Why Heat Pumps are Essential for the Future - Explained

Published 2022-06-07
Heat pumps explained. Go to curiositystream.com/Undecided to get Curiosity Stream for only $14.99 for the whole year! We have a home heating and cooling (HVAC) solution that could move 3-5x more heat than the electricity we put into it. Air source and geothermal heat pumps are an amazing piece of counter-intuitive technology that can be 300-500% efficient. In the past they struggled in more extreme conditions, but things have come a long way since then. How well do heat pumps actually work? And should we be using them everywhere? Let’s see if we can come to a decision on this.

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