Belgian startup nox.energy, one 🚀 to watch in the smart energy space, has launched its new tool to optimize heat pumps: smart control based on weather forecast, to increase solar self-consumption, for (static/dynamic) tariff optimization and additional flexibility trading as independent aggregator
#HeatPumps
This is for all the people who can't seem to figure out that #powerdown is the only plausible way for humanity to survive what we have done to the #ecology or Earth.
#ElectricCars and #HeatPumps aren't going to save us. #Copper now costs more than 5 times what it did just 25 years ago. Without copper, there is no such thing as an upgraded electricity transmission grid, and there's no way to make #solar panels and wind turbines do useful work.
Erin Sherman 🌱 65n Chesapeake rolling coastal plain wearegonnafindout.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-06-17If you are thinking about a heat pump or solar but want to know if the math maths, this is a neat tool some of my colleagues built and maintain. It has options to go deep or stay high level depending on your appetite for detail. #energysky #electrifyeverything #heatpumps
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This is 9 months old with no answer.
80% of the city of melbourne electorate is in units.
#melbourne #renewables #energysky #heatpumps #solar
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If we ever get a second unit outside, or upsize the one we have, to be able to put registers on the top floor then there is no doubt in my mind that we could keep the whole house to 23-25°C #home #energyefficiency #heatpumps #electric #portalberni
Cooling our old house in summer. This house was built in 1940 so it has gone through all the stages and types of heating you can probably imagine.
We installed a ductless ("air source") heat pump a few years back. This was a revelation after 15 years of "window management" and fans to keep a lid on the intense heat of the Alberni Valley.
It has made a wonderful difference both for cheaper heating in winter and newfound cooling potential in summer. We only could get one big enough for two of three floors.
So basement and main floor have a register like this.
Today, on the first official hot day of summer it is:
Outside temp: 33°C
Top Floor (windows open, fans on): 30°C
Main Floor (windows closed HP set to 23°C): 25°C
Basement (HP set to 23): I would estimate 23°C
We also have a hybrid HP/Electric hot water tank in the basement that I have blowing its outlet air into the room for summer to help keep the temperature down in the basement.
Dammit, Randall, why didn't you mention this idea before we had our #HeatPumps installed?
Edit: missing hashtag.
"'Many many markets are falling,' said Paul Kenny, the director general of the European Heat Pump Association. 'It takes time to change people's minds about a heating system.' Heat pumps — essentially air conditioners that can also work in reverse, heating a space as well as cooling it — are crucial to making buildings more climate-friendly. Around 60 percent of American homes are still heated with furnaces running on oil, natural gas, or even propane; to cut emissions from homes, all American houses and apartments will need to be powered by electricity...
In the United States, experts point to lags in construction, high interest rates, and general belt-tightening from inflation... [Cora Wyent, director of research for the electrification advocacy group Rewiring America] added, heat pumps are still growing as a share of overall heating systems, gaining ground on gas furnaces. In 2023, heat pumps made up 55 percent of all heating systems sold, while gas furnaces made up just 45 percent. 'Heat pumps are continuing to increase their total market share,' she said.
Homeowners may also run into trouble when trying to find contractors to install heat pumps. Barton James, the president and CEO of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America, says many contractors don't have training on how to properly install heat pumps; if they install them incorrectly, the ensuing problems can sour consumers on the technology... In the United States, low gas prices also make the economics of heat pumps more challenging. Gas is around three times cheaper than electricity — while heat pumps make up most of that ground with efficiency, they aren't the most cost-effective option for every household."
"Heat pump rollout under threat if Government cuts £7,500 boiler upgrade scheme"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy #HeatPumps
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/heat-pump-boiler-upgrade-cuts-rollout-3723442
"New UK planning rules for heat pumps come into effect, one meter rule scrapped"
High electricity bill taxes holding us back, say industry groups https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/02/high-electricity-bill-taxes-holding-us-back-say-industry-groups #Manufacturingsector #Consumeraffairs #Energyindustry #Householdbills #Energybills #Environment #Heatpumps #Business #UKnews #Energy #Money
"Ikea begins offering air-to-water heat pumps in Germany"
#Germany #Ikea #HeatPumps #Energy
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/20/ikea-begins-offering-air-to-water-heat-pumps-in-germany/
The first company we had in for a Heat Pump quote suggests as TOSOT. https://tosotca.ca/
This does not bode well. I've never heard of TOSOT.
@RayKuntz @ascentale @Kleen monkey is thinking #HeatPumps should be installed farther away from the wall for better airflow #BikeNite #HVACevening
The Guardian view on green homes: solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/15/the-guardian-view-on-green-homes-solar-panels-and-heat-pumps-should-be-a-bare-minimum #Constructionindustry #Planningpolicy #Greenbuilding #Climatecrisis #Environment #Fossilfuels #Solarpower #Heatpumps #Lobbying #Housing
🇫🇮 Synergi ("Der Name ist Programm" as the Germans say) is the first provider of flexibility in a joint TSO-DSO flex market. 10,000 heat pumps, EVs and solar systems are now not only optimised for efficiency, comfort and spot market prices, but are also actively helping to relieve grid congestion.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaapburger_an-excellent-example-of-how-stacking-is-shaping-activity-7328387866277912577-Fhfo
#Flexibility #HeatPumps #EV #SmartCharging
That's amazing! I wish we had anything like that many #HeatPumps here.
@swachter @itamarst yup. I recall @inliuofjoan and @mem_somerville talking about #heatpumps in the past couple years, and r/boston has discussions - and here’s some notes from me; https://toot.boston/@knizer/113108485898501664
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