A CRMA end-use equipment term for the part of a heating system that generates a temperature difference using an electric vapour compression cycle.
Heat pump is a CRMA strategic-technology equipment term tied to electrified heating. It refers to the part of a heating system that generates a temperature difference using an electric vapour compression cycle, not every heating system, building installation, energy-efficiency claim, or proof of critical-material content.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 46. It is useful as an end-use anchor for strategic technologies where electrification equipment can connect to motor, magnet, and material-demand evidence.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
the part of a heating system that generates a temperature difference allowing heat supply to the space or process to be heated, using an electric vapour compression cycle
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 46
Use heat pump when mapping CRMA-relevant equipment categories in electrification or building-system records. Keep it separate from building-energy performance claims, installation permits, whole heating systems, and material-origin or recovery evidence.
Heat pumps are a good example of why the CRMA needs equipment vocabulary. Minespider treats the term as an end-use demand signal that can connect to components and materials, while leaving performance, installation, and compliance claims to their own evidence records.