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Meet the Swedish firm trying to shake up heat pumps
It sees a big opportunity in an old technology
|STOCKHOLM
Heat pumps, a type of reverse-refrigerator used for warming homes, are not the type of tech that gets most investors hot and bothered. They were, after all, invented in 1856. Harald Mix and Carl-Erik Lagercrantz, two Swedish financiers, see things differently.
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Business May 18th 2024
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