Pumping Heat - Ep42: Thomas Nowak

Thomas Nowak is the Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Association  - he’s an expert on heating and electricity. Thomas is a man who walks the talk – he’s a proud owner of a heat pump and a solar power plant.

In 2006, Thomas Nowak was appointed as the Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). His role in Brussels involves promoting heat pump technology as a viable and efficient tool for the future. EHPA achieves this goal by producing reports with key data as well as representing the industry to the European institutions and stakeholders.

As an expert in the industry, Thomas has presented his research in articles and conferences in international and European conferences. They have largely been about the integration of heat pumps in the energy market. Moreover, he has contributed to the IEA energy technology perspectives and the REN21 Renewables Global Status Report.  

Thomas holds a degree in business administration and economics from Paderborn University.

Further reading 

Official Bio
https://www.ehpa.org/about/team/brussels-secretariat/thomas-nowak/

 DecarbHeat – an European Initiative for Decarbonisation of the Heating (November 2017) https://heatpumpingtechnologies.org/publications/decarbheat-an-european-initiative-for-decarbonisation-of-the-heating/

 Heat pumps only for new buildings? (January 2020) 
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/heat-pumps-only-new-buildings-thomas-nowak/

Cooling demand is increasing? So what! (June 2019)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cooling-demand-increasing-so-what-thomas-nowak/

White Paper Heat Pumps https://www.ehpa.org/fileadmin/user\_upload/White\_Paper\_Heat\_pumps.pdf