b'SwedenThe heat pump wonder countryFrom being vastly dominated by fossil fuels, mainly heating oil, the heating sector has been transformedandgoneallinonheatpumps.InlessthantwodecadesSwedenhasalmost entirely phased out all oil and electrical boilers and introduced heat pumps as the undisputable choice. Today more than 60 % of all single -family buildings are heated by a heat pump. As a result, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been reduced by more than 90 % in the heating sector, the efficiency has been greatly improved and at the same time the use of electricity for heatingpurposeshasdecreased.TodayEuropeanpolicymakersareturningtheireyeson PERSPECTIVE MONDIALESweden trying to figure out whether there is a golden recipe that can be copied. Figure 1. Use of heating oil and GHG emissions heating from buildings historical developmentFigure 1 Use of heating oil and GHG emissions heating from buildings historical development Figure 1. Utilisation de mazout et missions de gazeffet de serre pour le chauffage des btimentsEnergy in buildings stands for roughly 40 % of all energy use in Europe and 37 % of the emissions. The need for change is urgent, and became even more important after the Russian Energy in buildings representsLes btiments reprsentent 40Commission europenne a rapidement invasion of Ukraine, when the supply of fossil fuels from Russia decreased to a minimum roughly 40 per cent of all energy use% de la consommation dnergie enintroduit un plan ditRePowerEUin Europe and 37 per cent of emis- Europe et 37 % des missions. Le almostovernight.TheEuropeanCommissionquicklyintroducedaplantoRePowerEU sions. The need for change is urgentbesoin de changement est devenu encore(https://ec.europa.eu/commission/), qui and became even more importantplus urgent aprs linvasion russe ensoulignait limportance dacclrer la (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/) which highlighted the importance of speeding up market after the Russian invasion of Ukraine,Ukraine, lorsque lapprovisionnementtransformation du secteur du chauffage, transformationoftheheatingsector,predominantlybytheintroductionofelectricheat when the supply of fossil fuels fromen combustibles fossiles a diminuprincipalement avec lintroduction de pumps.Russia decreased to a minimumpresque du jour au lendemain. Lapompeschaleur lectriques. almost overnight. The European Commission quickly introduced a planNOW AVAILABLE AT BARDON SUPPLIESWhile other markets are still at their early stages of ramping up, Sweden has been a mature to RePowerEU (https://ec.europa.eu/market for more than a decade. In the 1970s heating oil was the dominant source of heating, commission/), which highlighted the importance of speeding up the market followed by electricity (direct electric baseboard heaters and electric boilers). It wasnt until transformation of the heating sector, thefirstoilcrisesthatpolicymakersreactedandstartedtoincentiviseenergyefficiency predominantly with the introduction of electric heat pumps. measures, including the installation of heat pumps. At that time, the heat pump sales trendWhile other markets are still in theirCS18 SERIESwas a carbon copy of the price trend for heating oil. High prices of oil, often followed by a early stages of electrification, Sweden has had a mature heat pump market forHEAT PUMPgrant scheme for heat pumps, had a direct effect on sales. The inverse oil crisis in the middle more than a decade. This wasnt always of the 1980s, when the price of oil dropped significantly, had the opposite effect and led to a the case. In the 1970s, heating oil was100% HEAT, 100% COOLthe dominant source of heating in the country, followed by electricity (directWinter Temperature Whisper Quiet Reduce Yourelectric baseboard heaters and electricApproved Operation Carbon Footprintboilers). It wasnt until the first oil crises that policy makers reacted and started toIdeal for more temperature Contoured blades Energy star rated -incentivise energy efficiency measures,climates, featuring the widest provide quieter an internationallyincluding the installation of heat pumps.heating and cooling range operation and efficient recognized and trustedAt that time, the heat pump sales trendavailable in the industry. air flow. mark of high efficiency.was a carbon copy of the price trend for heating oil. High prices of oil, oftenBardonSupplies.com 1-800-267-2135followed by a grant scheme for heat pumps, had a direct effect on sales. Spring 2023 Insight15'