How environmentally friendly is your heat pump?

The Swedish government has set the goal that Sweden will be the world's first fossil-free welfare country with an energy system that is 100 percent based on renewable energy. Heat pumps are an important part of achieving that goal. Of course, this approach is particularly good in combination with solar cells.

Heating homes and properties in Sweden accounts for 40 percent of all energy used in Sweden. Neither Swedish industry nor all our transport consumes as much energy as our daily heating.

If you choose to heat your home with a heat pump, you are making a big contribution to the environment. Heat pumps are renewable energy in the same way as wind and solar energy.

Stored solar energy from nature

The basic principle behind a heat pump is that it uses solar energy that is stored everywhere around us — in the ground, rock, water and air. By supplying a small amount of electricity to the heat pump, the stored solar energy is utilised for the house's heating and hot water.

A standard heat pump can generate up to five times more energy than the electricity supplied. Compared to direct electrical heating, the energy savings can be up to 80 percent. This means a lot for your wallet — and our environment.

With CTC's quick calculation, you can easily calculate approximately how much you can save by switching to a heat pump.

Smarter products

Modern heat pumps are quiet and intelligent. When the heat requirement is lower, the output is reduced and it can also be controlled via mobile phone. This makes energy consumption even more controlled and lower.

For those who connect solar cells to their heat pump, the house can be heated without any added electricity in many cases. The heat pump's operation is provided by the solar cells. A completely climate-neutral way to manage your heating.

Swedes choose renewable energy

A major environmental culprit in home and property heating is fossil fuels. As well as exacerbating the greenhouse effect through carbon dioxide emissions, they acidify the soil and cause human and animal health problems due to sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.

However, as Sweden has become increasingly interested in renewable energy sources such as heat pumps, oil boilers in particular have been phased out. In 2017, over 1.2 million single-family homes in Sweden had a heat pump.* Oil boilers will soon be completely gone from the small home market.

Strict environmental requirements for heat pumps

For those who buy a heat pump and want to be environmentally friendly, it is important to take into account how the pump is manufactured. CTC's heat pumps are manufactured in Sweden, which means that strict Swedish environmental requirements apply during the process. This is something that further reduces the environmental impact.

Do you want to do your part for the environment?

Contact your local CTC Partner and book a free home visit. They can recommend which heat pump is suitable for your house.

Beginner's guide to heat pumps — Heat Pump Guide

Published: 2019-06-28