The European Warmth Pump Affiliation and the European Local weather Basis revealed a plan to speed up the warmth pump within the EU, in collaboration with 23 organizations. The doc highlights the obstacles to reaching 60 million put in warmth pumps by 2030, based on the REPower EU targets.
“The EU warmth pump accelerator goals to beat these obstacles and create an improved framework for the accelerated deployment of warmth pumps according to the EU’s local weather and vitality safety goals,” the doc reads.
Limitations embrace upfront and operational prices, lack of client info, provide chain bottlenecks, lack of installers, and inadequate energy sector and vitality system integration. The doc notes that whereas a minimum of 60% of warmth pump manufacturing takes place in Europe, the trade nonetheless depends closely on non-European producers for essential parts akin to compressors.
The proposed options embrace making clear heating normal by ending the sale of standalone fossil gas boilers by means of Ecodesign, supporting European trade management, integrating vitality programs with versatile warmth pumps, facilitating client info and affordability by means of measures akin to 0% VAT and low electrical energy tax, and growth of crucial expertise and employees.
“Europe is closing the door on fossil fuels and altering on the trail to web zero,” mentioned Thomas Nowak, secretary common of the European Warmth Pump Affiliation. “Warmth pumps are actually acknowledged as having an vital position, as proven by the various contributors to this Warmth Pump Accelerator. We thank the European Fee for accepting the Accelerator and encourage it to concentrate to its suggestions. Extra in all, the sector wants a transparent sign from the legislators of their long-term assist.
Many organizations contributed to the initiative, together with Agora Energiewende, Daikin Europe, Danfoss, Environmental Coalition on Requirements (ECOS), EIT InnoEnergy, and European Partnership for Vitality and the Atmosphere (EPEE).
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