Warmth from the earth and air: could heat pumps replace our gas boilers?

Re:Warmth from the earth and air: could heat pumps replace o... by jka on Saturday August 21, 2021 @02:55PM (#28259514)

Which European countries are majority electric-boiler, out of interest? That claim surprised me, but I'd believe it with some references.

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Re:Warmth from the earth and air: could heat pumps replace o... by yobbo on Saturday August 21, 2021 @04:17PM (#28260204)

In scandinavia, there exists almost only electric and heat-pump boilers.

Denser metropolitan areas have "district heating", which means water-transported heat that can be generated remotely by boilers, but there are also heat-pumps on these networks. For example, buildings can "sell" heat into the network with heat-pumps. Data centers do this.

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Re:Warmth from the earth and air: could heat pumps replace o... by jka on Saturday August 21, 2021 @07:01PM (#28261332)

Thank you - district heating looks like a great topic to learn more about; I hadn't really considered that the same principles behind feeding back into the (electric) energy grid could apply for thermal energy too.

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Re:Warmth from the earth and air: could heat pumps replace o... by GordonS on Saturday August 21, 2021 @03:07PM (#28259617)

Here in the UK, I haven't seen an electric boiler for decades. Most gas boilers have an electric immersion backup for hot water, but that's it.

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