Introduction
Today, a wind of remarkable
change has emerged as Air Source Heat Pumps or ASHP have become more
popular among Social Housing providers and Homeowners. It is possible
for you to get easy funds involving renewable energy; tremendous cost
savings, and high efficiencies are some of the significant factors
that contribute to the popularity of this innovative equipment.
As
an alternative to the traditional systems of heating, the utility of
ASHP has achieved great heights. However, popularity of ASHP is not
limited to homeowners only seeking to decrease their energy bills as
there is a sustained price hike in the sector. Under this scenario,
there is a growing trend also noticed in social housing sectors as
well. Without any doubt, people living in social housing sectors do
struggle hard to decrease the burden of increasing fuel shortage
among tenants. But, it can be very well observed that ASHP’s can be
easily retrofitted into the present properties. Other important
features include high efficiencies in its operation and low
maintenance needs. Hence, housing associations and homeowners
frequently opt for this equipment nowadays.
Working Of Air
Source Heat Pump
The basic principle on which an ASHP
works is that it extracts heat from the air surrounding you. This is
possible even at temperatures as low as -25° C. The heat is
compressed efficiently so that it can be re-distributed through a
radiator or heating system installed beneath the floor level. This
can be accomplished at a low cost when compared to that of heating of
gas or oil through a boiler. The entire process of heating in ASHP is
absolutely free from environmental pollution. Thus, it has become a
cost effective option for many to use.
Operating Costs
Reduced Notably
Without burning gas or oil, it is
possible nowadays to transfer heat as they are highly efficient when
compared to boiler systems of traditional design. Here, the
efficiency of ASHP is that for every 3 kilowatts of heat transfer
done into a home or any property, the consumption of electricity is 1
kilowatt. This provides you apparently the rated performance
efficiency of the equipment as three hundred percent. This is
sometimes termed as Co-efficient of Performance or COP. It is
expressed in the ratio of 3:1. Average house owners can achieve a
savings of more than 40% by using ASHP with this COP ratio.
Heat
Pumps and Its Funding
These heat pumps fall under the
category of renewable energy technologies and hence, it has become
the most sought after equipment among many housing associations in
the UK. However, the most enticing incentives in the form of
Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) packages were available for the
implementation of these projects in the UK during summer of 2013. You
might find that all installations executed from the year 2009 are
eligible for qualifying for this RHI. So, property owners get
adequate funds for installing this ASHP within their
property.
Outlook of ASHP
It is expected that
by the year 2016, property owners will not be allowed to install gas
boilers. The Government continues to strive hard for reducing the
carbon content in the atmospheric air as it is harmful and
detrimental to the citizens. This coupled with the expected need for
RHI will provide an extremely bright future for implementing air
source heat pumps projects at all levels of construction activities.
No doubt, it plays a great role in bringing out a wind of change for
ASHP in the future.
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