Kensa has launched a brand new floor supply warmth pump of their newest development in heating methods that’s claimed to be 5 occasions extra environment friendly than a fuel boiler — and sufficiently small to suit inside a cabinet.
Kensa’s Shoebox NX is claimed to even be 20% cheaper to run yearly than an air supply warmth pump.
They’ve additionally introduced plans to make floor supply warmth pumps a extra in style selection for owners as a way to encourage “mass warmth pump rollout” within the UK.
5 occasions extra environment friendly than fuel boilers
Kensa’s Shoebox NX has a Coefficient of Efficiency (COP) of 4.36, making it 5 occasions extra environment friendly than conventional fuel boilers.
The floor supply warmth pump additionally has an A+++ power effectivity ranking and provides a long life of 25 years. The system additionally eliminates the necessity for immersion heaters by heating water to temperatures exceeding 60°C.
Moreover, it presents an economical resolution for passive cooling as Kensa declare it might cool properties extra effectively throughout summer time months in comparison with typical air-conditioning strategies.
Networked GSHPs 20% cheaper yearly to ASHPs
Kensa’s Shoebox NX works with current networked floor supply warmth pumps (NGSHPs), which latest analysis reveals brings much more value financial savings and benefits to air supply warmth pumps (ASHPs).
The research by elementenergy discovered NGSHPs might be as much as 20% cheaper to function yearly, with upfront set up prices coming in at 8% much less when carried out on a bigger scale inside funded warmth networks.
For the common 3-bedroom Victorian terraced home, the set up of an NGSHP may save owners £900 (8%) in comparison with an ASHP set up. This value discount is attributed to the smaller dimension of NGSHPs and the minimal exterior set up work required.
One other notable profit highlighted by the research is that NGSHPs eat 40% much less electrical energy to generate the identical quantity of warmth as their ASHP counterparts. This not solely interprets to decrease power payments for shoppers but additionally alleviates peak pressure on {the electrical} grid.
Kensa reveal plans for ‘mass warmth pump rollout’
Kensa have additionally introduced plans to realize “mass warmth pump rollout” throughout the UK with their new warmth pump that they declare is suited to all seasons.
Tamsin Lishman, Kensa Warmth Pumps CEO, mentioned: “It is a game-changing warmth pump designed for the UK. Till now, reaching mass warmth pump rollout has been a posh problem, however with the launch of our Shoebox NX, we’ve engineered a small, high-performance warmth pump that’s prepared to interchange fuel as the primary dwelling heating selection.
“When mixed with our Networked Floor Supply Warmth Pumps resolution, it unlocks cosy properties within the winter and cooler properties in the summertime for nearly anybody, and at low prices to the buyer.”
John Bromley, Managing Director of Clear Vitality Technique & Investments at Authorized and Basic Capital, mentioned: “Housing requires a few of the most substantial and quick overhauls of any business to enhance requirements, scale back working prices for shoppers, and to succeed in web zero.
“The Kensa Group’s extremely environment friendly, networked ground-source heating and cooling will play a key half on this transition.”