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| Heat Pumps |
| This renewable energy system for heating your home comes in three different forms: ground source, water source and air source. |
| Ground Source heat pumps (GSHPs) are increasingly popular as most properties have access to sufficient land. Water source pumps depend on proximity to a body of water or river, so are less common. Air source heat pumps are a relatively new technology, but there are an increasing number of examples in Northern Ireland. |
| All types of heat pumps are particularly suited to new build situations. To avail of this technology, the property would ideally already have planned: a high level of insulation, underfloor heating (the most effective form of heat distribution for this technology), and the installation of ground loops at the earthworks stage of construction. |
| GSHP is a particularly effective form of space heating due to the pump’s co-efficiency of performance (1kW of electrical input = 3 or 4kW of heat output). Such systems perform best when producing a constant, lower temperature; ideal for underfloor heating which requires a much lower temperature than radiators. |
| The main consideration with heat pumps is the necessity is to run an electrically powered pump for 8-10 hours per day. To further reduce this energy requirement, you can install a supplementary renewable technology to power the pump, i.e. wind turbine or solar PV panel. However these are not likely to provide 100% of the electricity required by the pump. |
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