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reading between the lines of the press release about the US Defense Production Act hints that production could be for Europe: >To reduce the amount of energy n
by hoppyhoppy2 4y ago
reading between the lines of the press release about the US Defense Production Act hints that production could be for Europe:
>To reduce the amount of energy needed in our buildings, leading to less reliance by the U.S. and allies on adversaries such as Russia for oil and gas, heat pumps are an important solution. Their use by the U.S. and allies can shrink Russian revenue for war and reduce climate instability.
- President Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Accelerate Domestic Manufacturing of Clean Energy June 6, 2022 https://www.energy.gov/articles/president-biden-invokes-defense-production-act-accelerate-domestic-manufacturing-clean https://www.energy.gov/articles/president-biden-invokes-defe...
I don't know what the timelines might look like for getting them made, sold, and installed or how much is a "just in case " plan; it sounds like you've read that Europe been slow to buy up what is available?
- hedora 4y agoIt's good to know the US is accelerating production. I heard there's no real path to restoring Europe's natural gas supply for the next two winters; perhaps the Defense Production act will help provide units next winter? Also, I found these two articles, suggesting parts of Europe are ramping up installations. Poland doubled installs of heat pumps this year: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/heat-pumps-take-off-in-coal-loving-poland-amid-ukraine-war/ar-AA11w2jP https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/heat-pumps-take-off-in-... In Germany, they're up 25% (vs 4% pre-war, and gas furnaces are down 10%): https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/heat-pump-installations-25-germany-first-half-2022-while-gas-heating-sales-slump https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/heat-pump-installations... (Though I'm surprised gas furnaces are only down 10%!)