<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>State of Transition</title><description>Notes on a world rewiring itself: analysis of heat pumps, power markets and energy policy, by an engineer with 8+ years in the sector.</description><link>https://stateoftransition.com/</link><item><title>The EU&apos;s Contradictory Story on Heat Pump Sovereignty</title><link>https://stateoftransition.com/blog/eu-heat-pump-sovereignty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://stateoftransition.com/blog/eu-heat-pump-sovereignty/</guid><description>Europe can build all the heat pumps it needs. It does not build the compressors that go inside them. Germany will pay a bonus for &apos;made in Europe&apos; anyway.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:language>en</dc:language><category>heat-pump</category><category>compressor</category><category>supply-chain</category><category>manufacturing-capacity</category><category>eu-policy</category><category>industrial-policy</category><category>made-in-europe</category></item></channel></rss>