Accelerating Electrification through Heat Pumps: A Speedway for Europe's Energy Transition

Accelerating Electrification through Heat Pumps: A Speedway for Europe's Energy Transition

In the European Commission consultation for a Heat Pump Action Plan, Eurelectric underscores
the pivotal role of heat pumps as strategic enablers in propelling forward Europe's energy
transition. Amidst worrying indications of stagnant electrification rates (Eurostat data 2020) and
lack of a crucially needed comprehensive electrification strategy, heat pumps emerge as
instrumental drivers of both industrial and residential electrification solutions – drastically
increasing energy efficiency and cutting carbon emissions. Furthermore, the faster deployment of
heat pumps sheds light on the intricately linked tenets of grid expansion and modernisation,
electrification, and clean power generation in pursuit of a resilient and climate-neutral energy
system of the future.