"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."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/11/heat-pumps-twice-as-efficient-as-fossil-fuel-systems-in-cold-weather-study-finds

#news #HeatPumps #sustainability #environment

@BenHoare plenty of propaganda in US, too, about heat pump efficiency in US Midwest where winter cold is as low as Nordic countries. Biden administration’s Infrastructure legislation (the replacement for a more thorough Green New Deal), however, includes rebates for heat pumps to encourage them throughout the country. #heatpumps #fossilfuel #GreenNewDeal #Biden #oil #capitalism #propaganda

»Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, study finds«
(Guardian)

ja, aber it's bad for the economy

#warmepumpen
#HeatPumps
#Economy
#fossilFuelIndustry

#HeatPumps #ClimateCrisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/11/heat-pumps-twice-as-efficient-as-fossil-fuel-systems-in-cold-weather-study-finds

Heat pumps show how hard decarbonisation will be https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/06/heat-pumps-show-how-hard-decarbonisation-will-be
#heatpumps

Thermoacoustic Heat Pumps Could Revolutionize the Way We Heat and Cool Our Homes - DirectIndustry News https://emag.directindustry.com/2023/02/22/thermoacoustic-heat-pumps-could-revolutionize-the-way-we-heat-and-cool-our-homes/
#heatpumps

Well done, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, which is installing a geothermal heating and cooling system to help reduce its carbon emissions.
The new energy centre will be built and run by energy firm E.ON under the plan and will use four high-efficiency heat pumps to extract heat from the air and 64 boreholes up to 250 metres deep to draw natural warmth from the earth.
#QMC #Nottingham #EOn #HeatPumps #GeothermalHeating #ClimateEmergency #Energy #NHS

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-66710471

"UK’s heat pump grant scheme set for overhaul to encourage uptake"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatpumps #Energy

https://www.edie.net/uks-heat-pump-grant-scheme-set-for-overhaul-to-encourage-uptake/

Does anyone know if there’s #data on when / where #heatpump installations are happening?

#climate #electrification #heatpumps

Valuable advice for activists trying to lower #CO2 emissions. @gregor shows that trying to STOP #fossil fuel SUPPLY has only a temporary effect, whereas REPLACING end uses (e.g. #heatpumps, #EVs), or (I'd say) ADDING large-scale #wind & @solar, all make lasting, large reductions in CO2 emissions. https://open.substack.com/pub/gregor/p/monday-chart-379?r=9k7ka&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

What I believe is a simple and nice concept to live in:

- ~5 story building
- proper insulation
- rectangular ground plot
- proper roof with #solar and large roof overhang to have additional rain protection
- district #heating with #heatPumps
- "outside" bicycle parking (not downstairs in some cellar...)
- "external/detached balconies"
- ground floor with a proper #garden

So, apparently #HeatPumps disguised as chimneys are a thing...

The rest of this thread on 𝕏 shows some more interesting approaches to energy saving from The Netherlands.
https://twitter.com/Chris_Carus/status/1689756927461355520

The German government is looking at further developing deep geothermal energy to create a nationwide climate-neutral heat supply by 2045. According to studies, deep geothermal energy could generate around 300 terawatt hours of heat annually from an installed capacity of 70 GW -- more than half the future heat demand of all buildings.

Geothermal and ground coupled heat pumps use in the U.S.is growing too.
#geothermal #HeatPumps #MastodonEnergy

@alexwitze @ScienceNews I'd like to see grid forming inverters and safe #LiFePo4 batteries installed everywhere (like NYC apartments) providing a distributed grid. Installing batteries in NYC apartments is the only way we will ever see #InductionCooking and #heatpumps. #ConEd will never beef up the grid. Buildings will never install new electrical cables.

Interested in learning more about what assistance you can get from Biden's Inflation Reduction Act climate legislation to help you decarbonize so that you're no longer warming our globe? Webinar on September 7th.

#IRA #ElectrifyEverything #GlobalWarming #ClimateProgress #ClimateSolutions #decarbonize #HeatPumps #Insulate

“The findings came on the heels of the revelation last week by #GlacierMedia that #FortisBC, BC’s gas utility, demanded a report be altered to remove information that noted #HeatPumps and #electricity are more efficient ways to #decarbonize. The company also instructed the report’s authors to remove a section stating Vancouver’s municipal ban on natural gas in new buildings should be introduced province-wide.”

'Energy storage' is too often understood to comprise only electricity storage.

The heating sector needs to be electrified anyway, so why not use #HeatPumps to convert wind&solar power to heat (or resistors for 'excess' power), and store it in thermal #SeasonalHeatStorage like boreholes, caverns, pits or aquifiers?

That's cheaper in regions, where space heating represents a significant share of energy consumption and #districtHeating is used.

#SectorCoupling

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/NREL-closed-loop-pumped-storage-hydro-study/691532/

'Energy storage' is too often understood to comprise only electricity storage.

The heating sector needs to be electrified anyway, so why not use #HeatPumps to convert 'excess' wind&solar power to heat, and store it in thermal #SeasonalHeatStorage like boreholes, caverns, pits or aquifiers?

That's more cost efficient in regions, where space heating represents a significant share of energy consumption and #districtHeating is used.

#SectorCoupling

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/NREL-closed-loop-pumped-storage-hydro-study/691532/

Over the past few years, electric #HeatPumps have been gaining popularity as a growing number of homeowners look for ways to replace their old fossil fuel boilers and furnaces.

But installing a whole new system can be confusing and overwhelming.

So Steve Breit spends his days as a volunteer heat pump coach, helping people make the switch.

“When I spend a few hours with people, they’re just so appreciative of the help,” he says. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/08/heat-pump-coach-helps-massachusetts-residents-ditch-oil-and-gas-furnaces/

Could a shared heat pump system warm every home on your street?

The era of the gas boiler is almost over. That much is clear. What isn’t so clear is what will replace it.

Usually, ground source heat pumps can only be installed in homes with plenty of land, but a UK company is rolling out shared networks for entire streets.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2388343-could-a-shared-heat-pump-system-warm-every-home-on-your-street/

#UK #HeatPumps #Gas #GasBoiler #Heating