Heat Pumps
By combining reliability with high levels of efficiency, heat pumps have the potential for substantial carbon reduction as part of the UK’s energy mix.
Why are Heat Pumps so hot right now?
What types of heat pump are there and how do they work?
Heat pumps can appear quite complicated at first glance, but the technology has been around for quite some time. Think about your fridge at home or an air conditioning system for an office - these are using heat pump technology.
A heat pump takes energy from a source such as water, the ground, or surrounding air, and then using a refrigerant and power from an electrical supply, this heat is transferred into your home, at a higher temperature than the source.
I know what you’re thinking, how does water from a lake or cold air outside turn into hot heating water coming out of the heat pump?
This is the clever part inside, the heat pump is compressing and expanding a refrigerant in a cycle, and it’s this process that is able to take water from that cold lake and turn it into heat for your radiators.
A heat pump takes energy from a source such as water, the ground, or surrounding air, and then using a refrigerant and power from an electrical supply, this heat is transferred into your home, at a higher temperature than the source.
I know what you’re thinking, how does water from a lake or cold air outside turn into hot heating water coming out of the heat pump?
This is the clever part inside, the heat pump is compressing and expanding a refrigerant in a cycle, and it’s this process that is able to take water from that cold lake and turn it into heat for your radiators.