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How do heat pumps work, and are they worth the investment?
The air-to-water heat pump also works with a unit that extracts heat from the outside air, but this system releases the heat through water to the central heating system, or often also to underfloor heating. "Heat pumps have a very high efficiency: on average, they generate three times more energy than they consume.
Heat pumps in industry - how they work and where they are effective
Date of publication: 2026-04-07 / Reading time: 10 minutes / Author: Karolina KozakHeat pumps are increasingly appearing not only in residential construction but also in the industrial sector. Their growing popularity stems from the need to reduce energy costs, improve energy efficiency, and lower CO₂ emissions. A heat pump produces heat with potentially high parameters by using low-parameter heat from a lower source and electrical energy. It extracts heat from the environment - such as the ground, air, water, or waste heat - and raises its temperature through the thermodynamic work of a gas compressed by an electric compressor, which then transfers the heat to the heat exchangers of a heating or technological installation. What is a heat pump? A heat pump is a heating device that uses thermal energy from the environment – from air, water, ground, or waste heat – and transfers it to a selected medium, most often to water or air, which then goes to the heating or technological installation. The process occurs thanks to a thermodynamic cycle involving a refrigerant and a compressor. Simply put, the heat pump "pumps" heat parameters by increasing the usable parameters of low-temperature heat. In industrial applications, water-to-water and air-to-water heat pumps dominate, including high-temperature units that achieve medium temperatures above 100°C – sufficient for many technological processes. This technology allows not only heating but also cooling by utilizing various heat sources (e.g., heat recovery in technological processes), making it a flexible solution for production plants. How do heat pumps operate in industrial plants? Heat pumps in industry can perform many functions – from heating production, storage, and office spaces, through heating domestic or technological water, producing low-parameter steam, to use in air conditioning and cooling systems. Increasingly, they are also used to recover waste heat from industrial processes. The principle of operation consists of five basic stages: heat uptake from the low-temperature source (i.e., the source from which the pump absorbs thermal energy), compression of the refrigerant (using electric energy), expansion of the refrigerant, heat transfer to the high-temperature source (e.g., the heating installation, i.e., the receiver of the produced energy), condensation of the refrigerant – often using the low-temperature source and its reuse. The entire cycle can operate continuously. The efficiency of ...
Challenging the Status Quo: The Emissions Impact of Supplemental Heat ...
This webinar will explore how supplemental heating choices for air‑source heat pumps (ASHPs), including dual‑fuel configurations, affect greenhouse gas emissions across U.S. regions and climate zones. Using whole‑building energy modeling, the session highlights why region‑specific approaches are essential for effective decarbonization.
Why heat pumps are central to industrial decarbonisation and energy ...
Stephen Horrax of Ramboll writes on how heat pumps and the electrification of heat will be crucial for long-term energy resilience.
