our concerns on the scope and requirements of this proposal. We recommend the Commission to follow the discussions and read the position papers shared with the consultant on this issue. Finally, EHPA is against comparison between measured and declared values and uploading on EPREL or EC website. Compensation method and alternative solutions While we welcome and support BAM investigations on the compensation method, EHPA strongly disagrees with the assumption that the compensation method is ready to be employed, and not even with the optional approach proposed in the draft regulations. The compensation method is still not fit for short-term introduction. Our full position is available on EHPA website*. Calculation Methods & Tpeak EHPA does not support the proposal for heat pumps regarding the peak temperature. Heat pumps would be penalised for not reaching a temperature (55°C) which is not realistic. We would like to reiterate our compromise on peak temperature sent to the European Commission in July 2021, in which we proposed to reduce the peak temperature to no more than 50°C with the current load profile. This would create a level playing field for all technologies while delivering the necessary sufficient hot water to meet consumer needs today. Our full position is available on EHPA website. Avoid setting testing method in the regulation EHPA would like to share some general recommendations. The legal texts should not contain too many details on measurements and calculations, which should be left to the standards. This may create some unexpected loopholes. Learning from the winter package, it will increase the number of errors and the need for amending regulations. For this reason, we recommend excluding details on test methods/test conditions from the regulation. You may find our full position on Lot 1 on EHPA website: https://www.ehpa.org/fileadmin/user_upload/20211115_EHPA_written_comments_on_Lot_1.pdf
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Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner)

25 Mar 2022 · Role of heat pumps in the REPowerEU communication.

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

11 Mar 2022 · ETS Revision

Response to Methodology for calculating the quantity of renewable energy used for cooling and district cooling

25 Nov 2021

The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) would like to thank the Commission for the opportunity to respond to the draft act on methodology, that calculates how much renewable energy EU countries use for cooling and district cooling. The EHPA has the following questions and concerns. 1. Exclusion of waste heat In the annex under heading 2 ‘Scope’, it is clearly stipulated that cooling of waste heat resulting from energy generation, industrial processes and the tertiary sector is excluded. Also, energy used for cooling in power generation plants, steel factories and IT facilities such as data centres cannot be counted.    The EHPA is concerned about this exclusion; the Commission does not take into account the dual function of heat pumps in this regard. This is also at odds with the concept of circular energy (waste heat and cold) as it has a large energy efficiency potential. 2. Accounting of free-cooling The SPF for free-cooling installations has not been defined; there is no methodology for measuring the SPF and the cooling capacity for these systems – even though the draft Delegated Regulation stipulates that they must be measured for a full year. Member states will lack guidance for accounting for cooling provided by free-cooling systems.  3. Free cooling and district cooling Notably on the scope the methodology, the definition needs to be made clear. In 2.1, it is stated that ‘when calculating the amount of renewable energy used for cooling, Member States shall count active cooling, including district cooling, regardless of whether it is free cooling or a cooling generator is used.’ The main problem here is that free cooling and active cooling are mentioned individually. EHPA requests the definition to be reformulated, along the lines of: ‘when calculating the amount of renewable energy used for cooling, Member States shall count active and free cooling, including district cooling.’ 4. Definition of the nominal cooling capacity Another issue that needs to be clarified is the definition of the nominal cooling capacity, as mentioned under 3.4. (Calculation using standard values). This section reads: ‘Under the simplified method, the cooling energy supplied by the cooling system (QCsupply) is the nominal cooling capacity (𝑃𝐶) multiplied by the number of equivalent full load hours (𝐸𝐹𝐿𝐻)’. It is unclear what is meant here, as in the Ecodesign Regulation the design capacity is described – but not the nominal capacity.
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Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

