Heat Pumps

A heat pump uses electricity to provide both heating and cooling to a building. Heat pumps provide a means of utilizing renewable energy sources for heating. Heating accounts for more than 60% of household energy demand.

The technology used by a heat pump is comparable to that of an air conditioner or refrigerator. It takes heat from an external source, such as the air surrounding a house. The heat is then amplified and directed where it is required inside your home.

Heat pump efficiencies can exceed 300%. 3-4 times more efficient than gas boilers. The average UK home uses around 12,000 kWh of gas every year for heating. A heat pump would only need to use around 4,000 kWh of electricity.

Compared to traditional boilers powered by fossil fuels, heat pumps that run on electricity have substantially lower greenhouse gas emissions. As more renewable sources are added to the electricity mix the environmental benefits will only increase.