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]]>But how can theory be turned into practice?
EHPA presents the webinar series ‘Heat BIG – implementing industrial and district heating solutions’
Experts will take end users from idea to implementation, guiding them through aspects of large heat pumps from technical features to business models and technological innovations.
The webinar series is run in conjunction with seven EU-funded projects, and will cover topics from geothermal heat to asset sharing, and how large heat pumps can and are being deployed in industries from food & drink to paper & pulp.
Our first Heat BIG webinar took place on 19 March, on Industrial heat pumps in the food & beverage industry: solutions, challenges and opportunities
Building on real use cases, the workshop showed how heat pumps can be integrated into industrial food & drink processes, the challenges encountered in practice, and the technical solutions available today to address them.
The webinar was part of the EXQUISHEAT project which is co-funded by the EU.
Upcoming Heat BIG webinars:
Spring: digital tools for heat pump systems in the pulp & paper, food & drink sectors & cross-sectoral (SPIRIT project)
Summer: business models for heat pump systems in the pulp & paper, chemicals sectors (PUSH2HEAT)
Summer: virtual tour of demo site for all relevant sectors for geothermal energy (GEOFLEXHeat)
Autumn: results from demo sites in the chemicals, pulp & paper sectors (PUSH2HEAT)
We welcome other ideas for useful webinars for this series! Contact: [email protected]
Upcoming Heat BIG webinars:
- Spring: digital tools for heat pump systems in the pulp & paper, food & drink sectors & cross-sectoral (SPIRIT project)
- Summer: business models for heat pump systems in the pulp & paper, chemicals sectors (PUSH2HEAT)
- Summer: virtual tour of demo site for all relevant sectors for geothermal energy (GEOFLEXHeat)
- Autumn: results from demo sites in the chemicals, pulp & paper sectors (PUSH2HEAT)
Heat BIG with YOUR BRAND?
To market the webinars directly to potential end user customers, we are looking for sponsors of the webinar series.
For €4,000 we offer:
One speaking slot at a Heat BIG webinar, to be identified with EHPA’s team and enacted within a year from signing of sponsorship contract
Your logo on all advertising materials linked to webinar series:
- Banners in EHPA members only newsletter
- Banners on EHPA website
- Promotion on EHPA LinkedIn + Bluesky
- Logo on promotional slide presented at top of each webinar
- Oral reference to your company’s support during webinar
- Written reference to your company in follow-up article on EHPA website
For more, contact [email protected].
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]]>How do heat pumps actually get certified with Heat Pump KEYMARK?
Find out in our new video!
We show the journey a heat pump takes on its way to certification.
The video is the fruits of collaboration between Heat Pump KEYMARK Secretariat and UL Solutions, an KEYMARK empowered Certification Body and recognised Testing Laboratory.
It was filmed at UL Solutions’ facilities near Milan.
Through interviews with experts from the Heat Pump KEYMARK Secretariat and UL Solutions, the film explores how certification bodies, testing laboratories and the scheme secretariat work together to ensure the reliability, transparency and credibility of the certification process.
The video features insights from key stakeholders including Leopoldo Micò, Certification Director at the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA), alongside UL Solutions representatives Francesco Nanini, Business Development Specialist and Samuele Belli, Laboratory Supervisor. Together, they explain the roles that certification bodies and testing laboratories play in verifying the performance, safety and quality of heat pumps.
From the application process for manufacturers to the detailed laboratory testing procedures, the video highlights how independent third-party testing underpins one of Europe’s most trusted voluntary certification marks for heat pumps.
The Heat Pump KEYMARK is a voluntary European certification mark that verifies compliance with high standards of performance, efficiency and quality through impartial testing and assessment. Owned by European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and coordinated by EHPA, the scheme provides a harmonised certificate recognised across multiple European markets.
“Through this collaboration with UL Solutions, we wanted to show the people, expertise and rigorous testing procedures that stand behind the Heat Pump KEYMARK label,” said Leopoldo Micò. “Certification is not just a label, it is a collaborative process involving independent experts committed to ensuring transparency, reliability and trust in heat pump technologies.”
UL Solutions joined the scheme as an empowered Certification Body in 2024 and further strengthened its involvement in 2025 with the recognition of its HVAC performance laboratory as a Heat Pump KEYMARK testing facility.
For more information about the Heat Pump KEYMARK certification scheme and how to apply, visit the website or contact the Heat Pump KEYMARK Secretariat at [email protected].
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]]>Improving the rules around energy-efficient products like heat pumps is crucial.
EHPA sees the Energy Product Omnibus initiative as an opportunity to make the existing legislative framework better.
The legislation should reflect market realities and reduce unnecessary administrative burdens on manufacturers.
In this position paper, the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) aims to further contribute to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the Energy Product Omnibus initiative.
It builds on EHPA’s January 2026 feedback by refining earlier recommendations and introducing additional proposals for consideration.
