Commercial Heat Pump Water Heating Systems – The Water Heating Solution in Building Electrification

Thomasena Philen, Senior Manager of Training & Content, D+R International, presents "Commercial Heat Pump Water Heating Systems – The Water Heating Solution in Building Electrification" as part of BEST Center's 2023 Annual Institute.

With the growing movement in fuel switching and the electrification of U.S. building stock, new solutions are needed to increase load flexibility with the electrical grid and the ability to shift demand to off peak times of use. As new commercial buildings and retrofits decarbonize, water heating is often left out of the equation. Yet electric resistance and time of need water heating can place an immense burden on electrical grids during peak times and drastically increase operation costs for building owners.

Heat pump technology, with its significant potential energy savings, has been around for decades but is still not well understood and often not installed properly. Now we are applying heat pump technology in heating water for residential, commercial, and multifamily settings allowing for hot water storage and load shifting to off peak times of use.

This session will cover the what, why, and how of applying heap pump technology to water heating in commercial settings. What have we learned? What needs to happen next?

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The Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center promotes better building performance through the advancement of building science and technician education. It is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Center.