Int. Heat Pump Award First Award Ceremony Award Ceremony 2008 Peter Ritter von Rittinger Review of the Initiator Approval Letter Award Stamp AustriaThe Rittinger Bar and the Rittinger Concert Hall, both situated in the north wing at Castle Rabenstein, are named for Peter Ritter von Rittinger
• Gallery Rittinger Bar• Gallery Rittinger Concert Hall
Peter Ritter von Rittinger
The
award is named for Peter Ritter von Rittinger, an Austrian engineer
who designed and installed the first known heat pump, in 1855, for
the salt works in the village of Ebensee in Upper Austria.
Rittinger recognized that the use of heat pump technology could achieve energy savings of as much as 80% in comparison with direct firing of wood. The award celebrates the technical skills and entrepreneurial spirit of Rittinger that are shared by the awarded.