Heat Pumps

[David B. Benson]

Giant Heat Pump Takes Over Entire Danish town
Tina Casey
2023 Jun 12
CleanTechnica
cleantechnica.com/2023/06/12/giant-heat-pump-takes-over-entire-danish-town/

The supercritical carbon dioxide turbine mentioned is much more efficient than a Rankine cycle steam turbine.  It neither consumes nor releases carbon dioxide, which remains under high pressure.

[David B. Benson]

Heat Pumps Up To 3 Times More Efficient In Cold Conditions
Steve Hanley
2023 Sep 11
CleanTechnica
cleantechnica.com/2023/09/11/heat-pumps-up-to-3-times-more-efficient-in-cold-conditions/

Heat pumps can be designed for cold winter conditions.

[David B. Benson]

German energy supplier switches on 20 MW ‘river’ heat pump
Emiliano Bellini
2023 Oct 17
PVMagazine
www.pv-magazine.com/2023/10/17/german-energy-supplier-switches-on-20-mw-river-heat-pump/

This cools in Rhine river @ Mannheim while providing residential district heating.  A Good Thing.

[David B. Benson]

LG launches residential air-to-water propane heat pump 
Emiliano Bellini
2029 Nov 29
PVMagazine
www.pv-magazine.com/2023/11/29/lg-launches-residential-air-to-water-propane-heat-pump/

Continues to operate even with outside air temperature as low as -28 ºC.
The propane is the refrigerant moving the heat from outside to the water tank.

[David B. Benson]

Daiken unveils series of residential air-to-air heat pumps
Emiliano Bellini
2023 Dec 04
PVMagazine
www.pv-magazine.com/2023/12/04/daikin-unveils-series-of-residential-air-to-air-heat-pumps/

Operate as low as -30 ºC.

[David B. Benson]

Mitsubishi debuts residential air-to-water heat pumps
Emiliano Bellini
2024 Jan 09
PVMagazine
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/01/09/mitsubishi-debuts-residential-air-to-water-heat-pumps/

Domestic hot water even when very cold outside.

[David B. Benson]

Heat Pumps Are Scaling Up & Taking On Big Industry
Tina Casey
2024 Mar 27
CleanTechnica
cleantechnica.com/2024/03/27/heat-pumps-are-scaling-up-taking-on-big-industry/

Industrial process steam via heat pumps replacing boilers.