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]]>EU Member States should reduce electricity taxation to make it more affordable for citizens compared to gas, according to the European Commission’s Citizens’ Energy Package, published today.
Jozefien Vanbecelaere, Policy Director at the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) commented:
“The electricity-to gas price imbalance has long needed fixing, and it is great that the European Commission now says so. Taxing electricity many times more than gas makes little sense when Europe wants energy that is reliable, clean, home-grown and competitive. It is now crucial that Member States act to make electricity the obvious and affordable choice for households.”
EHPA has long called for the electricity price to be no more than twice that of gas to make heat pumps competitive.
We recently published a report that showed countries which tax electricity more heavily than gas see slower adoption of heat pumps and remain more dependent on fossil fuels.
By contrast, countries that keep electricity taxes lower and put a stronger price signal on fossil fuels achieve significantly higher heat pump uptake.
The European Commission says Member States should remove non-energy-related costs from electricity bills and make full use of the existing flexibilities in EU legislation to lower VAT and excise duty rates.
It says this could reduce household electricity bills by up to 14%, or around €200 per year on average according to the European Commission.
EHPA is also pleased to see the Commission’s focus on flexible electricity use and innovative financing models, including social leasing and energy-as-a-service, which can help households overcome upfront costs and access efficient heating.
Combined with flexible tariffs and smart energy services, heat pumps can significantly lower energy bills while supporting a more efficient electricity system.
With nearly 10% of Europeans unable to adequately heat their homes in 2024, accelerating access to efficient electric heating will also be key to tackling energy poverty.
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]]>The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) is launching a new social media video series, “EU Projects in 60 seconds”, to showcase the impact of the association’s EU-funded projects and the people working behind them.
The dynamic short-form series highlights EHPA’s extensive EU project portfolio through quick, engaging interviews with project team members. Each episode will feature a 60-second challenge in which project representatives answer rapid-fire questions about their work, the challenges they address and how their solutions support the wider deployment of heat pumps across Europe.
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EHPA currently coordinates or contributes to 20 EU-funded projects covering a wide range of topics including innovation, skills development, decarbonisation, energy systems integration, digitalisation and market uptake. These initiatives generate valuable knowledge, tools and solutions for policymakers, industry stakeholders, researchers and the broader clean energy community.
The new series aims to strengthen the visibility of this work by presenting complex project outcomes in a format designed for today’s digital audiences.
The series is distributed weekly, primarily via EHPA’s LinkedIn, Bluesky, and YouTube channels, with all videos also available through the EU Projects section of the EHPA website. Project partners and consortia are encouraged to share the content to further amplify its reach.
For questions and enquiries regarding EU funded-projects, you can write at [email protected].
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]]>Updated on 11 March 2026
Heat pump sales in 2025 grew by 10.3% across 16 European countries* on average, preliminary data from the European Heat Pump Association shows.
Around 2.62 million residential heat pumps were sold, up from 2.38 million in those countries in 2024 and bringing the total installed in Europe to around 28 million.
> The full data set is available here for EHPA members only! <
Twelve of the 16 countries installed more heat pumps in 2025 than in 2024. This is largely due to those governments having stabilised subsidy schemes and taken action on costs, for example by reducing tax on power bills. This makes heat pumps – which use a small amount of electricity – highly competitive with fossil fuel boilers.
For example, in Belgium a combination of new restrictions on fossil fuel heating and a VAT reduction on heat pumps in new buildings has helped an increase of 7% to 111,000 units. Similarly, the UK’s continued policy support – via the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and new Warm Homes plan – has helped bring up heat pump sales by 27%, to 125,000 units.
Paul Kenny, director general of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) commented:
“It’s government 101 that taxation is how you change behaviour. European countries need to move fast to reduce taxes on heat pumps and electricity so they become the most competitive choice. This must be consolidated through stable policies. Otherwise, Europe is still relying on fossil fuel imports from unreliable partners. The weekend’s events in Iran show the need for this more clearly than ever.
“The European Commission’s upcoming heating and cooling strategy and electrification action plan are great opportunities to encourage governments to reduce electricity tax faster, since it has a clear impact on the domestic manufacturing of both residential and industrial heat pumps,” said Kenny.
Eva Neudertová, director of the Czech Heat Pump Association said:
“The Czech market returned to pre-crisis sales levels last year, however, right now the market is once again exposed to emerging downside risks since the flagship subsidy programme Nová zelená úsporám is currently being scaled back due to mounting pressure on the state budget. “
In Germany last year a record was broken as heat pumps accounted for almost half of all heat generators sold. This is due to increasing consumer confidence in the technology after the previous politicisation of heating, and the role of heat pumps in energy security.
In contrast, in Poland where there is much disinformation about heat pumps, and in France where government budgets and heat pump support were in flux, sales fell in 2025.
In terms of sales compared to the population size, the biggest markets remain Norway, Finland and Sweden with over 30 heat pumps sold per 1,000 households. The smallest are Poland and the UK with under five, showing the huge potential.
