Heat pump technology – Sweden
Country Report

Viktor Ölén, Vice ExCo delegate IEA HPTEmina Pasic, ExCo delegate IEA HPT Sweden
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Sweden
Swedish Energy Agency- We are leading society´s transition to a sustainable energysystem
Swedish Refrigeration and Heat Pump Association

Sweden
450 000 km2 - 1/5 biggest country in Europe
Mountains,forests 67%,
lakes and rivers 10%
8% arable land
10,5 M inhabitants,
41% urban systems (>50 000)
2,4 M in the greater Stockholm area
Part of EU and Nordpool

Average January
1961- 1990

Difference
1991-2020

Average July
1991-2020

Yearly average
1991-2020

Around 100 TWh forheating
Share from heat pumps?
We estimate 28 – 40 TWh~40%

Electricity price monthly average November öre/kWhexcluding VAT and transmission costs (100 öre~0.1 Euro)Fluctuating prices

11 % have floating priceHeating and hot water

District heatingÖre = cent100 öre ≈ 0,1 Euro / USD

OPEX HP 0,05 Euro/ kWhClimate targets
Sweden should have net zero emissions 2045,and thereafter negative emissions.
Emissions (negative or positive) from land use, change use of land andforestry (LULUCF) not included in national climate targets. But is part of
the fit for 55 package.

MarketSome statistics

HP market in Sweden

Heat pump sale 1980 - 2022
2,2 million heatpumps

Electricity for heating and hot water
Elanvändning i bostäder och service m.m. fr.o.m. 1970, TWh3025TWh20

151050Elvärme (faktisk)

Ground source HP• 2 M single family houses• ~400 000 GSHP
• The typical domestic GSHP is a 5-10 kW

Total cost of installation 20 000 kWh/anuallyrock

groundwater

air

exhaustair to air

Heat pump sales in Sweden 2020 - 2022

Air-water

Exhaust air

Brine-waterPrevious system

Heat pump sales 2022 per 1 000 householdsResearch & Innovation
With a focus on Refrigeration and Heat pumps

Nutek – alternative refrigerants 1994-96

Driven by the phase out of ozone depleting substances• Work with flammable refrigerants (Hydro carbons)• Low charge• Brazed plate heat exchangers

Swedish Energy Agency - Effsys programs
1997 - 2018
• A broadening of focus from components to systems• Supported academia, the industry and the energy system to be where
it is today• High level of expertise of• thermal systems• Natural refrigerants• Funding private and public partnership

Energy agency – Termo
Research and innovation of thermal systems• Refrigeration, Heat Pumps, Storage, Solar and District heating• System view of total energy system• Environmental changes• termoinnovation.se/• Innovation cluster “Varmt & Kallt” focal point for RoI• refrigeration & heat pumps• geothermal system• varmtochkallt.se

Internationell collaboration
SETPLAN- Deep Geothermal,
Cross-cutting heating andcooling technologies forbuildings,

Mission Innovation: Innovation
Community on Affordable
Heating and Cooling ofBuildings; MI Calls

IEA Heat PumpTechnologies (HPT)IEA District Heating andCooling (DHC)IEA Energy Storage(ES)

Heating and CoolingTERMO
IEA Energy in Buildings
and Communities(EBC)*IEA Solar Heating andCooling (SHC)*Funding by E2B2 National Program

Bilaterala samarbete med UK,Frankrike, USA, Kina- SHCS
HE: Clean Energy
Transition Partnership
CETP
HE: Driving Urban Transitions
Partnership DUTP

Europeiska Joint Call Eranet
Geothermica &Smart Energy
System
IIR- International Instituteof Refrigeration

Annexes in HPT TCPNew project proposal
Enhanced miniaturized components• Cheaper• More environmentally friendly• Safe with naturals

Thank you !
Viktor Ölén, SKVPViktor.olen@skvp.se
Emina Pasic, Swedish Energy Agency
Emina.pasic@energimyndigheten.se