Technology, Industry & Beyond

On 28 August, Bercy clarified how the French heat-pump approval framework will interact with public support from 1 September. For certain individual air-to-water, water-to-water and ground-source heat pumps, access to the enhanced Coup de pouce Chauffage incentive will depend on the approval status of the…

A few months ago, I wrote about #elastocaloric cooling as a credible but still immature alternative. ➡️ Two papers published in August now provide an interesting update. The important point is not simply that performance is improving. It is that research is beginning to address different…

This may appear to be a minor regulatory charge. ➡️ It is not. The payment does not buy refrigerant. It secures the regulatory capacity to place HFCs on the European market. As the European ceiling contracts, the relevant issue is therefore not only how much…

Dans certaines applications, le #R32 conserve une fenêtre réglementaire. Dans d’autres, le #R454C et le #R455A commencent à bénéficier d’une infrastructure technique plus complète. Avec un PRG de 675, le #R32 ne disparaît pas du marché européen à une date unique. ✔️ Pour les systèmes split…