heat pump
as defined in Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May…, Article 2, point (18) (Definitions)
a machine, a device or installation that transfers heat from natural surroundings such as air, water or ground to buildings or industrial applications by reversing the natural flow of heat such that it flows from a lower to a higher temperature. For reversible heat pumps, it may also move heat from the building to the natural surroundings
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Also defined in
- Regulation (EU) 2024/573 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 February 2024 on fluorinated greenhouse… 32024R0573, Article 3, point (41)
a piece of equipment capable of using ambient heat or waste heat from air, water or ground sources to provide heat or cooling and is based on the interconnection of one or more components forming a closed cooling circuit in which a refrigerant circulates to extract and release heat; - Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the… 32018R1999, Article 2, point (61)
heat pump as defined in point (18) of Article 2 of Directive 2010/31/EU