Tracking report
Heat Pumps
Tracking progress 2020
Heating
Heat is the largest energy end‑use. Providing heating for homes, industry and other applications accounts for around half of total energy consumption.
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Just over half of heat produced is consumed in industry – for example, for process heat, drying and industrial hot water uses. Most of the rest was used for space and water heating and cooking in the buildings sector. The remainder was used in agriculture. Only about one-tenth of heat was produced from renewables.
Last updated Jun 16, 2020
Key findings
Heating technology sales in the Sustainable Development Scenario, 2010-2030
OpenFossil fuel-based heating equipment still make up over half of sales
The heating equipment market continues to be dominated by fossil fuel-based equipment and less-efficient conventional electric heating technologies, which make up almost 80% of new sales. However, sales of heat pumps and renewable heating equipment such as solar hot water systems have increased, representing more than 10% of overall sales in 2019. To be in line with the SDS, the share of clean heating technologies – heat pumps, district heating, renewable and hydrogen-based heating – needs to more than double to 50% of sales by 2030.
Analysis
Fuel report
Renewable energy market update
Outlook for 2020 and 2021
Commentary
District heating needs flexibility to navigate the energy transition
Tracking report
Tracking Buildings 2019
Tracking progress 2019
Country report
Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Slovak Republic 2018 Review
Country report
Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Finland 2018 Review
Commentary
Progress with solar heat in India
Report
Renewable Heat Policies
Events
24 Jun 2020 14:00—15:30
Solar heating and cooling market and industry trends
17 Jan 2019
Presentation: Bioenergy forecasts for heat, power and transport
12 Dec 2018
Low-carbon cooling
25 Apr 2017
