The 2027 Shanghai International Heat Pump and Waste Heat Recovery Exhibition, a professional event focusing on the field of industrial heat pumps and waste heat recovery, will soon kick off at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from April 20th to 22nd, 2027. This exhibition is hosted by HeCarbon Exhibition (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and will be held in the same venue as the 28th Shanghai International Environmental Expo (IE expo Shanghai 2027) and the 5th Shanghai Carbon Science and Technology Exhibition, achieving a deep integration of the three major fields of "recycling+environmental protection equipment+carbon neutrality solutions".

Seizing the opportunity of "dual carbon", waste heat recovery enters the fast lane

With the deepening of the "dual carbon" target, the industrial sector, as an important source of energy consumption and carbon emissions, has an increasingly urgent need for energy conservation and emission reduction. Industrial heat pumps and waste heat recovery technologies, as key means of improving energy efficiency, are facing unprecedented development opportunities.

The policy level continues to intensify. At the beginning of 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and five other departments jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Carrying out Zero Carbon Factory Construction Work", encouraging factories with conditions to build industrial green microgrids, integrate the application of photovoltaics, wind power, waste heat recovery, new energy storage, high-efficiency heat pumps, etc., and achieve multi energy efficient complementary utilization. Subsequently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and four other departments issued the "Implementation Plan for High Quality Development of Energy saving Equipment (2026-2028)", which clearly focuses on energy-saving equipment in key areas such as industrial heat pumps, and proposes the application of industrial heat pumps to recover and utilize waste heat resources such as industrial wastewater and exhaust gas to prepare high-temperature hot air, hot water or steam. The Action Plan for Promoting High Quality Development of the Heat Pump Industry clearly proposes to achieve a 20% or more increase in product energy efficiency by 2030, and to break through core technologies such as high-temperature heat pumps and compressors.

Driven by both policies and the market, the size of China's heat pump market is expected to reach 26.01 billion yuan by 2027. According to professional institutions' predictions, the scale of China's smart heating market will exceed 63.5 billion yuan in 2027, and the "waste heat sharing city" plan with industrial waste heat utilization as the core will accelerate its implementation. The global waste heat recovery system market is expected to reach approximately $80 billion by 2027, with a compound annual growth rate of approximately 9.5%. With the continuous promotion of policies and the continuous release of energy-saving needs from enterprises, technologies such as waste heat recovery and high-temperature heat pumps are transforming from "optional" to "mandatory" in high energy consuming industries.

Building a highland for showcasing the entire industry chain based on the flagship resources of the Environmental Expo

This exhibition will be held at the same venue as the 28th Shanghai International Environmental Expo, the flagship exhibition of Asian environmental protection. The two platforms will work together to promote the green and low-carbon transformation of the industrial sector. The 27th Shanghai Environmental Expo in 2026 has opened 15 exhibition halls with a display area of 170000 square meters, gathering 1987 exhibitors from 20 countries and regions. The 28th Shanghai Environmental Protection Expo in 2027 will be further upgraded, expected to gather over 3000 top companies from around the world, covering the entire environmental protection industry chain, and sharing the profound industry resources and huge influence of the Expo.

This exhibition will set up four themed exhibition areas, covering the entire industrial heat pump and waste heat recovery industry chain:

Industrial Heat Pump Technology and Equipment Exhibition Area: Concentrated display of industrial high-temperature heat pumps, absorption heat pumps, compression heat pumps, water/ground/air source heat pump units, heat pump compressors, heat exchangers, control systems, etc.

Exhibition area for waste heat recovery and utilization equipment: covering innovative products such as waste heat recovery devices, various high-efficiency heat exchangers, air compressor waste heat recovery devices, waste heat converters, etc.

Exhibition Area for Waste Heat Power Generation and System Integration: Showcasing pure low-temperature waste heat power generation technology, waste heat power generation systems, waste heat boilers, turbine expanders, screw expanders, and regional energy integration solutions.

Supporting equipment and technical service exhibition area: including energy-saving pumps and valves, insulation materials, monitoring and control equipment, energy efficiency management platform, energy-saving assessment and carbon accounting services.

The four exhibition areas complement each other, forming a complete industrial chain display pattern from technology research and development, equipment manufacturing to system integration and supporting services.

Technological frontiers accelerate breakthroughs, application scenarios continue to expand

In the field of waste heat recovery technology, a group of industry-leading enterprises are accelerating their layout. Alfa Laval, with years of accumulated heat exchange technology, has innovatively developed compact plate heat exchangers specifically for heat pumps. These exchangers can efficiently recover waste heat from industrial production and data centers, and can also convert low-grade heat sources such as river water, seawater, groundwater, and air into high-grade thermal energy. Its core products, such as compact plate heat exchangers specifically designed for heat pumps, have fully empowered industrial heating and civilian heat pump scenarios.

Ice Wheel Environment is developing its thermal energy management business with Beijing Huayuan Taimeng as its core, and this sector is listed as a key "dual carbon" seed business for cultivation. Huayuan Taimeng has four core technology groups, including absorption large temperature difference heat transfer, flue gas waste heat recovery, and MVR technology. Multiple technologies have been selected for the national green technology promotion catalog and the energy-saving technology recommendation catalog of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Its "absorption heat exchanger" has been awarded the national manufacturing industry single champion product.

The "turning waste into treasure" of industrial waste heat is not only reflected in reducing consumption and increasing efficiency within the industry, but also extends to regional heating and urban heating networks. The "Waste Heat Sharing City" plan is promoting the joint supply of steel, chemical and other enterprises to surrounding communities, forming an "industry city heat chain" ecology. In the zero carbon park demonstration project, industrial waste heat utilization and hydrogen catalysis, renewable energy multi energy complementarity and other models are accelerating their implementation, and policy subsidies and carbon trading mechanisms are injecting strong momentum into industrial chain enterprises.

Accurately invite professional buyers and efficiently connect with industry needs

Relying on the profound resources of the Environmental Expo, this exhibition will gather professional visitors from government agencies, municipal units, industrial parks, key energy consuming enterprises, energy-saving service companies, international traders and other fields. The key invitation targets include chemical, metallurgical, textile, food, pharmaceutical, electroplating, papermaking, machinery manufacturing, thermal power generation, electronic power, shipbuilding industry, automobile manufacturing, lithium battery production, semiconductor, biomedicine, aerospace and many other industries.

The exhibition actively invites overseas buyers and multinational energy procurement departments from Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and other regions to help domestic enterprises expand their international markets and enhance their international influence. At the 2026 Environmental Expo, procurement delegations from 11 countries including Argentina, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and South Korea visited in a concentrated manner, conducting practical exchanges in key areas such as water management, air treatment, solid waste resource utilization, and environmental equipment, and building a direct bridge for cooperation between Chinese and foreign enterprises.

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