20 Sept 2021 · keynote speech on the energy transition and green industry

Response to Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU

22 Mar 2021

The revision of the EPBD is an important opportunity to increase the ambition for decarbonising the building stock with efficient and renewable heating and cooling solutions such as heat pumps in buildings. EHPA proposes the following measures: 1) Efficient and renewable heating system required in new buildings and major renovations EHPA recommends setting mandatory minimum energy performance standards at such an ambitious level that it cannot be achieved without an efficient and renewable heating system in place. Therefore, new buildings and major renovations should by default include an efficient and renewable heating system. This should be included in the definition of a major renovation art. 2 (10) and in the requirements for new buildings art. 6 (2) and for major renovations in art. 7. In order to facilitate fulfilling this request, Member States should encourage the build up of consulting and financing solutions such as beneficial loans and subsidies. Building renovation programmes and urban renewal programmes (at national, municipal and district levels) should specifically target the modernisation of heating and cooling systems. In addition, we suggest developing maximum thresholds on the carbon performance of the use phase of new buildings and major renovations that will help steering the building stock towards energy efficient and renewable heating and cooling systems. 2) Minimum renewable heat share for new buildings and major renovations EHPA recommends that the minimum level of energy from renewable sources in new buildings and major renovations at least consists of a mandatory minimum share of renewable heat and domestic hot water including through the use of circular energy, that cannot be solely fulfilled by procurement of renewable energy. This share should be introduced in a staged approach in order to reach 100% RES consumption by 2050. In addition, these requirements should be fully aligned in the RED II and the EPBD revisions in order to have a coherent approach on heating and cooling in the different legislative initiatives. Conformity in building regulations and codes should be ensured. 3) Building renovation passports for the existing building stock EHPA recommends that building renovation passports are being developed for the existing building stock. This should include targeted advice on the specific steps towards decarbonising each individual building especially its heating and cooling system. EHPA proposes to add the carbon performance of the energy system in the use phase of the building to the building passport. This data should be developed under Ecodesign. By including this in the building passport, it should guide the owners or tenants towards the decarbonisation of the building by prioritising the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling systems by 2050. At a later stage, maximum carbon emission thresholds can also be developed and included in the building passports. To set up these building renovation passports for every building in the most targeted way, the energy performance of each building including the current heating and cooling system in place should be mapped. The regular inspection of the heating system is the ideal opportunity to map the energy performance and heating system of the building. To cover all buildings, the current requirement to inspect heating systems with an effective rated output of >70 kW (EPBD art. 14) should be extended to all heating systems. other measures (see attached paper for more explanation and additional measures): 4) Align the Ecodesign data on the efficiency of the technical building system with the data used for the energy performance calculation of buildings 5) Address the potential and enlarge the concept of waste heat to circular energy 6) Revise and simplify the Smart Readiness Indicator 7) Fiscal measures and financial incentives to support energy efficient and renewable heating and cooling
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Response to Climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy

18 Dec 2020

EHPA welcomes the taxonomy initiative that aims at steering investments towards economic activities that are sustainable, including activities in renewable energy. The taxonomy initiative could be an opportunity for greening our economy and for increasing competitiveness of sustainable economic activities towards climate neutrality in the EU. In order to do so, the potential of heat pump technologies should be fully unlocked by taking into account all technical aspects and benefits. It is therefore essential that the technical screening criteria are well designed, consistent in the different sections, valorise the benefits of heat pump technologies in comparison to traditional heating technologies and that they are in line with other EU legislation. Achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 as laid down in the European Green Deal is the overall target. This should not be compromised by adding technical screening criteria in the annexes of the Delegated Regulation which limit the availability and potential of efficient heating and cooling technologies supplied by renewable energies that are key to achieve carbon neutrality. When in some sections very strict screening criteria are applied (in this case on the GWP) that artificially limit the heat pump market while at the same time traditional heating systems using fossil fuel qualify as environmentally sustainable in other sections, this could negatively impact the energy and climate targets. Due to the resulting limited availability of heat pumps on the market, more investors will invest in traditional heating systems using fossil fuel, creating a contradictory effect on the energy and climate targets. Over its use phase, emissions from a heat pump, even containing refrigerants with a certain GWP, are much lower than emissions from any traditional heating system using fossil fuel. A heat pump replacing a traditional heating system using fossil fuel saves at least 50% of CO2 emissions. Therefore, EHPA proposes the following recommendations: - We recommend to delete the 675 GWP requirement from the technical screening criteria in section 4.16 which should instead provide a generic reference to the F-gas regulation (similar to the generic reference to the Ecodesign rules) that foresees a dramatic reduction of GWP from heat pumps over the next 10 years anyhow but at a stable pace. - Alignment is needed to make the document easy to use and to promote a level playing field. The technical screening criteria for all heat pump technologies should only be addressed in one section, for example in section 4.16 heat pump technologies. Other sections should refer to that section, so when speaking about heat pump technologies, the same criteria apply throughout the whole document. - The technical screening criteria should point out the double advantage of heating and cooling technologies that show high efficiency and are supplied by renewable energies. Both the efficiency and the renewable criteria should apply throughout the annexes as the technical screening criteria for all space heating and domestic hot water systems to qualify as environmentally sustainable. - In Section 8.1. The 10 GWP requirement should be deleted from the technical screening criteria which should instead provide a generic reference to the F-gas regulation that foresees a dramatic reduction of GWP from heat pumps over the next 10 years anyhow but in a stable pace. In this context, EHPA would like to propose the attached recommendations and would be pleased to further discuss them with the European Commission in a dedicated meeting.
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Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and European Environmental Bureau and

