France’s battle plan to produce one million heat pumps a year
France’s battle plan to produce one million heat pumps a year
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France’s battle plan to produce one million heat pumps a year
France’s battle plan to produce one million heat pumps a year
by BubsyFanboy
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Amazingly late since they supported electric heating since 60 years due to their preferred electricity generation.
>**The French Minister of Economy and Energy, Bruno Le Maire, unveiled on Monday (15 April) the government’s plan to revive its heat pump industry, which comes amidst a slump in European heat pump manufacturing.**
>President Emmanuel Macron announced in September 2023 that France must produce one million heat pumps before the end of 2027. Le Maire and his Minister Delegate in charge of Energy and Industry, Roland Lescure, revealed on Monday the government’s plan to deliver this.
>In France, the [largest market and manufacturer of heat pumps in Europe](https://www.ehpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/EHPA_market_report_2023_Executive-Summary.pdf), heat represents 45% of final energy consumption and almost two thirds of this heating is generated from fossil fuels.
>Heat pumps are a key solution to reduce heating-related emissions. Depending on local environments, they typically consume around three times less energy than gas boilers or electric radiators. The technology can heat homes but also [industrial processes where water below 200°C is needed](https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/donagh-large-electrical-heat-pumps-can-be-key-to-decarbonising-europes-industry/).
>**Industry support**
>France already boasts 27 heat pump factories, and the government is ultimately aiming for one million new heat pumps a year to be manufactured in France by 2027.
>The plan unveiled by Le Maire has two key elements:
>Firstly to drive demand, the regulatory and administrative process for installing heat pumps on roofs will be simplified, in line with [the government’s wider focus on cutting red tape](https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/france-germany-and-italy-eye-omnibus-law-to-cut-regulatory-burden/).
>The various schemes to help consumers purchase heat pumps will be continued, such as ‘MaPrimeRénov’, and energy saving certificates.
>Secondly, the government will provide direct support to manufacturers, building on Europe’s new openness to support strategic green industries.
>The French scheme will support the building of factories via tax credits, which could reach up to €200 million per factory in investment aid.
>Ultimately, “we will begin redirecting public aid towards French and European heat pumps from 2025,” declared Le Maire, citing the adoption at the beginning of February of the Net Zero Industry Act, (NZIA), which is pushing greater European production of clean technologies, including heat pumps.