The climate change discussion and the movement to protect the planet have been gathering pace in recent weeks and months. We have all seen the impact caused by Greta Thunberg’s speech and we are all becoming more aware of just how delicately balanced our world’s ecosystem has become. One of the greatest causes of concern in all of that, is the question around how we continue to heat our homes and businesses in a more sustainable way. Sustainable energy solutions have been around for many years and heat pumps have been used in many homes and businesses across Ireland as a more environmentally and renewable way of heating buildings. Heat pumps use the heat from natural sources like air, ground, and water sources and transfer this heat into the building.
But what are the benefits for businesses of switching their heating system to a renewable heat pump solution?
Heat Pumps in the commercial sector are incredibly beneficial to both the bottom line in terms of cost savings and also for the environment. During the winter season large heating bills are the norm for most businesses as they keep their offices, factories, warehouses and plant at comfortable temperature levels. Here are some of the best ways a heat pump can benefit your business:
1. Lower Energy Bills
Reducing and cutting costs is always beneficial for any kind of business. Heating can often be one of the hardest expenses to try and minimise as it’s important to keep employees and customers warm and comfortable. Installing a heat pump into your building can do just that. They are powered by electricity but are 300% more efficient than a gas boiler and also use a lot less electricity than electric heaters. Heat pumps don’t use fossil fuels, instead, they use heat stored in the air, water or ground to heat a building. Which means a more sustainable and cost-efficient way of heating your building.
2. Government Schemes & Grants
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) provides grants to homes and businesses that are looking to install a heat pump into their building. The Irish Government aims to install around 600,000 heat pumps in Irish homes and businesses by 2030 to replace oil-fired boilers. As a result, the SEAI have grant-aided the supply and installation of heat pumps.
3. Versatility
Heat Pumps are incredibly versatile and can be used in a variety of different types of buildings and commercial environments, from a small home to a large building or group of buildings of any size. Designed using cutting-edge technology, they offer the latest in sustainable heating solutions in virtually any setting. We have installed heat pumps in schools, hotels, factories, leisure centres, and business complexes. Even when the building itself does not seem a natural fit for a heat pump system, we at MasterTherm can overcome these obstacles with clever design and tailored solutions for each project.
4. More Sustainable Solution & Reduction of Carbon Footprint
As heat pumps have a lower electricity consumption, this means a large reduction in the burning of fossil fuels and a very positive impact on your business’s carbon footprint. This is beneficial not only for the environment at large but also for your company’s brand perception and eco-credentials.
At a time where customers and employees place importance on brand integrity as well as product, bolstering your green achievements could really help to attract and secure new business and strengthen the relationship with your with existing clients and employees.
5. Low Maintenance
The life-span of a typical heat pump is about 20-25 years and they require very little maintenance during that time. However as with all mechanical equipment, heat pumps benefit from some maintenance. MasterTherm heat pump solutions are self monitoring and feed all data collected back to our server. This notifies us if there is any maintenance work required. All of our systems mechanical and electrical parts are easily accessible and this allows scheduled maintenance to be carried out with ease.
Because they source heat from the air, from water or from the ground, they provide reliable heating throughout the year using the natural environment. Even when it is freezing outside, heat pumps are still at work even in environments far below 0oC.
About MasterTherm
Our research and development teams continually advance the functionality of our installations. Our industry-leading heat pump technology meets the ever-demanding and changing requirements of compliance that are a driving force for 2021 and 2030 targets for the reduction of carbon emission and fossil fuel use globally. Heat pumps can be used in all manner of buildings from residential homes through to large industrial and commercial buildings, factories and warehouses. We have installed over 6,000 systems around the world to date.
If you are interested in finding out more about how a heat pump solution could benefit your home or business, get in touch with us on 01 899 1721.
If you are interested in the previous commercial work we have done, take a look at some of our projects: http://mastertherm.ie/commercial-references/