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2. Heat pumps: How do they work, what do they cost and can I get ...

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   About half of all homes should have a heat pump by 2040 to keep the UK on track to meet its climate targets, according to the government's independent advisers. Less than 1% of homes had heat ...

3. Heat pump - Wikipedia

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   As of 2022 the installation cost of a heat pump is more than a gas boiler, but with the "Boiler Upgrade Scheme" [103] government grant and assuming electricity/gas costs remain similar their lifetime costs would be similar on average. [104]

4. Air source heat pump - Wikipedia

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   Although higher cost heat pumps can be more efficient a 2024 study concluded that for the UK "from an energy system perspective, it is overall cost-optimal to design heat pumps with nominal COP in the range of 2.8–3.2, which typically has a specific cost lower than 650 £/kWth, and simultaneously to invest in increased capacities of renewable ...

5. Ground source heat pump - Wikipedia

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   A heat pump in combination with heat and cold storage. A ground source heat pump (also geothermal heat pump) is a heating/cooling system for buildings that use a type of heat pump to transfer heat to or from the ground, taking advantage of the relative constancy of temperatures of the earth through the seasons.

6. Direct exchange geothermal heat pump - Wikipedia

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   DX system being drilled in the 1980s. A direct exchange (DX) geothermal heat pump is a type of ground source heat pump in which refrigerant circulates through copper tubing placed in the ground unlike other ground source heat pumps where refrigerant is restricted to the heat pump itself with a secondary loop in the ground filled with a mixture of water and anti-freeze.

7. Central heating - Wikipedia

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   The energy cost of heating is one of the main costs of operating a building in a cold climate. Some central heating plants can switch fuels for reasons of economy and convenience; for example, a home owner may install a wood-fired furnace with electrical backup for occasional unattended operation.