{"id":24042,"date":"2026-01-20T18:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/?p=24042"},"modified":"2026-01-27T18:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:37:38","slug":"ehpa-position-on-the-simplification-of-heat-pump-related-product-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/news-and-resources\/position-papers\/ehpa-position-on-the-simplification-of-heat-pump-related-product-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"EHPA position on the simplification of heat pump-related product policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24042\" class=\"elementor elementor-24042\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e1e3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4e1e3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157c998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"157c998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This publication provides feedback from the heat pump industry to the European Commission\u2019s work on the forthcoming Energy-related Products Omnibus proposal, as well as the revision of the New Legislative Framework.<\/p>\n<p>Heat pumps have the potential to deliver REPowerEU objectives, whilst strengthening energy security and boosting industrial competitiveness.&nbsp;<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">With 2.31 million heat pump units sold in 2024, the sector already makes a substantial contribution to employment across manufacturing, installation and maintenance. 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