The Standard for "Enameled Hot Water Storage Tanks for Air Source Heat Pump Water Heaters" Will Be Officially Implemented on December 1st
May 19, 2026
The National Energy Administration (NEA) issued Announcement No. 6 of 2016, releasing 144 energy industry standards, including the standard "Enameled Hot Water Storage Tank for Air Source Heat Pump Water Heaters" (Standard No.: NB/T34034-2016), which officially came into effect on December 1, 2016.
The implementation of this standard will provide a scientific and reasonable basis and guiding document for the design and manufacture of enamel-lined hot water storage tanks for air source heat pump water heaters, accelerating the application and promotion of enamel-lined hot water storage tanks in air source heat pump systems. This will play a significant role in promoting the utilization, industrialization, and standardized development of renewable energy technologies in my country.
It is understood that the "Enameled Hot Water Storage Tank for Air Source Heat Pump Water Heaters" standard is an energy industry standard development project assigned by the NEA in 2014 as part of its energy sector industry standard formulation (revision) plan (National Energy Science and Technology [2014] No. 298, Project No.: Energy 20140457).
The standard drafting units are: Jiangsu Guangmang New Energy Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Maineng High Technology Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Hongle Solar Thermal Technology Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Zhongguang Electric Co., Ltd., Ma'anshan Bolang Thermal Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong Huashenglong Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Guangdong Huatiancheng New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong Longpu Solar Energy Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Deneng Heat Source Equipment Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Sipu Enamel Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Haowatt Energy Saving Technology Co., Ltd., Foshan Nanhai Juteng Environmental Protection Equipment Co., Ltd., Shandong Haowatt New Energy Co., Ltd., Guangdong Wanhe New Electric Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Zhenglisheng Energy Technology Co., Ltd.