Helsinki is building the world’s largest heat pump to keep its homes warm | Euronews https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/08/29/helsinki-is-building-the-worlds-largest-heat-pump-to-keep-its-homes-warm
#heatpump
The hunt for the most efficient heat pump in the world | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/the-hunt-for-the-most-efficient-heat-pump-in-the-world/
At the time of writing, real-time data suggests that for every kilowatt-hour of electricity Ritchie’s heat pump consumes, it delivers 5.5 kilowatt-hours of heat—a coefficient of performance, or COP, of 5.5. Achieving a COP of 5 or above is “absolutely incredible,” says Emma-Louise Bennett, active transition support lead at Viessmann, the company that made Ritchie’s heat pump. In the UK, average heat pump COPs tend to be between 2 and 3
Factcheck: 18 misleading myths about heat pumps - Carbon Brief
Yep, they are indeed very effective and can be used in odler homes just fine
#heatPump
https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18-misleading-myths-about-heat-pumps/?
Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, study finds | Energy | The Guardian
Heat pumps are more than twice as efficient as fossil fuel heating systems in cold temperatures, research shows.
Even at temperatures approaching -30C, heat pumps outperform oil and gas heating systems, according to the research from Oxford University and the Regulatory Assistance Project thinktank
Electrify Everything!!
https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/09/colorado-electricity-natural-gas-homes-heat-pumps/
Installing a heat pump
https://img.ifunny.co/videos/b817fa6eb3f49d4165d18962b02c2c6e20c3d1218b1f7cb50718577810c081f1_1.mp4
39 sec video w/sound
#video #heatpump
#GasBoiler #lobby trying to delay #UK’s #HeatPump plans, leak shows | #Gas | The Guardian
Those who don't want to change but are in powerful positions are doing all they can to halt progress away from the use of #FossilFuels.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/20/gas-boiler-lobby-uk-heat-pump-plans-leak
French startup unveils new residential thermo-acoustic heat pump – pv magazine International
Dan Esposito on Twitter: "A full day of negative temps in #Denver down to -15F, and our #heatpump has no problem keeping things toasty. This with a 1900 house and old leaky windows, too! No gas necessary ⚡️ https://t.co/x6vDhRLu22" / Twitter
