April 14, 2025 — Copeland, a global provider of sustainable climate solutions, has announced a strategic investment in BlueHeart Energy, a Netherlands-based startup developing a promising innovative heat pump technology. This investment demonstrates Copeland’s focus on driving and enabling innovation that helps combat climate change and achieve net-zero emissions.
BlueHeart Energy technology inside a client’s heat pump application. Image courtesy of Copeland
To meet the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, as outlined in the Paris agreement, the International Energy Agency (EIA) projects that clean heat technologies — like heat pumps — must more than double to comprise 50% of global sales by 2030. Heat pumps alone have the potential to cut global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by at least 500 million tonnes by 2030.
Copeland’s investment reflects its commitment to exploring and investing in cutting-edge technologies that address climate change and the challenges of heating and cooling in residential, commercial, cold chain and industrial environments. BlueHeart’s novel thermo-acoustic-based heating technology has the potential to complement current compressor technologies with a compact design and quiet operation particularly suitable for smaller sized residences.
The initial focus of BlueHeart is on residential buildings, but new applications will be developed in the future, says the company. BlueHeart’s ambition is that thermo acoustics become the standard underlying technology for every heating and cooling system, thereby enabling the reduction of 110Mt of CO2 emissions by 2050.
According to BlueHeart, the company’s technology “uses thermo acoustics, a technique that consists in creating sound waves in a closed circuit to generate heat and cold. This technology, that had been tried for industrial purposes, will be used for the first time to power heat pumps in residential buildings.
“BlueHeart has been conceived to replace the core component of heat pumps and designed to be easily integrated by original equipment manufacturers, that are BlueHeart Energy’s customers. With BlueHeart inside, heat pumps turn into affordable, silent and flexible devices, capable of working with wide temperature ranges suitable for both new and existing houses. Importantly, BlueHeart doesn’t require any refrigerants and doesn’t generate any CO2e emissions.”
Ross B. Shuster, CEO for Copeland, stated:
We’re pleased to announce our strategic investment in BlueHeart, whose innovative thermo-acoustic based heat pump technology complements our best-in-class scroll compressor portfolio. This investment will assist BlueHeart in taking their novel technology to commercial readiness and reinforces Copeland’s dedication to driving the global energy transition and delivering efficient, sustainable heating solutions worldwide.
Michiel Hartman, CEO for Blue Heart Energy, remarked:
We’re proud to announce this important strategic step together with Copeland. As a result, BlueHeart can take a major leap forward in bringing the BlueHeart system to market complemented and supported by a leading global partner. This investment reinforces BlueHeart’s dedication to scaling, industrializing and addressing its clients’ application needs through our technology, delivering future-proof heating and cooling solutions worldwide.
Leveraging its decades of industry experience and technical expertise, Copeland will support BlueHeart’s product development and market readiness efforts. This support will include assistance in design for manufacturing at scale, market insights, customer engagement strategies and access to established sales channels. These resources are aimed at accelerating technology development and commercial viability.
This investment aligns with Copeland’s broader strategy to deliver sustainable and efficient heating solutions for diverse housing environments globally and underscores Copeland’s dedication and mission to driving innovative solutions that contribute to the global energy transition.
The European Innovation Council Fund has also joined as a strategic investor, reaffirming the significant value and transformative potential of BlueHeart’s technology.
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