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Trane hosts heat pump discussion

Jose La Loggia (left) and Thomas Nowak will discuss how to decarbonise cities through renewable energy sources

UK: How heat pump technologies could help the EU achieve carbon neutrality will be the subject of a webcast hosted by Trane during next week’s London Climate Action Week.

Trane Technologies is hosting the forum –  The Future is Now: Renewable Heating and Cooling for a Decarbonised Economy – on November 17 at 16.15 CET. It is one aspect of the World Climate Forum Europe taking place during the virtual London Climate Week (14-20 November).

Jose La Loggia, president of Commercial HVAC Europe, Middle East and Africa of Trane Technologies will join Thomas Nowak, secretary general of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) to discuss how to decarbonise cities through renewable energy sources for carbon-free heating and cooling.

Further information here.

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