Company’s Packaged Window Heat Pump Recognized in Sustainable Solutions Category
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Midea, the World’s No.1 Air Treatment Brand*, is proud to announce that its Packaged Window Heat Pump (PWHP) was chosen as a winner of the 2024 AHR Expo Innovation Awards. Winners are chosen annually in ten industry categories, representing the most innovative products and technologies in the market. Recognized in the Sustainable Solutions category, Midea’s PWHP was developed to support multi-family buildings’ transition towards electrification and provides a cost-effective solution for buildings looking to quickly meet future sustainability requirements.
“Midea is honored to receive the prestigious AHR Expo Innovation Award, underscoring our innovative approach and commitment to promoting sustainable energy solutions for multi-family buildings,” said Kurt Jovais, President of Midea America. “This award marks a key milestone, emphasizing the crucial role of innovative, cost-effective solutions in advancing global sustainability.”
Midea’s PWHP stands out in innovation and uniqueness as a window-mounted cold climate air source heat pump. Designed for DIY installation and high-performing, energy-efficient heating and cooling, it offers 9,000 BTU/hr of heating and cooling, with the category’s highest CEER of 16.0, as of the application date, a 2.35 COP @ 17°F, up to SEER2 21.8 and HSPF2 11.6. Heat pump functionality operates down to -13°F all while being done without auxiliary heat.
While high-efficiency heat pumps typically require professional installation including new electrical circuits, the Midea PWHP operates on a 120V/15A circuit mounting to hung-type windows, allowing for DIY installation. A saddle design with a telescoping center section that adjusts to various wall depths, the Midea PWHP utilizes a hinged outdoor section that rotates during installation, a breakthrough innovation enabling installation into windows with lower opening heights. This along with approximately 50 percent footprint reduction from the industry’s first integrated inverter compressor offers the ability to quickly install into windows while maintaining optimal performance.
As part of the Clean Heat For All challenge, launched by the New York Power Authority (NYPA), New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA), manufacturers were asked to propose window-mounted heat-pump solutions, enabling NYCHA buildings to transition from current steam heating to air sourced heat pump (ASHP) heating. Midea’s PWHP supports NYCHA’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 percent by 2050. Additionally, this unit provides opportunities to the many municipalities and companies across the U.S. who signed letters of interest as part of the Clean Heat For All challenge.
Midea’s PWHP and complete portfolio of air conditioning and heating solutions will be on display in the company’s booth (#S10371) at the 2024 AHR Expo January 22-24 at McCormick Place in Chicago. For more information on Midea, please visit midea.com/us.
*Euromonitor International (Shanghai) Limited; Consumer Appliances 23ed, retail volume sales in unit, 2017-2022 data
ABOUT MIDEA
Midea America Corp., is a subsidiary within Midea Group, (SZ:000333), a publicly listed, Fortune 500 company and the world’s leading manufacturer of home appliances.* With more than 166,000 employees and a presence in over 195 countries, including in the United States, Midea’s products touch the lives of millions of people and families through air treatment, refrigeration, laundry, small and large kitchen appliances, water appliances, and floor care.
Midea America is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ and has a Research and Development Center in Kentucky. Midea understands that the home is a special place, and the moments people spend there are precious. The Midea brand’s promise to all its U.S. consumers is to provide surprisingly friendly solutions to treasure those tiny moments at home. Therefore, the company creates home appliance innovations, that not only perform a function but have a meaningful impact for those who use them.
For more information, visit midea.com/us.
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