The White Paper on the Development of China's Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry was compiled by the China Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association and Industry Online, and has been published for 6 consecutive years since 2017.
 

The new "white paper" strong return

The White Paper on the Development of China's Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry was compiled by the China Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association and Industry Online, and has been published for 6 consecutive years since 2017.

At present, the "white paper" has become an industry development research report with the largest product coverage and wide influence in the industry. It provides strong data support for the government's industrial policy formulation, industry and enterprise decision-making, and contributes to industry technological innovation, transformation and upgrading. And other aspects of development play a positive role in promoting.

The previous "white papers" are usually divided into three parts: "overview", "current situation" and "development". The contents cover the household, industrial and commercial use and the upstream and downstream fields of the refrigeration and air conditioning industry. According to objective and accurate data, the development status and product structure of China's refrigeration and air conditioning industry are analyzed, and the development trend and key hot spots of the industry are sorted out and judged.

On the basis of maintaining the original framework, the new "white paper" also adds a large number of new chapters and contents according to market changes and industry needs, including: adding a separate subsection of "double carbon policy", adding a chapter of "transport refrigeration and air conditioning equipment" (covering three subsections of "refrigerated transport vehicle", "refrigerated container" and "urban rail transit air conditioning equipment"), adding: automotive thermal management chapter, the new "centrifugal chiller and its application research report", the centrifugal chiller technology and application of a comprehensive combing and outlook.

"Double carbon" policy to promote the development of the industry

According to the professional data provided by the industry online, the sales scale of refrigeration and air conditioning application equipment in China reached 702.2 billion yuan in 2021, achieving a year-on-year growth of 16% over the expected development. The whole industry has reached a new high in scale driven by many factors, and all categories have achieved positive growth, among which commercial and heat pump growth is leading.

"Carbon peak, carbon integration" is a major strategic decision made by our country based on the responsibility of promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind and the inherent requirements of achieving sustainable development. It is worth noting that under the guidance of this "double carbon" policy, the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry has become an important responsibility to comply with the general trend and help the country's energy conservation and emission reduction, and has benefited a lot from it.

Two of them are clear examples, one is air source heat pump, and the other is new energy.

First of all, under the blessing of the "double carbon" policy, the air source heat pump ushered in a favorable opportunity for sustainable development. In 2021, the scale of domestic and foreign sales of the industry increased by 29%, and the scale of exports doubled. Heat pump drying, heat pump heating, and heat pump hot water all achieved substantial growth.

Secondly, the "double carbon" policy to promote the new energy track to a broader space, a number of application scenarios to maintain rapid growth. From the comparative data in recent years, we can clearly see that the output scale of new energy vehicles has shown an explosive growth momentum, and the infinite possibilities of air conditioning, battery thermal management, motor electronic control and other related modules will be stimulated.

However, there are still major challenges in the industry in 2022. In this regard, Yang Jie, chairman of Industry Online, believes that "the entire refrigeration and air-conditioning industry will face greater growth pressure in 2022, and annual sales are expected to achieve a small increase. With the normalization of the global epidemic and the recovery of overseas manufacturing capacity, the overall export scale will face some downward pressure. In terms of application, driven by investment and infrastructure, we continue to be optimistic about the development of industrial and commercial fields. In terms of products, heat pumps are expected to continue to maintain high growth due to their own energy-saving advantages."