Press Information Daikin Europe_REPowerEU plan speeds up Europe’s decarbonization
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As a global leader in the HVAC-R industry, Daikin Europe, expresses its support for the recently announced REPowerEU plan. REPowerEU is a joint European action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy. One of the aims is to reduce the use of fossil fuels faster by boosting energy efficiency and increasing the share of renewables and electrification. According to Daikin Europe, renewable technologies like heat pumps will play a central role in enrolling the EU’s plan.
Brussels, April 2022 – Daikin has shown support in the past for the European Green Deal and for Fit for 55. With REPowerEU, the European Commission has also set the goal to boost the roll-out of heat pumps: 10 million newly installed units by 2027 and 30 million by 2030. This proposal is fully in line with Daikin’s 4 step plan to decarbonizing residential heating: The replacement rate of outdated heating systems has to be doubled. REPowerEU is an important step forward to accelerate the achievement of this ambitious goal.
Heat pumps will play a central role in decarbonizing Europe
Europe has the technology, the expertise, and the investments to expand the installation of heat pumps throughout the continent. Heat pumps today are ready and fit for all kinds of buildings. To support that, EU Member States should end incentives for non-renewable heating systems.
Further incentives for renewable energy technologies will motivate people to switch to carbon-neutral and fossil fuel independent heating in the short term. In the longer term it is important that energy prices are sufficiently balanced. This way, heat pumps will be an attractive option for end-users, even without incentives.
“At Daikin, we welcome the REPowerEU plan with great enthusiasm. We expect it to accelerate and reinforce the replacement rate of outdated heating systems. Renewable heating should not just become the standard in new build, but also for the replacement of existing heating systems. We are convinced that with the help of REPowerEU Europe can get residential heating decarbonized by 2050", says Patrick Crombez, General Manager Heating & Renewables at Daikin Europe.
Discover more about Daikin’s 4 step guide to decarbonizing Europe
Step 1: Strengthen new build rules on energy use
Step 2: Increase the replacement rate
Step 3: End fossil fuel incentives
Step 4: Make renewable heating standard in replacement
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Daikin Airconditioning Central Europe was founded in 1999 with its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The company’s portfolio comprises products and solutions for heating, cooling, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration. More than 450 professionals are in charge of pre-sales, sales and after-sales-services in 16 countries across Central and Eastern Europe in Austria, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldavia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.
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Daikin Europe N.V., Daikin Central Europe’s mother company, is a major European producer of air conditioners, heat pumps and refrigeration equipment, with approximately 10,000 people employed throughout Europe and 14 major manufacturing facilities based in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Austria and the UK. Globally, Daikin is renowned for its pioneering approach to product development and the unrivalled quality and versatility of its integrated solutions. With more than 90 years‘ experience in the design and manufacture of heating and cooling technologies, Daikin is a market leader in heat pump technology. Daikin VRV and Daikin Altherma are the most sold heat pump systems in Europe, with over 500,000 systems delivered to date.
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