According to public information, in the traditional heating areas in northern China, more than 2 billion square meters of existing buildings need energy-saving transformation, among which the energy-saving transformation of heating system is one of the key points. According to the preliminary analysis of insiders, before 2020, the average annual investment in heating system for residential buildings in traditional heating areas in northern China alone will exceed 100 billion yuan. Air energy heat pump heating, known as the third new force in China's heating industry, undoubtedly ushers in a development opportunity.

At present, the air source heat pump has frequently ushered in favorable policies. According to Jin Jizong, vice president of Beijing building energy conservation and Environmental Engineering Association, the "clean air action plan" issued by the Beijing municipal government not long ago clearly stipulates that by 2017, the heating area of heat pump in Beijing will exceed 70 million square meters. For new or reconstructed heat pump heating projects, the Beijing municipal government will give 30% support for fixed asset investment, and each district and county will give 30% ~ 50% support according to their own economic strength. At present, all districts and counties in Beijing have issued corresponding implementation standards. Some districts and counties have a maximum subsidy of 18000 yuan for families installing air source heat pump heating.

In addition, the primary energy heating consumption of air source heat pump heating for affordable houses, urban villas, rural houses and small public buildings is second only to coal-fired cogeneration heating, and the heating operation cost is relatively low. This low-temperature air source heat pump product is very suitable for these building types. Once the air source heat pump heating technology is successfully applied to these building types, its market scale can be imagined.

In addition to Beijing, at present, some provinces and cities in China, including Shandong and Hebei, have included air source heat pumps in the catalogue of building energy-saving products. In recent years, the implementation of stepped gas price and time-of-use electricity price policies has also provided a good opportunity for the development of air source heat pump.