Tag Archives: Heat pump

Revolutionary alloy from Hong Kong promises environmentally friendly heat pumps

Hong Kong, May 26, 2025 – Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a groundbreaking elastic alloy called TiαNbα that dramatically increases the efficiency of solid-state heat pumps. The alloy achieves a 20-fold higher reversible temperature change (λT) than conventional metals and offers an environmentally friendly alternative to energy-intensive heating and cooling systems based on fossil fuels.… Read more »

IKEA introduces heat pumps in Germany

By LabNews Media LLC | May 20

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Hamburg, May 20, 2025 – IKEA Germany is expanding its product range to include heat pumps and is now offering the "Vindstyrka" and "Kyla" models in collaboration with the Swedish company Aira. These air-to-water heat pumps are designed to efficiently heat homes and provide hot water, while significantly reducing CO₂ emissions compared to conventional gas or oil heating systems. The heat pumps are available in… Read more »

Hannover Messe: Innovative refrigerator does not require climate-damaging refrigerants

By LabNews Media LLC | March 18, 2025

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A novel climate technology can cool and heat significantly more energy-efficiently and sustainably than current methods. Elastocalors requires no climate-damaging refrigerants, oil, or gas. Thin wires and sheets made of nickel-titanium transport the heat simply by being deformed. The research team of Professors Stefan Seelecke and Paul Motzki from Saarland University is now developing prototypes for… Read more »

E-World trade fair: Fraunhofer presents practical solutions

By LabNews Media LLC | January 28, 2025

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The energy transition has many facets: geothermal energy, heat pumps, and district heating networks; process heat, neighborhood planning, and infrastructure development. Fraunhofer IEG develops the energy systems of the future and, as an energy transition institution, conducts applied research on all technologies that make heat supply sustainable. At the E-world trade fair, Fraunhofer IEG presents concrete, well-founded, and innovative solutions, practical methods, feasibility studies, and application optimizations for the challenges facing the real estate industry and… Read more »

Energy is generated and remains in the neighborhood

By LabNews Media LLC | January 27, 2025

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Solar power from the roofs of a housing estate flows into geothermal heat pumps to heat the houses, while excess energy is stored and powers residents' electric cars: This is what the "EMSiQ – Cross-Sectoral Energy Management in Smart Existing Neighborhoods" project could look like. Ruhr University Bochum and the housing company Vonovia are jointly developing the concept and will then implement it in a Bochum housing estate dating from the 1950s… Read more »

Heat pumps without compressors: Fraunhofer makes progress in electrocalorics

By LabNews Media LLC | January 23, 2025

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Highly efficient solid-state heat pumps without compressors – Fraunhofer researchers have come a good deal closer to this vision in the recently completed ElKaWe research project. They made crucial progress in material and system design and built initial electrocaloric demonstrators that showcase the enormous potential of the technology. The global demand for cooling and air conditioning technology is rising rapidly. Today's heat pumps operate using compressors and… Read more »