Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) is accelerating its push into South Korea's residential heating and cooling electrification market with high-efficiency heat pumps, responding to an energy transition that is replacing fossil-fuel boilers with electric systems.
The company said it will showcase its Eco Heating System (EHS) All-in-One and EHS Heat Pump Boiler at the 2026 Green Hydrogen Global Forum, held at the International Convention Center Jeju from the 14th to the 16th.
EHS is a heat pump system that absorbs heat from outside air and uses electricity to provide indoor cooling, heating and hot water. Unlike conventional boilers that burn fuel directly, it can deliver more thermal energy than the electricity it consumes.
The EHS All-in-One provides cooling, floor heating and hot water supply from a single outdoor unit. It also features heat recovery, reusing waste heat generated during cooling to produce hot water. The system uses R32 refrigerant, which has a global warming potential (GWP) about 68% lower than conventional R410A refrigerant.
The EHS Heat Pump Boiler is designed specifically for heating and hot water supply. It recorded a seasonal coefficient of performance (SCOP) of 4.9 at an outlet temperature of 35 degrees Celsius, meaning it can deliver about 4.9 times as much heating energy as the electricity it consumes. Using high-efficiency refrigerant compression technology, it supplies hot water of up to 70 degrees Celsius even at minus 15 degrees Celsius, and is designed to provide heating at temperatures as low as minus 25 degrees Celsius.
Samsung Electronics has built a new EHS Heat Pump Boiler production line at its Gwangju plant to expand its domestic supply base. The company is also verifying how the EHS All-in-One performs in actual residential settings at a detached house in Jeju and at Samsung C&T's housing research center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.
"Through high-efficiency heating and cooling solutions, we will improve energy efficiency in residential environments and contribute to expanding heating and cooling electrification in Korea," said Park Jung-mi, executive vice president and head of Samsung Electronics' Korea operations.
