Daikin looks to extend European dominance to heat pumps.
Daikin Industries will enter the European building-heating market as early as 2024, aiming to expand its dominance over local players in air conditioners to energy-efficient heat pumps.
Japanese firms rev up output of EV range-boosting materials.
Daikin Industries is developing an energy-saving refrigerant for vehicle air conditioners that will help extend range. As air conditioners consume large amounts of electricity, the refrigerant would allow more power to be allocated to driving.
Ovo reduces energy costs for heat pumps.
Energy supplier OVO has halved the cost of electricity for heat pumps to 15p per kWh, roughly halving their running costs compared to a gas boiler.
Daikin CO2 Conveni-Pack has better LCCP but lower efficiency.
Testing of an optimized CO2 version of Daikin's Conveni-Pack refrigeration system has reportedly shown a 21% reduction in life-cycle emissions compared to traditional R410A.
Heat pump training receives government funding.
Following Government funding confirmation for the scheme, the UK's first dedicated low carbon heating training will be launched.