Air source heat pumps
Heat Pumps: A Smart, Sustainable Choice by Intrinsic Eco Energy Ltd
Heat pumps are an innovative renewable energy technology that transforms energy from the air into heat, providing green, low-cost, energy-efficient heating and hot water for your home.
At Intrinsic Eco Energy Ltd, we are committed to helping you transition to sustainable energy solutions that save money and reduce your carbon footprint.
Heat pumps are an innovative renewable energy technology that converts energy from the air into heat. This process provides green, energy-efficient, and cost-effective heating and hot water solutions throughout the year.
In simple terms, a heat pump extracts heat from the air surrounding your property and amplifies it to a more useful temperature, making it ideal for home use.
This renewable energy source can deliver warm air or water for space and central heating, as well as hot water for domestic use. By utilizing the same principles as a refrigerator—only in reverse—heat pumps offer an eco-friendly, efficient alternative to traditional heating systems.
A heat pump operates in the following way
The source of heat, which can be outside air or a water mix which is contained within ground collectors, is either blown or pumped over the heat exchange surface of the outside part of the heat pump.
This heat (although cold in comparison to a homes internal air) is warm enough to cause the special refrigerant liquid to evaporate and turn into a gas.
This gas is then put through a compressor which increases the pressure of the gas, a factor that causes its temperature to rise. For example you may have noticed that a bicycle pump, gets warm when it is used, the gasses in a heat pump experience the same temperature rise due to compression.
The gas (now heated) is passed over the internal heat exchange surface. This heat can then be either blown around a property or be transferred into a home’s central heating or hot water system.
The gas falls in temperature as the heat is transferred into the home and it subsequently returns to a liquid state.
The refrigerant returns to the outside heat exchange surface and the process repeats itself until sufficient heat is passed into the home.