27 Oct 2020 · Business and investor support for higher ambition and the just transition

Response to Revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001

21 Sept 2020

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF EHPA'S MAIN REQUESTS. THE DETAILED POSITION HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO THIS SUMMARY. On the 8th of July, the European Commission published its EU Energy System Integration Strategy as part of the European Green Deal to reach climate neutrality by 2050. The Commission stressed that heat pumps would play a central role in an integrated energy system and offer an opportunity to accelerate the energy transition. For the first time, the EC set an ambitious target of quadrupling of the current amount of residential heat pumps by 2030. In 2030, 40% of residential buildings should be heated by heat pumps and up to 70% in 2050. Moreover, latest IEA report also suggests that heat pumps could even satisfy 90% of all heating needs at the global level. The Energy System Integration Strategy also states that the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive should result in more specific measures for the use of renewables in heating and cooling by building on its sectoral targets (article 7). The contribution of heat pumps to renewable energy targets are considerable: - heat pump technologies use renewable thermal energy from air, water, ground or sewage water for both heating and cooling; - heat pump technologies expand the benefits of growing shares of renewables in the European energy mix; - they also contribute to the stabilisation of electrical grids increasingly powered by energy from fluctuating renewable sources. The revision of the RED II is an important opportunity to further expand the renewable energy contribution from heat pumps, as well as to support their large-scale deployment in accordance with the Energy System Integration Strategy. For this reason, EHPA voices the following requests: 1) RES accounting from heat pumps – updating then reviewing! EHPA recommends that the EC urgently proposes an updated version of Commission Decision 2013/114/EU that better reflects the current market and the legal and technical realities of the heat pump market as a transitional measure before the formal revision of the RED II has taken place. 2) Getting more ambitious and more specific on renewable heating and cooling for buildings EHPA recommends that the RED II sets new or refers to more specific sectoral targets, such as yearly replacement rates of to replace inefficient heating and cooling systems with more efficient systems that can be used to decarbonise buildings and industrial processes, such as heat pump technologies. This should be in full consistency with sectoral measures arising from the implementation of the national “Comprehensive assessments” on heating and cooling (currently EED art. 14 and ANNEX VIII). 3) Increasing the interest in renewable training and certification for installers EHPA recommends that the EC further investigates effective measures to increase interest amongst installers for acquiring the training and certification measures set out in art. 18. The interest may increase thanks to certain benefits and increased business opportunities for certified or trained installers such as linking the training and certification to subsidy schemes or public procurements. Finally, EHPA draws attention to the fact that the deployment of heat pumps will also be affected by other barriers and measures than those covered by the RED II. A very concrete barrier that should be addressed is the taxation of energy carriers that needs to be balanced. As the EU Energy System Integration Strategy points out, the consistency of non-energy price components across energy carriers should be ensured by addressing the high charges and levies borne by electricity. External costs of heating and cooling should be internalised as well as the cost of “no(sufficient) action”, for instance through CO2 price signals.
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Response to Review of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency

