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"Five ways to cut the cost of heat pumps"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #HeatPumps #Energy
https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/ways-cut-cost-heat-pumps-3634474
The i Paper · Five ways to cut the cost of heat pumpsHeat pumps are still much too expensive for many. From bigger subsidies to tweaking tax rates, here's what could boost their uptake
If heat pumps are part of the necessary green transition, then it is pretty clear the economic model for energy needs t change to make the switch a worthwhile project for households.... certainly they may be greener, but in the UK's economy, still experiencing an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, most households cannot afford to transit to heat pumps in the current market structure(s).
The Guardian · Gas boiler fittings outnumbered heat pumps by 15 to one in UK last year – report
China includes heat pump flexibility (smart controls, storage) in its strategy for heat pumps. More detail needed to make the most of that potential:
https://www.raponline.org/blog/making-sense-of-chinas-new-heat-pump-strategy/
#HeatPumps #Flexibility
Regulatory Assistance Project · Making sense of China’s new heat pump strategyChina has released a national plan to promote heat pumps, the country's first national-level policy dedicated to the subject. Jing Chen and Max Dupuy examine in what ways the policy offers support and which critical questions are left unanswered.
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@akurjata have you worked out the annual kWh threshold where this makes sense to switch?
This is the type of reporting where the #CBC really pisses me off. #heatpumps and #electriccars in themselves save energy.
Its people with large houses hot tubs and baseboard heating that can save costs this way.
"Finland's [almost] last active #coal-fired power and heat plant shuts down"
«Environmental campaigners Beyond Fossil Fuels pointed out that Finland's coal exit was "near total", with two small plants elsewhere in #Finland still using some coal in their output and a third coal plant remaining in strategic use for emergencies or consumption peaks.»
Anyone here upgraded thier electric home hot water tank to a heat-pump based unit? What kind of savings have you realized?
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Despite some setbacks, experts are optimistic about heat pump expansion.
In places like Maine, it’s clear that cost savings and emissions reductions lead to real change.
This is more than a trend; it’s a sustainable shift in energy use! #ClimateSolutions #HeatPumps
March update! 480 tools to help Europeans use energy smartly.
Smart EV charging & heat pump operation, hot water tank controls, bring savings and comfort to consumers and much-needed flexibility to the electricity system.
Updated info, maps and figures here:
https://www.raponline.org/toolkit/strong-growth-in-tariffs-and-services-for-demand-side-flexibility-in-europe/
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UK homes install subsidised #HeatPumps at record level
"Ed Matthew, [of] think tank E3G, said the decision by the previous government to increase the grant by 50% has had the biggest impact on the installation figures.
In a major report published last month, the UKCCC said that the cost of electricity could be brought down if the levies applied to electricity bills, to fund the cost of social and environment schemes, were removed or placed on gas bills."
www.bbc.comUK homes install subsidised heat pumps at record levelGovernment-backed heat pump installations in the UK reached record levels for 2024.
"We need to switch to heat pumps fast – but can they can overcome this problem?"
The ConversationWe need to switch to heat pumps fast – but can they can overcome this problem?
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Americans bought 32% more heat pumps than the next-most-popular heating appliance, gas furnaces, last year. That smashes 2023’s record-setting lead of 21%. #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #environment #heatpumps https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/heat-pumps-keep-widening-their-lead-on-gas-furnaces
Canary Media · Heat pumps outsold gas furnaces by their biggest-ever margin in 20242024 heat pump shipments show the clean-heat transition is speeding up in the U.S.
Fascinating article about window unit #heatpumps tested in #NYCHA public housing. They used 87% less energy than steam heat!
"Essentially, NYCHA leveraged its buying power to spark innovation and make this new kind of product available in the market."
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/27/nycha-electric-heat-pumps-housing-energy-queens/
THE CITY - NYC News · Electric Heat Pumps Get Warm Reviews at Queens Public Housing Development
Half of homes will need heat pumps by 2040
https://volewica.blogspot.com/2025/02/half-of-homes-will-need-heat-pumps-by.html
volewica.blogspot.comHalf of homes will need heat pumps by 2040This analysis is about the UK, but the logic applies everywhere. Globally, heating and cooling buildings produces 17.5% of global emissions...
Companies that have recently pissed me off:
Liquorland.
Delivery truck does not use the delivery dock, but stops on the street, reverses at a angle so they can use the raised part of the pedestrian crossing as a unloading dock. Not safe for drivers, pedestrians or their own staff and against DA.
Been going on for months. Contacted them, with out improvement. Today got dobbed into council, local MP and media.
Cyanergy.
Talked to them about a cheap heatpump hot water system 2 years ago. Keep calling me even when I tell them not to call me. First rule of sales, don't piss the potential customer off as now there is definitely no way I am buying from them.
While we are at it,
Resinc Solar.
Similar, except door to door sales. Very pushy, won't take no. Also no up front cost sees you pay more.
#OctopusEnergy have released Cosy Boost credits. For those with Cosy #HeatPumps They are going to credit your account with £1 any evening the temperature drops below zero degrees.
Just checked the data and it looks like 10 occurrences since the beginning of the year!
Germany’s disappearing green agenda https://www.politico.eu/article/germanys-green-agenda-politics-elections-friedrich-merz-government-cdu-woke/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Greenenergytransition #Germanelection2025 #GermanyInterpreted #ElectionsinEurope #Electricvehicles #Energydependency #Renewableenergy #Germanpolitics #Infrastructure #Climatechange #Commentary #Emissions #Heatpumps #Growth #Cars
POLITICO · Germany’s disappearing green agenda
At laboratory stage but promising:
Heat pumps without compressors: Fraunhofer advances electrocalorics
"Novel concept: solid-state #HeatPumps based on #electrocaloric materials that do not run on harmful #refrigerants and could potentially be more efficient than compressor-based systems."
Sonnenseite · Heat pumps without compressors: Fraunhofer advances electrocalorics - Sonnenseite - Ökologische Kommunikation mit Franz AltHighly efficient solid-state heat pumps without compressors – that is the vision of Fraunhofer researchers. With the recent completion of the ElKaWe
"Geothermal heat pumps are crazy efficient. Should you get one?"
Canary Media · Geothermal heat pumps are crazy efficient. Should you get one?The appliances are more expensive and less common than air-source heat pumps. But big incentives and superb efficiency can make up for the price tag.