HTHP column · Strategy & deployment

High-temperature & industrial heat pumps: R&D roadmap & adoption barriers

Condensed from IIR Technical Brief No. 61 and the 2026 Taiyuan conference.

Future R&D directions

IIR §7.2 introduction.

Steam supply and cycle / system innovation

Natural working fluids

Advanced compressor technology

Maximising COP and system integration

Sustainable industrial parks

Policy and professional development

Adoption barriers at scale

Pain intro.

1. Integration barrier

2. Technology vs scale

3. Standardisation

4. Economics

5. Ecosystem coordination