DKV International Heat Pump Symposium

Dr.-Ing. Rainer Jakobs,
dedicated organizer of
the DKV International
Heat Pump Symposium,
during his opening
speech.
and information campaigns for architects, planners, installation contractors
and end customers play a key role, too. It was also reported
that a new European “Ecolabel” for heat pumps had been introduced
in mid September 2007.
The second day was geared to presentations of new energy-efficient
components, products and systems from the companies AL-KO Therm,
Alpha-Innotec, Copeland, Daikin, Johnson Controls, Kaut, Ochsner,
Stiebel-Eltron and Viessmann. These were enhanced by reports of
experiences with heat pump systems already installed in new and
existing homes, blocks of flats and commercial and industrial projects.
There was a lot of discussion on refrigerants for heat pumps, performance
figures and annual operating figures, but agreement prevailed
on one point: The manufacturers of heat pumps are called upon to
develop component and system solutions that are technically as
simple as possible, robust and also low-cost, particularly in order to
make even better use of the enormous energy-saving potentials in
existing buildings in the future.
The continuation of the International Heat Pump Symposium will take
place in Nuremberg in October 2008 at Chillventa, the new International
Trade Fair for Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and
Heat Pumps. The Heat Pump Symposium takes place on 14 October,
the day before the exhibition opens, and will be continued and
enhanced by several forums and special events at Chillventa from
15 – 17 October (www.chillventa.de).
4 Chillventa News ✦ October 2007