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The article seems a bit obsessed with the size of individual units. Latest generation district heating systems distribute the heat pumps around the system for
by ZeroGravitas 3y ago
The article seems a bit obsessed with the size of individual units.
Latest generation district heating systems distribute the heat pumps around the system for greater efficiency.
Big units might be the simple option for upgrading older systems from fossil fuels but they can probably do better with a little planning.
- nasmorn 3y agoThe Vienna system they are talking about specifically needs to concentrate the heat pumps at the source of the waste water. I read some article about it in the local news and it was a ridiculously small investment for the amount of households it will serve. Because the waste water contains so much heat it will be a very cheap heat source operationally. I was actually shocked they’d rather burn gas given that is possible but either it just recently became so lucrative with higher COP or Putin just paid off too many people. I think half of Austrias ex politicians worked for some Russian entity or another before the Ukraine war