CLIVET SPA

Their core work

Clivet is an Italian manufacturer of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems, specializing in heat pumps, climate control units, and energy-efficient building solutions. In H2020 projects, they contribute industrial expertise in reversible heat pump technology, active façade integration, and building energy retrofit — bridging the gap between laboratory R&D and market-ready climate products. Their work spans from smart sensor development for water safety in HVAC systems (Legionella detection) to district-level heating and cooling solutions for residential buildings.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Clivet's H2020 participation began in 2015 with both a digital sensor project (POSEIDON, as coordinator) and a large building energy project (BuildHEAT). Their later project Pro-GET-OnE (2017-2022) deepened their focus on building envelope technologies and energy integration, moving from component-level heat pump work toward whole-building and district-level energy systems. The trajectory shows a company consolidating around smart, integrated building energy solutions rather than diversifying into unrelated fields.

Clivet is moving toward integrated building-scale and district-scale energy solutions, making them a strong partner for projects combining heat pump technology with smart building renovation.

How they like to work

Clivet balances leadership and partnership roles — they coordinated POSEIDON (a smaller, focused sensor project) while participating in two larger energy consortia. With 45 unique partners across 11 countries, they operate comfortably in mid-to-large European consortia. As an industrial manufacturer, they likely serve as the end-use product integrator, bringing market perspective and real-world testing capacity to research-heavy partnerships.

Clivet has built a broad European network of 45 partners across 11 countries through just 3 projects, indicating participation in large, diverse consortia typical of energy and building research. Their Italian base and building-energy focus likely connects them strongly to Southern and Central European construction and energy research ecosystems.

What sets them apart

Clivet brings something rare to EU consortia: they are a full-scale HVAC manufacturer who can take research results from prototype to commercial product. Unlike universities or research institutes, they own the production lines and distribution channels to actually bring building energy innovations to market. Their POSEIDON coordination also shows they can lead projects when the topic intersects with their core business (water safety in HVAC systems).

Highlights from their portfolio

• BuildHEAT
  Largest funding share (EUR 943K) and richest keyword profile — covers the full spectrum from reversible heat pumps to district-level control strategies and active façade systems.
• POSEIDON
  Clivet's only coordinator role, and an unusual topic for an HVAC company — rapid Legionella detection sensors — showing their concern for water safety across their product range.
• Pro-GET-OnE
  Most recent project (ending 2022), focused on building envelope technologies, signaling Clivet's continued commitment to integrated building energy solutions.