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