The National Team of Japan

National Team members

Takeshi Hikawa/ director (Team leader)
Heat Pump and Thermal Storage Technology Center of Japan (HPTCJ)
1-28-5 Nihonbashi Kakigaracho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0014, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5643-2404
Fax: +81-3-5641-4501
E-mail: hikawa.takeshi @ hptcj.or.jp
Internet: https://www.hptcj.or.jp/e/tabid/82/Default.aspx
Field of expertise: Heat pumps, refrigeration

Activities within the National Team

Two steering committee meetings are held per year. Annex working group meetings are held on demand.

Development and promotion (by government subsidy) of heat pumps:

• Advanced load levelling equipment promotion model

Projects of interest in Japan

• Natural working fluids
• Ground source heat pump
• Heat pump with thermal (cool) energy storage
• Cold climate heat pump
•  Thermally driven heat pump (gas engine / waste heat)