System Renovations and Incentives Invigorated the Heating and DHW Sector in 2022
The renovation of installed systems and incentive programmes boosted the heating and domestic hot water sector in 2022. In fact, this market reached 1.036 billion euros last year, which is 15% more than the previous year's turnover, according to the latest FEGECA report.
2022 was a year marked by the energy crisis resulting from the conflict in Ukraine, which had a direct impact on the heating and domestic hot water industry, thus accelerating the energy transition, the integration of renewable energies and the development of new solutions to help decarbonise buildings all while ensuring thermal comfort for citizens and industries.
In this context, the Heating Market 2022 report, recently presented by FEGECA, the Association of Manufacturers of Heat Generators and Emitters, indicates market growth of 1.036 billion euros, which is 15% more than the previous year's turnover, thanks to the high activity in the sector, boosted by the renovation of installed systems and incentive programmes. Nicolas Klingenberg, President of the association, and Sonia Pomar, Director of the association, took part in the presentation of the study.
According to Klingenberg, there has been an ongoing commitment to environmental and decarbonisation targets for buildings both at the European and national level with the adaptation of directives and regulations that have led to new regulatory changes for the sector. "FEGECA is committed to all technologies that offer efficient and viable thermal solutions, placing consumers at the centre of the energy transition and making them clearly aware of the advantages of heating technologies for decarbonisation.”
Renewable energies and hybridisation
Decarbonising does not necessarily mean electrifying; more and more people are opting for alternative routes that involve other renewable energies and the hybridisation of technologies. The potential of renewable gases from inexhaustible energy sources, as well as the advantage of using existing thermal facilities, is worth highlighting. "At this crucial time in the energy transformation process, the need to increase the number of skilled installers trained in new technologies plays a key role. The lack of skilled labour in the sector is a major challenge for the industry, European and national legislators, as well as the entire public administration system," he said.
The president ended his presentation by confirming that "we are at a time of immense transformation during which the sector must adapt its production capacity to the demand that currently exists and which will come in the future."
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