With a heat pump you can cool, heat, ventilate and provide the hot water you need. Utilizing the renewable energy provided by nature, reducing heating costs and the impact on the environment.
Heat pumps are devices that extract heat from an environment (air, water or soil) and transfer it to another environment to heat or cool a space. They operate on the principle of a thermodynamic system similar to that of a refrigerator, but in reverse. Instead of cooling a space, the heat pump takes heat from a cold environment and releases it to a warmer environment.
There are three main types of heat pumps, depending on the heat source:
- Air-to-water heat pumps – extract heat from the outside air and transfer it to water to heat a central heating system or for domestic hot water.
- Water-to-water heat pumps – extract heat from water sources (lakes, groundwater, rivers) and transfer it to a heating system.
- Ground-to-water heat pumps – use the heat from the ground, through a system of geothermal wells, to heat the water that will be used to heat the home.
Heat pumps are considered an efficient and environmentally friendly solution, as they can provide more thermal energy than they consume electricity, which makes them very economical in the long term. They can also be used to cool homes during the summer, providing a versatile air conditioning system.