Costs
The table below depicts average end consumer prices, including VAT, for turnkey
installation in single family houses. The turnkey solutions include everything to
take the installation in operation, i.e. the heat pump, auxiliary equipment, material
and labour costs.
Average cost Air-air Air-air Air-water GSHP GSHP
(Multi-split) (Ducted system) (Horizontal) (Vertical)
Euro 9.000 10.000 12.000 15.000 18.000
The choice of heat pump used for refurbishment is mainly determined on the basis
of the existing heating system:
• In case of the existence of a hydronic heat distribution system, air-water heat
pumps are the most common choice. This type of heat pump benefits of lower
investment costs and a less complicated installation than GSHP. However, air-air
heat pumps are used in some cases due to lower cost and their possibility to
provide comfort cooling.
• In case of direct electric radiators (mainly spread in France), air-air systems is seen
as the obvious solution.
Air-water heat pumps is currently the predominant solution for new houses.
Brand names
As shown in the French market statistics, heat pump sales has been increasing
dramatically for some years and consequently the manufacturers have grown
and/or bigger ones have joined the competition. Market entry has been archieved
repeatedly through acquisitions of smaller national heat pump manufacturers.
The new market players often constitute of companies with at least one main
business area being heating appliances, e.g. France-Energie was bought by Muller,
Sofath by De Dietrich and Enalsa by Atlantic. The heat pump component
manufacturer Danfoss integrated forward by the purchase of Thermia (Sweden)
and Avenir-Energie. Another way of placing heat pumps on the French market,
which has been taken by some large manufacturers of air-conditioning products,
is through close cooperation with a nationally well established company. By this
approach the French company may broaden its heat pump portfolio by offering
branded products. Examples of this on the French market are the cooperation
between Fujitsu – Atlantic and Toshiba – Carrier. Other actors that have recognised
the growing interest and potential for air-water heat pumps have put a lot of
effort in developing air-water heat pumps suitable for Europe and are since 2 or 3
years offering their products in France under their own brand name (Daikin,
Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, Sanyo).
Most of the brand names existing on the French market are listed in alphabetical
order below.
Ground-source heat pumps:
Aermec, Airwell, AJTECH, Amzair, Avenir-Energie, Buderus, Ciat, Chaffoteaux,
De Dietrich, Dimplex, Enalsa, Enthalpie, France-Energie, Erset, France-Geothermie,
Geomix, Giordano, Lemasson, Multibeton, MTS, Nexa, Oertli, Saunier-Duval, Sofath,
Stiebel-Eltron, Viessmann, Waterkotte, Wavin (Climasol), Weishaupt.
Air-water heat pumps:
Aermec, Airpac, Airwell, Airmat, AJTECH, Amzair, Atlantic, Avenir-Energie, Buderus,
Carrier, Chaffoteaux, Chappee, Ciat, Clivet, Daikin, De Dietrich, Dimplex, Electra,
Emat, Emetti, Enthalpie, France-Energie, France-Geothermie, Giordano, Hitachi,
Ideal Standard, Mitsubishi Electric, Multibeton, MTS, Nexa, Oertli, Sanyo, Sofath,
Stiebel-Eltron, Technibel, Wavin, Viessmann, Weishaupt.
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Table 14: Typical end consumer
prices for turnkey solutions.