About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere Asia 2014
published on 4 February 2014
16 pages
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According to Denso’s Naruhide Kimura, since the 2011 earthquake heat pump sales, which had reached a cumulative peak in sales of 4 million units started to decline. However the inclusion of heat pump water heaters in the Japanese Top Runner Approach in 2013 could reverse this negative trend. What is more, the Eco Cute sector is continuing to innovate. Whilst in the residential sector Denso has developed a multi-functional CO₂ heat pump that also supports space heating, in the commercial sector Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has developed a CO₂ heat pump that is efficient at -25°C.

About the speaker(s)

Naruhide Kimura

 

Mr. Kimura has been working for Denso since 1997. As the Manager of the Climate, Cooling and Heating Engineering Division 2, he is mostly responsible for the development of new products. Over the last 2 years, Mr. Kimura has been involved in the development of heat pumps, focused on product cost improvement. His role has also encompassed many years of  R&D related to mobile air-conditioning, compressors for water heaters, as well of high-efficiency compressors, one of which was commercialised in 2010.