The heat-pump challenge in Britain
A big piece of the net-zero jigsaw puzzle is missing
“The wife was a little bit disgruntled,” Gareth Edwards, an IT engineer in Cirencester, says of his heat-pump installation. The device, which provides a low-carbon way of heating (and cooling) homes, required a hot-water tank, meaning there was less room in the airing cupboard for towels. But Mr Edwards is delighted with his gadget. It’s cheap, easy to use and very efficient. He has even bought a second for his home office, providing air-conditioning in summer as well as heat in winter.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Pump unprimed”
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