21 Sept 2020

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF EHPA'S MAIN REQUEST. THE DETAILED POSITION HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO THIS SUMMARY. The revision of the EED is an important opportunity to further expand the energy efficiency benefits of heat pumps, as well as to support their large-scale deployment in accordance with the EU Energy System Integration Strategy. 1) Raising the importance of heating and cooling beyond the EED EHPA recommends that the provisions related to the “Comprehensive Assessments” are moved out of the EED, into the Energy Union Regulation’s provisions applying to the NECPs and/or into a dedicated EU initiative on heating and cooling. Given its importance for a successful energy transition, the heating and cooling sector deserves its own ambitious EU policy framework. 2) Explicitly recognising the energy efficiency potential from heat pumps and specifically promoting their deployment at national, regional and local level In accordance with the EU Energy System Integration Strategy, EHPA recommends that art.14 EED fully recognises the various heat pump technologies and advices Member States to better promote them at national, regional and local level, allowing them thus to better account for the energy savings arising from the deployment of heat pumps. 3) Putting in place a concerted action to gather data on heating and cooling EHPA recommends that Member States are supported in gathering data on the state of heating and cooling systems through the “Comprehensive Assessments on efficient heating and cooling”. This can be facilitated by the Concerted Action on the EED, which enables Member States to exchange experience and collaborate with fellow experts to learn from one another’s energy efficiency initiatives. 4) Putting an end to the “Ecodesign malus” EHPA recommends that the EED no longer prevents Member States from acknowledging the actual energy savings potential arising from the deployment of very efficient products subject to Ecodesign rules, such as heat pumps. So, boiler replacement would receive an extra push. 5) Acknowledging the energy savings from industrial heat pumps and supporting their calculation EHPA recommends that the EED points to the potential energy savings arising from the installation of industrial heat pumps. In addition, policy guidance on the calculation of energy savings by industrial heat pumps should be given by the Commission. 6) Primary energy factor: allowing it to mirror the constant greening of the energy system, stepwise, and encouraging similar evolution at national level EHPA recommends that the EC sets up a long-term step-by-step revision process of the primary energy factor that best reflects the increasing share of renewable energy in electricity generation and ensures a planned, predictable and smooth application in Ecodesign policies. EHPA also recommends that the EC more strongly encourages Members States to review national PEFs in order to better reflect the evolution of the EU default factor. 7) Recognising the energy efficiency gains from efficient cooling by heat pumps and supporting calculation EHPA recommends that the EED points to the potential energy savings arising from efficient cooling by heat pumps. In addition, policy guidance on the calculation of energy savings from efficient cooling by heat pumps should be given by the Commission. 8) Recognising energy efficiency gains from demand side flexibility EHPA recommends that the EED acknowledges the energy efficiency from demand side flexibility by heat pumps and that Member States can take this into account in their energy savings calculations. 9) Taking into account commercial and residential waste heat and cold EHPA recommends that the EED puts a larger focus on waste heat from residential and commercial applications so that Member States become aware of this potential. Waste heat from residential and commercial applications should be better taken into account in art. 14 EED.
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Response to Review of EU rules on fluorinated greenhouse gases

7 Sept 2020

FULL CONTRIBUTION IN DOCUMENT ATTACHED 1) The multiple benefits of heat pumps are based on the refrigerant cycle which needs refrigerants to function. Key component of heat pump technology, refrigerants are required to fully exploit the heat pumps’ potential in decarbonising heating and cooling – they are the working medium that absorbs heat in a cooling process at low temperature and low pressure and emits heat at higher temperature and higher pressure. Consequently, while the heat-pump industry is and has been constantly striving for safer, more energy efficient and more affordable products, EHPA draws attention to the fact that the F-Gas phase-down should support the role of innovative heat pumps in decarbonising Europe’s building stock. This can be achieved with the current EU F-gas rules. Therefore, EHPA recommends - that no changes are brought to the F-gas regulation that could reduce the availability of refrigerants for heat pumps on the market; - to strengthen the competitiveness of the European based heat pump manufacturers on the international export markets, to reconsider the current interpretation of the export provision for ‘pre-charged’ heat pump equipment outside the EU. 2) The heat pump industry has heavily invested in efficient heating and cooling equipment using lower or alternative refrigerants, to achieve both the EU climate objectives and the F-Gas ambitions of the F-gas Regulation. These refrigerants have significant lower GWP than traditional HFC’s. A majority of those refrigerants are flammable and/or toxic or highly pressurised which requires knowledge and skills not sufficiently covered in the present certification of installers. Therefore, it is important to extend the scope of the existing certification of installers (as stated in Recital 6 of the F-gas regulation ). With respect to the recently adopted EC Energy System Integrated Strategy, it appears that the deployment of heat-pumps will now have to be accelerated in order to align with the EU new level of climate ambition arising from the European Green Deal and In order to facilitate a smooth transition of the phase down without compromising safety, it is critical to adjust the existing certification and training of installers to encompass the characteristics of all refrigerants, including the new generation of refrigerants: flammability, high pressure and toxicity. Besides improving safety, this will also contribute to the circularity of refrigerants, enhancing the re-use of reclaimed and recycled refrigerants. 3) It is also important to highlight that the achievement of the F-Gas Regulation’s goals is being jeopardised by the breach of the current legislation, notably through illegal imports (as documented by the UN Ozone Secretariat and 2020 EFCTC reports). Discrepancies of and problems with quality of data from importing countries make it difficult to detect origin and determine the amount of HFCs illegally entering the EU-market (European Commission). This creates unfair competition and undermines the efforts made by the European market to reduce CO2 emissions from F-Gases. Therefore, EHPA’s recommends to: - intensify and improve customs checks, e.g. introduce a real time quota system linking the HFC registry with the Single Window environment for Customs; - strengthen cooperation and data sharing on HFC trade with exporting countries. 4) More generally, a better harmonisation of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions laid down in the F-Gas Regulation should be encouraged between all Member States in order to avoid extra or different rules being introduced at national level. It is therefore important to ensure alignment at national levels with existing EU standards and not introduce deviations, such as building codes. Such deviations require manufacturers to consider specific equipment for a very few national markets, hampering the installation of equipment with lower GWP refrigerants and phase-down progresses.
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Response to Commission Communication – "Renovation wave" initiative for the building sector

