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Panasonic drives the achievement of European climate targets with Green Tech

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230831714421/en/
    Panasonic drives the achievement of European climate targets with Green Tech (Photo: Business Wire)
    With its GREEN IMPACT Plan, Panasonic has made sustainability the core of its business and has since been working hard to reduce its own CO2 emissions and to prevent CO2 emissions in various sectors of society - from factories to homes.
  • To meet the targets of the Paris Climate Agreement, the EU announced in 2019 that it would become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
  • This is good news for the European heat pump market and European climate targets," says Dr Jan Rosenow, European Managing Director of the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), an international think tank specialising in decarbonising the energy system.
  • Panasonic operates its own recycling facilities, which use its know-how to help integrate recyclability even more strongly into Panasonic product design.

GreenTech to Create 3 Million Jobs in EU by 2030 – Stiebel Eltron Reports

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

The increased use of heat pumps in line with the EU’s REPowerEU plan will create 3 million net additional jobs by 2030.

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  • The increased use of heat pumps in line with the EU’s REPowerEU plan will create 3 million net additional jobs by 2030.
  • This is according to a new study by the European Climate Foundation (ECF) and the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA).
  • Over 1 million of the 3 million additional jobs would be created in Germany.
  • "This applies to the jobs around heat pump manufacturing as well as to our research and development department."

European Heat Pump Market and Statistics Report 2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, January 9, 2023

The "European Heat Pump Market and Statistics Report 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "European Heat Pump Market and Statistics Report 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The European Heat Pump Market and Statistics Report is the most comprehensive publication on the European Heat Pump market so far, including data from 21 European countries.
  • 20 years, the current European heat pump stock amounts to 16.96 million units, of which 15.33 million are for space heating.
  • With approximately 120 million residential buildings in Europe, the heat pump market share in the building stock is almost 14%.

Star Renewable Energy to exhibit at Low Carbon Heat Technology Expo

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Friday, October 28, 2022

GLASGOW, U.K., Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Star Renewable Energy will be exhibiting at The Low Carbon Heat Technology Expo on 17th November at Hamilton International Technology Park.

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  • GLASGOW, U.K., Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Star Renewable Energy will be exhibiting at The Low Carbon Heat Technology Expo on 17th November at Hamilton International Technology Park.
  • Organised by Scotland's Low Carbon Heat Network, HeatSource, the Low Carbon Heat Technology Expo will bring Scottish based suppliers of low-carbon heat technology and renewable heat experts closer to organisations up and down the supply chain.
  • At their stand, Star Renewable Energy will provide information and advice on a range of recently installed water source heat pumps for district heating networks across the UK.
  • Tickets for their Low Carbon Heat Technology Expo are available free of charge at

DGAP-News: GEA builds world's first carbon-neutral juice production facility for innocent

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Monday, November 1, 2021

Dsseldorf (Germany), November 1, 2021 - GEA Group AG, as key project partner, has provided innocent, Europe's leading smoothie and juice brand, with the process technology for the world's first carbon-neutral juice factory.

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  • Dsseldorf (Germany), November 1, 2021 - GEA Group AG, as key project partner, has provided innocent, Europe's leading smoothie and juice brand, with the process technology for the world's first carbon-neutral juice factory.
  • Located at the Rotterdam Food Hub, the production facility is scheduled to open officially in spring 2022.
  • "The innocent project is an outstanding example of how we put our purpose of 'engineering for a better world' into practice," said GEA CEO Stefan Klebert.
  • Since much of the energy used in production is for heat, GEA worked intensively on in-process energy and resource efficiency.

Star Refrigeration launches COP26 Heating and Cooling Hub for businesses

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

GLASGOW, Scotland, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Star Refrigeration have launched a dedicated heating and cooling online hub to help businesses respond to guidelines from the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties.

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  • GLASGOW, Scotland, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Star Refrigeration have launched a dedicated heating and cooling online hub to help businesses respond to guidelines from the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties.
  • Representatives from Star are involved in a number of COP26 events over the next two weeks, with full details available on the hub calendar.
  • Star Refrigeration, has signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative and is a national leader in green refrigeration technology and industrial heat pumps for district heating and industrial processes.
  • To visit the dedicated COP26 Cooling and Heating Hub click here: https://www.star-ref.co.uk/cop-26/

Decarbonising heating and cooling integral to reaching net zero targets, says Glasgow industrial engineering leader

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Friday, October 22, 2021

Essential to our everyday life, the cold chain (food production and storage), pharmaceuticals, data centres, comfort cooling and heating are both omnipresent and destructive.

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  • Essential to our everyday life, the cold chain (food production and storage), pharmaceuticals, data centres, comfort cooling and heating are both omnipresent and destructive.
  • In fact cooling and heating are estimated to account for around half of the end-use energy worldwide and 40% of its energy-related global carbon dioxide (CO2) emission.
  • More measures to avoid locking-in higher emissions are required in this area to help countries move towards carbon neutral heating and cooling.
  • Furthermore, if powered by renewable electricity, both refrigeration systems and heat pumps offer low cost, zero carbon heating and cooling".

Renewable energy district heating scheme in Clydebank officially opens

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Saturday, October 9, 2021

CLYDEBANK, Scotland, Oct. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The groundbreaking district heating system was commissioned by West Dunbartonshire Council in 2019, in conjunction with Star Renewable Energy (Star Refrigeration's renewable heating business) and developers Vital Energi.

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  • CLYDEBANK, Scotland, Oct. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The groundbreaking district heating system was commissioned by West Dunbartonshire Council in 2019, in conjunction with Star Renewable Energy (Star Refrigeration's renewable heating business) and developers Vital Energi.
  • The renewable energy system will provide affordable low carbon heating and hot water to around 1,200 homes and businesses across an entire district.
  • Renewable energy experts believe that utilising water for heating has a long list of benefits compared to burning fossil fuels.
  • To encourage uptake, we need a joined-up and incentivised UK energy policy to ensure renewable energy schemes are economically supported."

Ground-breaking Scottish district heating project wins European Heat Pump City of the Year Award

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Saturday, October 2, 2021

The largest project of its kind in the UK, the Queen's Quay district heating scheme has been named 'European Heat Pump City of the Year' in the EHPA Awards 2021.

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  • The largest project of its kind in the UK, the Queen's Quay district heating scheme has been named 'European Heat Pump City of the Year' in the EHPA Awards 2021.
  • Star engineered the heat pumps for the award-winning district heating scheme as part of the 250M Queens Quay regeneration project.
  • "We are delighted that the Queen's Quay heat pump project has been recognised as leading the way in delivering low carbon district heating.
  • SRE was set up to support the decarbonisation of the heating sector by delivering large heat pump systems for district heating and industrial processes.

Entra ASA Powerhouse Brattørkaia Secures Prestigious Heat Pump Award Using Johnson Controls Technology

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

CORK, Ireland, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI),the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings,is proud to announce that its industrial heat pump technology has supported Norwegian real estate company Entra ASA in securing top honors in the prestigious Heat Pump Award 2021.

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  • CORK, Ireland, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI),the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings,is proud to announce that its industrial heat pump technology has supported Norwegian real estate company Entra ASA in securing top honors in the prestigious Heat Pump Award 2021.
  • Since 2011, the Heat Pump Award is a European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) initiative that has recognized the most energy efficient, smart and sustainable heat pump projects all over Europe.
  • This is the second year in a row that a Johnson Controls installation has received an award from the EHPA.
  • In 2019, Johnson Controls installed a single seawater-sourced natural refrigerant heat pump in the 18,200 m2, eight floor building.