Samsung Electronics to roll out heat pumps nationwide from 2028, target overseas markets by 2030

Samsung Electronics plans to establish a domestic heat pump supply base by 2027 and launch a nationwide rollout from 2028 to 2029, in line with the government's heating electrification policy.

Park Seung-hee, president of Samsung Electronics' corporate relations division, announced Wednesday at the Korea Green Transformation (K-GX) Strategy National Briefing held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul, that the company would join efforts to cut carbon emissions by electrifying heating and cooling in apartment complexes and other multi-unit residential buildings, using its EHS All-in-One heat pump.

The government is pursuing heating electrification with a target of deploying 3.5 million heat pumps by 2035 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 5.18 million tons.

Samsung Electronics announced a plan to build a domestic supply base and expand the rollout of its EHS All-in-One heat pump in stages to support that goal.

Park delivered a presentation titled "A Heat Pump Proposal for Apartment Heating and Cooling to Achieve Carbon-Free Residential Innovation," saying the company would "pursue global business expansion starting in 2030, drawing on the technology and deployment experience accumulated in the domestic market."

The EHS All-in-One heat pump uses a single outdoor unit to provide air cooling, underfloor heating and hot water. Its key advantage for apartments — where outdoor unit installation space is limited — is that it eliminates the need to install a separate air conditioner and boiler, freeing up space.

The product also applies heat recovery technology, more commonly used in large commercial building HVAC systems, to capture waste heat generated during summer cooling operations and reuse it for hot water production, reducing the energy needed to heat water.

Users can monitor and remotely control heating, cooling and hot water status in real time through Samsung Electronics' SmartThings app.

The company also plans to expand integration with solar panels and ESS to help households manage their energy use more conveniently and efficiently.

Samsung Electronics has been running a pilot of the EHS All-in-One at a single-family home in Donam-dong, Jeju since August. Starting with the product's launch this year, the company aims to establish a domestic supply base by 2027 and begin a full-scale nationwide rollout of the all-in-one heat pump from 2028 to 2029.

Working with major construction companies, Samsung Electronics plans to develop and pilot customized design and installation standard solutions that account for apartment-size heating and cooling demand, hot water supply capacity and outdoor unit room specifications.

From 2030, the company will move to capture major global markets, including Europe, drawing on the technology and deployment experience built up domestically.

Samsung Electronics also plans to build a shared-growth model with small and midsize partners and component manufacturers by expanding investment in domestic production facilities and localizing key components.