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Three countries became heat pump forerunners in 2022, Germany did not
(EurActiv, 20 Feb 2023) Heat pump sales, an integral part of the EU’s plan to kick Russian gas to the curb, saw record growth in 2022, with France, Poland and Finland standing out most, however, Germany is not among them.
Invented in the last century, heat pumps – often referred to as “reverse fridges” – offer some of the best heat-for-energy ratios out there. Using electricity to concentrate ambient heat, even at negative outside temperatures, they can run four times more efficiently than a gas boiler.
The EU’s 2022 REPowerEU plan aimed to “double the rate of deployment of heat pumps,” referring to 10 million hydronic heat pumps “in the next five years” and 30 million by 2030. Sales figures from 2022, a record-breaking year for the industry, indicate that we may be on the right track.
“2022 was a phenomenal year,” explains Thomas Nowak, secretary general of the industry body, the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). Last year, heat pump sales grew by 38%, building on 2021’s already record-breaking growth of 34%.
That puts the total figure of heat pumps in the EU at 20 million, which heat 16% of residential and commercial buildings, EHPA added.
With its largely decarbonised electricity grid, France continues to be the EU’s volume leader, with about 4.25 million heat pumps installed.
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EurActiv, 20 Feb 2023: Three countries became heat pump forerunners in 2022, Germany did not
