ACR Journal & Heat Pumps Today

ASERCOM technical recommendations for Heat Pumps to support grid stability The Association of European Refrigeration Component Manufacturers (ASERCOM) has released a statement addressing the role of heat pumps in stabilising electrical grids during emergency situations. This comes in response to ongoing efforts by the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and ENTSO-E to integrate heat pumps into future grid stability frameworks. Juliet Loiselle MInstR Christian EllweinMarco Masini

Electrification of Heat Demonstration Report highlights improvement  The Heat Pump Association welcomes the publication of the Electrification of Heat Demonstration (EoH) report, funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). This comprehensive study sought to explore the feasibility of a large-scale rollout of heat pumps across the UK, primarily focusing on evaluating their suitability for a wide range of homes and capturing customer feedback. https://lnkd.in/eTWnQtxa Juliet Loiselle MInstR Charlotte Lee Heat Pump Association (HPA)

A new board appointment at Baxi Baxi has strengthened its residential heating division with the promotion of Rob Pearse into the newly-created role of Residential Business Director, in a move designed to enhance the level of support it can offer to its residential customers. https://lnkd.in/euZESvA3 Juliet Loiselle MInstR BAXI Rob Pearse Jan Rijnen

Lowe & Oliver's Paul Tuson quoted in ACR Journal & Heat Pumps Today - "We were responsible for the full installation of the air source heat pumps to replace the existing boiler system, along with an acoustic enclosure." University uses heat pumps to decarbonise heating 👇 https://lnkd.in/eah8FyYv

📣 Barocal Featured in the ACR Journal: Advancing Solid-State Cooling It’s great to see Barocal featured in the latest ACR Journal & Heat Pumps Today issue. The article spotlights our work in solid-state cooling and discusses the key insights from the Calorics 2024 conference, the leading caloric materials conference organised by Prof. Xavier Moya. A big thank you to Andrew Slater MCIPR M.Inst.R for attending the conference and capturing the recent developments in the Calorics community. The feature dives into the science and potential of solid-state materials, highlighting how they can pave the way for refrigerant gas free, energy-efficient cooling solutions. 🔍 Highlights from the article • The rise of caloric materials and systems research and the growing solid-state cooling community • The unique properties of caloric materials and their potential for scalable cooling technologies • Barocal’s beverage cooler which is a big step towards the real-world application of barocaloric cooling 📃 We’ve attached an excerpt from the article—take a look and join the discussion about the future of sustainable cooling technologies #Barocal #Cooling #ACR

Can you believe it was 2 weeks ago! 😯 To view the winners images and gallery of this year’s ACR & Heat Pump Trainee Of The Year Awards please click here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eWHyMFBD If you would like the opportunity to get involved with sponsoring and donating prizes to the winners and finalists then please get in touch with hayleyc@warnersgroup.co.uk Save the date! We hope you can join us in 2025.  📍 Leeds Marriott Hotel 📆 4th December 2025 HEADLINE SPONSOR Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sponsors Refrec Reclaim Beijer Ref Academy UK DiversiTech International Supporters Heat Pump Association (HPA) Institute of Refrigeration UK Women's Engineering Society ACR Journal & Heat Pumps Today Juliet Loiselle MInstR Hayley Comey Victoria Brown Andrew Slater MCIPR M.Inst.R David Crowson #training #trainee #apprentice #student #airconditioning #heatpumps #refrigeration #engineer #installer

🎅🏻🎄The ACR Journal & Heat Pumps Today team would like to wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year. We hope to see you all at the National ACR & Heat Pump Awards on the 6th March 2025.⛄️🎅🏻 Juliet Loiselle MInstR Andrew Slater MCIPR M.Inst.R Victoria Brown David Crowson

Introducing Grant UK’s new Specification Sales Team Grant UK has appointed three new roles within its Sales Team creating a dedicated New Build and Social Housing Specification Team. Gary Muir, Ian Lawley and Craig Payne have joined as Regional Specification Managers who will be providing specialised sales support to the new build and social housing sector to help them transition their properties to low carbon heating technologies. https://lnkd.in/eqJ38eGS Grant Engineering (UK) Ltd Gary Muir Ian Lawley

University uses heat pumps to decarbonise heating The replacement of gas boilers with air source heat pumps is helping Bournemouth University in its aim of decarbonising heat across its extensive campus. https://lnkd.in/eah8FyYv Bournemouth University Lois Betts MIEMA CEnv David Archer Mitsubishi Electric Trane US

The Holy Trinity Night Shelter in Bishop’s Stortford has reopened with a brand new heating system thanks to Worcester Bosch, the leading manufacturer in home heating technology, and their accredited installers; The Boiler Installation Specialists, just in time for winter. https://lnkd.in/e57JDqqS Worcester Bosch