c/world · by WorldNews@lemmy.world · 3yEurope’s largest Heat Pump to heat Cologne Homes using Rhine River Water https://www.juancole.com/2023/06/europes-largest-cologne.html21 points · 4 comments · view on lemmy.world
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TimothyShore@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
where_am_i@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
interesting! Do heat pumps benefit in efficiency from scaling?
badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
A little, in that one big unit is easier to insulate and has less surface area and less losses than a dozen small ones.
where_am_i@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
but then you need to transport all that heat to houses