Peter Ritter von Rittinger International Heat Pump Award
The call for canditatures for the 2011 Rittinger award is now open! Read more by following the link in the right margin.
The Peter Ritter von Rittinger International Heat Pump Award is the highest international award in the air conditioning, heat pump and refrigeration field and was introduced at the Las Vegas Conference (8th IEA HP Conference). This award highlights outstanding contributions to the advancement of international collaboration in research, policy development and applications for energy-efficient heat pumping technologies. It is awarded every three years in conjunction with the International Heat Pump Conference.
The Rittinger award is named for Peter Ritter von Rittinger who is credited with the design and installation of the first energy-conserving heat pump system at a salt works in Upper Austria in 1855.
To read more about the previous awardees use the menu to the left.
Peter Ritter von Rittinger
| 2011 |
Prof. Per-Erling Frivik
Prof. Hermann Halozan
Mr. John D. Ryan |
| 2008 |
Prof. Eric Granryd
Prof. Predrag S. Hrnjak
Mr Gerald C. Groff |
| 2005 |
Dr Bernard Spinner
Dr Katsuhiko Narita
Mr Nance C. Lovvorn
Research Team GEMINI
Mr. Wayne R. Reedy |