Neuchâtel Reinvents the Heat Pump
J. Schiffmann, LAMD EPFL © B. Vogel, BFE
A research team from the EPFL wants to significantly improve one of the main components of heat pumps - the compressor - and thus increase the efficiency of heat pumps by about 20%.
Heat pumps are widely used today. They produce heat and hot tap water reliably and in an environmentally friendly manner. But they can be made even better: A research team from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) at the Neuchâtel site wants to significantly improve one of the main components of heat pumps - the compressor - and thus increase the efficiency of heat pumps by about 20%. As part of a SFOE research project, an oil-free radial compressor has been developed that has a good chance of achieving this ambitious goal.
Please read the special report "Neuchâtel reinvents the heat pump": https://pubdb.bfe.admin.ch/en/publication/download/10092