Heat pumps are known to generate more energy than they use, up to three times as much
Mine is at 4.2 currently.
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Heat pumps are known to generate more energy than they use, up to three times as much
Mine is at 4.2 currently.
It's a cute idea, but only dealing with the heating aspect when you have a heat pump that can do both heating and cooling seems like a bad investment today.
Summers are getting unbearable. That's only going to get worse. A modern heat pump should be reversible and able to offer hot air and cold air on demand. Yes, it isn't instantly warm, but you just let it climate control. It's fine.
Also, I mean, if we could start engaging with the same kind of heating and cooling tech that the rest of the world uses that might help with some economy of scale problems too.
I mean this is clearly an advert and whilst I’ve never heard of this concept before it sounds like a neat idea. It would feel like sunlight!
Sounds like it's just some kind of thin film heater?
This is new to me. Article says "Infrared fabric is a UK invention and it’s UK-manufactured. All we need now is for it to be UK accredited. That’s a long and expensive process..." : would be an ideal opportunity for central government to fund this and other technologies. Why aren't they? This has piqued my interest.