EHPA is in the process of gathering sales numbers for large heat pumps; the trend is clearly upwards, with increasing numbers of factories and district heating systems around Europe installing large heat pumps.
*The countries are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
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]]>Science powers progress, and on the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February, EHPA is turning up the spotlight on the women driving Europe’s clean heating and cooling transition.
Since January, the #brightHERfuture campaign has been sharing ten video interviews with women working across six EU-funded projects on topics ranging from geothermal energy to heat storage, and today we celebrate their expertise, leadership and impact.
Heating and cooling may not always make the headlines, but they account for roughly half of Europe’s energy demand, making them a linchpin of the EU’s climate and energy ambitions.
The women featured in #brightHERfuture are tackling this challenge head-on, translating scientific knowledge into practical solutions that align with EHPA’s policy priorities.
From improving heat pump efficiency and flexibility in projects like EXQUISHEAT and GEOFLEXHEAT, to pioneering thermal energy storage in BEST-STORAGE and ECHO — because even energy deserves a savings account — these initiatives demonstrate the tangible impact of innovation on Europe’s energy and climate targets.
Similarly, projects like REDI4HEAT demonstrate how EU ambitions are translated into strong national frameworks, reinforcing the importance of robust energy and climate plans.
But technology alone isn’t enough. As Amber Riedl from the HeatCraftHP project said: “Heat pumps are an incredible technology — what’s holding us back is not enough skilled installers”. Scaling up clean heating solutions requires skilled professionals and the workforce and training needed to ensure high-quality installation, maintenance, and industrial leadership, in line with competitiveness and skills priorities.
Beyond celebrating individual achievements, #brightHERfuture sends a broader message: innovation thrives when talent is diverse and visible. By amplifying women’s voices in the technology & energy field, the campaign hopes to inspire future scientists and engineers and demonstrate that the path to climate neutrality shines brighter when more voices help shape it.
“EU funded projects create a safe space for diverse actors from many countries to collaborate, bringing together people who otherwise wouldn’t work together, and that drives real innovation.” – Emilia Pisani, TES Cluster (BEST-Storage, ECHO, Hystore, ThumbsUp).
On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we want to proudly recognise the women powering the projects, research and policy impact behind Europe’s clean heating and cooling transition — and keep the conversation going long past 11 February.
Explore more about EHPA’s policy priorities here and discover the featured projects: EXQUISHEAT, GEOFLEXHEAT, BEST-STORAGE, HEATCRAFTHP, REDI4HEAT, ECHO.
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]]>It’s important to help people to install heat pumps and insulate their homes.
This can be done by enabling upfront investment to kickstart the shift, especially for the less well-off.
To this end, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has €3 billion to lend to EU governments, so they can invest in heat pumps and other clean solutions today.
This is possible thanks to the upcoming price on carbon pollution from buildings and road transport – the EU’s second Emissions Trading System – which starts in 2028.
EU countries will be able to help their citizens to switch to heat pumps, and pay the bank back later with the revenues from the carbon price.
The decision by the EIB is a great opportunity for EU governments to get started, and make European buildings healthier, warmer and climate-friendly, while protecting the most vulnerable.
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]]>Today, we’re taking you behind the scenes of the Heat Pump KEYMARK certification process with a new video: Certified with Confidence: Heat Pump KEYMARK x SZÚ a collaboration between the Heat Pump KEYMARK Secretariat and the Czech testing laboratory and Certification Body SZÚ (Strojírenský zkušební ústav).
The short film takes viewers inside the Heat Pump KEYMARK certification process, highlighting how independent, third-party testing and robust certification procedures work together to build trust in heat pump quality and performance across Europe. Featuring insights from key stakeholders, including representatives from both the KEYMARK Secretariat and SZÚ, the video illustrates the rigorous procedures that underpin one of Europe’s most trusted voluntary certification marks for heat pumps.
The Heat Pump KEYMARK is a voluntary European certification mark that verifies compliance with high performance, efficiency and quality standards through impartial third-party testing and assessment. Owned by the European Committee for Standardisation and coordinated by EHPA, the scheme provides a single harmonised certificate recognised across multiple European markets.
“Certified with Confidence: Heat Pump KEYMARK x SZÚ offers audiences a transparent look into the essential roles that testing laboratories and certification bodies play in maintaining the integrity of the certification process,” said Leopoldo Micò, Director of the Heat Pump KEYMARK Secretariat. “Through collaboration and shared expertise, we ensure that manufacturers can confidently demonstrate product quality, and that end users can trust the heat pumps they choose.”
By giving visibility to the people and facilities behind Heat Pump KEYMARK, the video reinforces the scheme’s foundational values of independence, transparency, and cooperation, values that have supported its growth and recognition throughout the European heating and cooling sector..
For more information about the Heat Pump KEYMARK certification scheme and how to apply, visit our website or contact the Heat Pump KEYMARK Secretariat at [email protected].
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