| Abstract |
Chinese researchers started study on heat pump from 1960s. However, geothermal heat pump started practical application in 1990s. It was brought in China again followed its great growth in the world at that time. The first application projects were implemented in Beijing etc. locations. When entering the 21st century GHP application enlarged further via enhanced China and foreign exchange. Domestic products of heat pumps entered to the market rapidly. The production and selling of heat pumps, and the design and installation of systems grew in step with it. In recent 5 years, GHP showed sufficient superiority in energy saving and emission reduction. So it got support and promotion by governments and leading departments. GHP got cogent growth. The total application areas of GHP were 7.67 million m2 in 2004. It was 100.70 million m2 in 2009. Their rated capacities were 383 MWt and 5,210 MWt respectively. In WGC 2010, China had become the second place in the world. In January 2013 the National Energy Administration, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Land and Resources, and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development jointly issued a document Guidelines on Promoting Geothermal Energy Development and Utilization. It determined the target for GHP development. To the end of 12th 5-year-plan in 2015, GHP application will reach 500 million m2. Due to this driving, GHP application reached about 300 million m2 in 2013. The rated capacity has exceeded 15 GWt with annual energy use of 75.600 TJ/yr. The predicted growth for 2014 would increase 30% further. During the past 20 years, GHP industry in China has grown out of noting and expanded rapidly. The industrial high-rise forum convenes every year. The Top Ten Enterprises have been appraised and elected for 4 times annually. GHP industry appears flourishing complexion in China. The state revised code standard also and issued new preferential policy for GHP. More enterprises of heat pump and ancillary facility have been developing and growing continuously. Various companies of design and installation increase again. Universities and research institutes are holding concerned research topics from Ministry of Science and Technology. |