Sales of residential heat pumps went up 25 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 in France, Germany and Poland on average. This includes the period after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on 2 March, pushing up gas and oil prices.

Paul Kenny, European Heat Pump Association director general said: “If your streaming service doubled its price then blocked its movies, you’d find a better one. Consumers have realised heat pumps are the solution when gas and oil are erratic in price and supply.”

Overall, a total of around 575,000 units were sold in 11 European countries from January to March 2026, giving a 17 per cent increase compared to 494,000 in the same period and countries in 2025, but the overall average was brought down by Austria, whose sales dropped 30 per cent due to the lack of government subsidies.

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