European legislators reached a deal in October last on a faster phase-out of fluorinated gases (F-gases). While the heat pump sector has always supported a phase-out by 2050, the new rules will be a significant burden in the short-term, according to the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA).
The industry is already ramping up production in line with EU goals, and now is tasked with changing most of its production lines in parallel.
The recent agreement will make heat pumps even cleaner, but will do little to speed up the move away from fossil fuels in heating and cooling. Potentially, it could even slow it down, by making it more difficult to roll out heat pumps for the various application fields such as residential, commercial and industry.
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