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Chose a Heat Pump, The Environmentally Friendly Option To Heating Your Home

In this environmentally friendly world that
we all live in certain steps have to be takenIt's like buying a low-energy light bulb with
to ensure that there is still a world foran output rating of I00 watts but with an
people to inhabit in the future. People allenergy usage of only 20 watts. Remember, we
over the world are looking at ways to helpspend very little on electricity for light
save  energy  and  the  world's  resources.bulbs in our homes compared to running our
heating and hot water systems - so the
Household heating is a major consumer ofsavings  are  much  greater.
energy so whatever can be developed to reduce
the effect on the environment has got to be aThe attraction of running a heating system
step  in  the  right  direction.this efficiently is obvious. It saves money
and makes a real contribution towards a low
By extracting heat from the ground or airor even zero carbon building and towards
(geothermal energy) and then compressing itreducing the devastating impact of climate
to raise the temperature significantly, thechange.
heat generated can then be used for water or
space  heating.It's worth recalling how, by 2016, every new
home in the UK will need to be rated 'zero
Since there is quite a lot of heat energy incarbon'. Given that the law in this area is
even very cold materials, heat pumps can usegetting tougher all the time and the 2016
sources that appear to be very unpromising.date is now fixed, new business opportunities
For example, if the temperature of the air isare  growing  rapidly.
5 degrees C, that might appear to be too cold
to  extract  any  heat.More and more heat pumps will be installed in
the coming years which can only be good news
In reality 5 degrees C is pretty hot comparedfor the environment. Pioneering companies
to absolute zero (-273 degrees C) andhave already gotten to grips with issues
therefore an air source heat pump can producearound the ground works required and
useable heat all year round. Think of yourenterprising trades people are discovering
deep freeze. Heat continues to be extractedhow they can become part of the future of our
from that area even though it's well belowindustry.
freezing.
The next generation of heat pump technology
Heat pumps can use air, water and,that is even easier to install, and operate
increasingly commonly, the ground below yourfurther reduces running costs and improves
feet as a source of energy. Ground water is athe already impressive efficiency which will
particularly useful source of heat since itmake the models of the future even more
rarely  gets  much  colder  than 7 degrees C.appealing  to  the  mass  market.
Unlike more conventional heating or airThese will offer air, water and ground source
conditioning, heat pumps minimise pollutionheat pumps to suit all household heating
and  fuel  use.needs, helping to reduce the cost of heating
water for your bath as well as heating the
By utilising entirely free and renewablewhole  house  during  the  colder  months.
geothermal sources of energy they are very
low carbon and very economic to run. DuringIn addition to being powerful systems in
hotter summer months the latest models cantheir own right the heat pumps of the future
even be run in reverse to passively extracteven come ready to connect to a solar heating
heat from inside a home and 'dump it' intosystem, complete with flat-panel collector
the ground. This method of cooling is one ofarray and solar cylinder, providing an
the lowest carbon and lowest energyintegration of solar energy and heat pump for
approaches  available.domestic  hot  water  and  central  heating.
For every unit of electrical power needed toHeat pumps will make a huge difference to the
extract the heat, up to six units of heat canway we heat our homes as well as making a big
be obtained. That's right, heat pumps can bedifference, for the better on the
up  to  600  per  cent  efficient.environment.



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