8 Jun 2020

Acknowledging the importance of heating and cooling • Heating, cooling & domestic hot water (DHW) production account for nearly 80% of the energy consumption of buildings, with 83% of this energy currently produced from carbon-intensive fuels such as heating oil and fossil gas. So, this sector needs to be addressed as a priority in the Renovation Wave. • In addition, Member States will have to submit their Comprehensive Assessments on heating and cooling at the end of 2020 by Members States (EED art.14 and ANNEX VIII). For consistency and efficiency purposes, it is crucial that the spirit of the Energy Union is maintained by giving the highest visibility to these national obligations. -->For these reasons, the Renovation Wave should also address the need to modernise the existing heating, cooling and DHW production appliances in Europe in order to comply as soon as possible with EU Climate and Energy targets for 2030 and 2050. --> Concretely, the Renovation Wave should therefore point to heating, cooling and DHW production as the crucial sector to be targetted by EU and national funding schemes arising from EU’s Recovery and Industrial Policy initiatives. Allowing all buildings in Europe to benefit from the variety of heat pump technologies • Heat pumps offer already today a variety of solutions for heating, cooling, and domestic hot water production, which are ready-to-use for the large majority of the residential and commercial building stock in Europe, as well as for industrial processes. Heat pumps use renewable thermal energy from air, water, ground or sewage water. They apply circular economy principles when recovering energy and waste heat. They create “circular heat and cold”. • Heat pumps are mature technologies, the most efficient way to provide heating and cooling while reducing total CO2 emissions. They also contribute to indoor and outdoor air quality. • When using electricity, heat pumps can provide heating, cooling and DHW production, even in parallel. So, heat pumps are not only among the most efficient solutions, but they also embed the “efficiency first” principle by being the only technology allowing for “dual thermal generation”. They expand the benefits of growing shares of decarbonised electricity in the European energy mix. • Heat pumps also make very efficient use of gas through thermally driven and hybrid systems. • Industrial and commercial heat pumps improve the energy efficiency and contribute to the decarbonisation of district heating, and cooling systems and industrial processes. • Heat pumps are part of new business models and digital systems that boost the use of electric vehicles, renewable electricity and smart home appliances. They facilitate sector integration and thermal storage. • Heat pumps are a perfect solution for the renovation of buildings, at any stage. --> To spread the benefits of heat pumps around Europe, we call for the creation of a European Heat Pump Alliance/Strategy that will aim at strengthening the European supply chain (making European industry the leader in all heat-pump technologies). All buildings in Europe can benefit from one or the other heat-pump solution, whatever the energy carrier and technology used. This means installing 15,000 heat pumps a day and getting without delay all the socio-economic advantages of this. --> A European Heat Pump Alliance/Strategy should notably look at - The adjustment of the relative energy prices - The training to be provided to installers - Financial incentives for European industry to deploy new equipment with sufficient economical return. --> The Renovation Wave should refer to such an industrial deployment initiative that will benefit all buildings.
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