Heat Pumps as an active tool in the energy supply system

Start and end dates: 
January, 2010 to December, 2012
Prevailing Stage of Development: 
Research & Development
Brief description and/or other information regarding the project: 
Heat pumps will provide flexibility due to the possibility to either increase. decrease or interrupt the power consumption. The project will deal with the ability of heat pumps to operate in so-called Virtual Power Plants. to deliver regulating power and to react on spot-market electricity prices.
Project full name: 
Heat Pumps as an active tool in the energy supply system
Countries involved: 
Project Main Application: 
Integration of DER
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