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POSTnote by Jonathan Wentworth and Stephen Allen. It was first published on Thursday, 18 July 2013. It was last updated on Thursday, 18 July 2013.


Residential Heat Pumps

Heat pumps capture ambient heat from the air or the ground and transfer it inside a building. They provide an efficient alternative to conventional methods of heating, such as boilers. This POSTnote summarises the use of heat pump technology for residential buildings and the constraints to their uptake in the UK.

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Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-426 
Subjects
Housing Heating Carbon emissions Heat networks
Published by
POST
Link
View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk