Europe
Bitzer Announces Acquisition of Danish Company OJ Electronic
On May 25, 2023, Bitzer Group announced its intent to acquire OJ Electronics in Sønderborg, Denmark. The transaction is subject to the usual approvals and is expected to close no later than Q3 ...
thermondo Raises Heat Pump Installation Efficiency
thermondo, a German residential heating solutions provider, sees the potential to increase the productivity of skilled workers tenfold when installing heat pumps. In a report that thermondo prepared on behalf of SPRIND, the federal agency for disruptive innovations, the company pointed out that the most important drivers for scaling the installation lie in labor, standardization and digitization, ...
France Releases an Energy-saving Renovation Plan for Schools
Caisse des Depots Groupe, a French finance group, announced that its group bank, the Banque des Territoires, is now rolling out renovation designed to achieve energy savings in primary and secondary schools via the EduRénov program, in line with the French government’s roadmap for the national ‘green nation’ policy. The bank will provide €2 billion (about US$ 2.1 b...
Carrier Transicold Expands Service Network in France
Carrier Transicold is expanding its service center network in France to strengthen its fast, efficient service while becoming even closer to customers. The expansion extends the geographical coverage ...
AREA Welcomes Launch of European Year of Skills 2023
To achieve the EU’s decarbonization goals and deployment of clean, low-carbon, and efficient heating and cooling technologies, a skilled workforce with optimal training and certification is of u...
Samsung Leads UK’s ‘Heat-Pump-Ready’ Program in Oxford
The UK’s innovative Clean Heat Streets project to install up to 150 heat pumps in an area in Oxford aims to create a more streamlined approach to installations by establishing a network of skilled installers, as well as saving time, money, and resources to encourage more people to adopt heat pumps. A consortium led by Samsung Research UK has been awarded £3.2 million (about US$ 3.4 mil...
PFAS Restriction Is Now a Controversial Topic in EU
On February 7, 2023, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) published details of the proposed restriction of around 10,000 perand polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), as JARN reported in the February regu...
BESA Launches New Phase of Heat Pump Training
In May, the UK Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) launched a new round of free heat pump installation training to help the industry upskill its workforce to keep pace with soaring demand...
Bitzer green point conference 2023
04.07.2023 Green Point Conference was held in person at our Germany headquarter on the 4th and 5th of July 2023, marking a significant milestone after the challenges posed by COVID-19. T...
Recording of the ETIP SNET-RHC ETIP Sustainable Energy Day J
14 July 2023 This online conference "Coupling of Heating/Cooling and electricity sectors in a renewable energy-driven Europe" focused on the implications of coupling the electricity...
