Heat Pumps Today

13 Despite thundering rain and showers overhead Hamworthy Heating, a British manufacturer and supplier of commercial heating and hot water products, officially launched its Tyneham Heat Pump range on Tuesday 15th November at an exclusive event attended by key customers and media. Hamworthy Heating’s Tyneham Heat Pump launch was a roaring success at Mercedes-Benz World It’s a first The event was held at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey, where guests received a presentation on Hamworthy Heating’s first ever air source heat pump and had the opportunity to get hands on with the product and interact with the Hamworthy Heating team. The new Tyneham Heat Pump range oers superb operational reliability and O U T & A B O U T www.acrjournal.uk/heat-pumps outstanding performance. The monobloc air source heat pump is the latest product oering from Hamworthy Heating and features a co-eciency of performance (COP) rating of up to 4.85, to provide ecient, low-carbon heating. It is also lightweight and compact. The seven models in the range boast six nominal outputs of between 14 to 70kW, which can also be cascaded to achieve higher outputs in larger installations. Incorporating an inverter control compressor to accurately match the heat demand, R32 refrigerant also oers a low global warming potential. Strategy, policy and funding At the heart of the Tyneham Heat Pump launch event, Chris Caton, Product Director – Commercial at Groupe Atlantic UK, ROI & North America provided an informative presentation in Brooklands Hall. It covered the decarbonisation of heating and diversity of products and technologies on the market, including electrification, heat networks and hydrogen. Also looking at strategy, policy and funding information, the presentation provided an in-depth approach to heat pumps and electrification and highlighted the features and benefits of the Tyneham Heat Pump range. This was shortly followed by a Q&A and the opportunity for guests to get hands-on with the new range of Tyneham Heat Pumps. A visit to Mercedes-Benz World wouldn’t be complete without experiencing some of the thrills on oer so, after a quick pit stop to re-fuel, Hamworthy Heating guests got to experience the excitement ‘Hot Lap’ passenger ride