China’s Residential Heat Pump Market to Follow European Trends, Says Wilo Group. The multinational leading water pump manufacturer expects China to align with international efficiency and refrigerant standards, but with a 2–3 year delay.

来自国际领先的水泵制造商威乐：中国家用热泵市场将追随欧洲发展趋势，热泵能效及制冷剂标准将与欧洲趋于一致，但会有2~3年的滞后时间。

左：Shecoo国际自然工质组织联合创始人及首席运营官 Jan Dusek

右：威乐集团新兴市场及威乐中国市场总监 肖伦

Having experienced double-digit growth over the past few years, China’s residential heat pump market is booming and is set to follow Europe’s lead in adopting energy-efficient technologies and natural refrigerants, according to the Wilo Group, a multinational leading supplier of water pumps and pump systems. While demand for propane (R290) heat pumps is still relatively small, interest in the technology is growing, increasing by 40–50% over the last year.

跨国领先的水泵和水泵系统供应商威乐集团表示，中国的家用热泵市场在过去几年经历了两位数复合增长率的蓬勃发展，并将追随欧洲在采用节能技术和天然制冷剂方面的步伐。虽然对丙烷（R290）热泵的需求仍然相对占比不高，但市场前景呈增长的趋势，2024年增长40-50%。

肖伦：

We expected there to be a development gap of 2–3 years between the Chinese and European markets,” said Jackie Xiao, Marketing Director of Emerging Markets at Wilo Group, in a recent interview with NaturalRefrigerants.com. “European regulation requires that the heat pumps exported to the EU market should be totally R290 by 2027. However, there are still no expected regulations for R32 and R410A in the Chinese market.

我们预计中国和欧洲市场之间会有2-3年的发展差距，欧洲法规要求，到2027年，出口到欧盟市场的热泵产品应符合到R290兼容标准，而在中国市场，R32和R410A的热泵产品尚无预期的强制法规。

As demand for propane heat pumps in China continues to grow, domestic manufacturers like Midea, Haier and PHNIX are focusing on exporting their R290-based technologies to Europe. Wilo has said it is working with more than 10 Chinese companies that are producing R290 heat pumps for the European market.

随着中国对自然工质R290热泵的需求持续增长，美的、海尔、芬尼等国内头部热泵制造商正专注于将R290型热泵产品和技术出口到欧洲市场。威乐目前已经与10余家出口欧洲市场R290热泵产品的中国制造企业深入合作。

Wilo-Stratos PARA-C 大流量高效屏蔽泵

可兼容R290工质

According to Jackie, the company estimates the export of R290 heat pumps with its Wilo-Para R and Wilo-Para MAXO R pumps to be roughly 50,000 and 20,000 units, respectively. Wilo is also expanding its offering for R290 heat pumps with the launch of its Wilo-Stratos PARA-C pump, which has a compact design for easy integration into OEM’s products, he added.

据肖伦介绍，目前威乐支持热泵主机客户配备Wilo-Para R和Wilo-Para-MAXO R两个系列水泵的R290型热泵，出口量分别约为5万台和2万台。威乐还将推出Wilo-Stratos PARA-C系列大流量屏蔽泵产品，将适配自然工质R290热泵的水泵产品线进行进一步拓展。威乐适配R290的高效水泵也有着设计紧凑、易于安装等特点。

Supporting China’s heat pump industry

强力助推中国热泵产业

China’s growing interest in heat pump technology is largely driven by energy-saving incentives and the country’s climate targets, including its 2060 carbon neutrality goal.

中国日益增长的热泵市场在很大程度上是由环保及节能激励措施和国家的“双碳”战略所驱动的，这其中首当其冲的就是2060碳中和的宏伟目标。

肖伦：

Heat pump manufacturers in China have been investing heavily in production capacity, especially following the global supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

中国的热泵制造商一直在大力投资产能，尤其是在新冠疫情和俄乌冲突造成的全球供应链危机之后。

Wilo is committed to promoting the healthy development of the heat pump industry in China,” he added. “This is mainly through the convergence of relevant standards such as those related to energy efficiency and refrigerants.

威乐致力于推动中国热泵行业的健康发展，这主要是通过聚焦热泵能效和制冷剂等相关国家标准与欧洲标准接轨的系列工作上。

While the shift to R290 technology has started in China, mass production remains a few years away. Many OEM customers are still in the testing phase, with several asking Wilo for sample water pumps to incorporate into prototype units for R290 heat pumps.

虽然中国热泵行业已经开始向R290技术升级迭代，但达到大规模生产仍需几年时间。许多热泵主机厂商尚处于测试阶段，威乐已经向数家深入合作的热泵主机客户提供了测试样机，并配合客户的R290型热泵原型机的开发以及技术测试。

The company also promoted its pump for residential R290 heat pumps at the China Annual Heat Pump Conference, held in Shanghai, August 6–8.

在8月6~8日于上海举行的2024中国热泵年会上，威乐展台还对家用R290热泵配套水泵进行了展示和宣传。

左：威乐中国热泵空调配套华东华北地区销售负责人 汤循周

右：“魏在现场” - 清华大学魏庆芃教授

Wilo is committed to promoting the healthy development of the heat pump industry in China.

威乐始终致力于促进中国热泵行业的健康发展

However, Wilo is positioning itself for the future. The company operates two R&D and manufacturing facilities in China, located in Beijing and Changzhou. The latter site is especially focused on producing HVAC-related water pumps and will have the capacity to manufacture 3 million water pumps and 3.5 million motors annually once a $100 million (€89.4 million) investment is completed later this year.

威乐正在为未来布局：目前威乐在中国拥有两家研发和制造基地，分别位于北京和江苏常州。常州基地专注于暖通空调应用相关的水泵研发和生产，项目初始投资超过1亿美元，现已达产年产水泵300万台、电机350万台。

*威乐中国常州基地

This site will mainly be dedicated to high-efficiency water pumps for the heat pump industry, especially the R290 series,” explained Jackie. In addition to serving China’s fast-growing market, Wilo exports its pumps to other emerging markets, such as Southeast Asia, Turkey, Africa and Latin America. European manufacturers are primarily supplied by Wilo’s production facilities in Aubigny and Laval, France.

威乐常州基地将主要致力于生产应用于热泵行业的高效水泵，特别是可兼容R290的产品系列。除了服务于中国快速增长的市场外，威乐还将其水泵出口到集团新兴市场的其他国家和地区，如东南亚、土耳其、非洲和拉丁美洲。在欧洲市场，则主要由威乐在法国奥比尼和拉瓦尔的两大基地以及德国总部来提供支持。

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