Why choose a heat pump? Tel: 01189 815 931     In the context of ever rising energy costs and climate change, every household is in need of a heating technology that is future-proof, cost-effective and independent of fossil fuels.       Using nature’s energy   A low carbon heating solution     Heat pumps make a significant contribution towards solving the problems associated with increasingly scarce andevermore expensive energy resources – supplying more energy than they consume by tapping into the freelyavailable, inexhaustible solar energy stored in the earth, the ambient air or water and converting this for use in aheating system. In fact up to 75% of the energy needed by the heating system is extracted from the environment, so the only energy required is electricity needed to drive the heat pump compressor. Put another way, for every 1kWh of electricity used to run the heat pump, up to 4kW of useful heat is provided, giving the heat pump an efficiency of up to 400%.   A low carbon heating solution Whenever fossil fuels such as gas or oil are burnt, carbon dioxide is released. CO2 is the principle contributor to the greenhouse effect which is leading to long term climate change. However as heat pumps extract as much as 75% of their heating energy from the environment, building carbon emissions for heating can be reduced by as much as 50% compared with gas fuelled heating systems. This is an obvious benefit when considering building regulations Part L compliance, planning obligations requiring minimum contributions from renewable energy and EcoHome / Code for Sustainable Homes ratings. Low running costs Low ownership costs     The considerable contribution from renewable energy sources also helps to provide running cost savings over fossil fuelled heating systems and arguably more importantly, future proofs the system against future energy price increases.