What are heatpumps?

Heat pumps are highly energy-efficient, all-in-one heating and cooling devices for residential use. They extract thermal energy from the ambient air (so-called air-to-air or air-to-water heat pumps), water (water-to-water heat pumps) or ground (ground-to-air or ground-to-water heat pumps) and ‘pump’ it to your home. The heat pump cycle is fully reversible, so they can be used for both heating and cooling.

Ambient Heat	Heat pump	Comfort temperature

Daikin heat pumps: highly energy efficient
Daikin has more than 50 years of experience in heat pump technology (air-to-air and air-to-water).
This technological expertise is put to use bringing new generation heat pumps to the market that are far more energy efficient and emit far less CO2 than comparable fossil fuel based boiler systems. A heat pump’s efficiency is measured in COP (Coefficient of Performance), and Daikin’s heat pumps achieve COP’s of up to 5: meaning one unit of consumed energy yields 5 units of heated or cooled energy.

How efficient are Daikin's heat pumps?
Daikin’s air-to-water heat pump system, Daikin Altherma, extracts most of its heating energy – up to two thirds – from the ambient air rather than burning carbon-rich fossil fuels! The one third of energy consumed - electricity - is only needed to run the compressor and to increase the temperature of the recovered heat to the desired level. This is why heat pump systems like Daikin Altherma reduce carbon emissions by more than 50%* compared to fossil fuel based heating systems, and cut your energy bill by more than 30%**!

*Compared to fuel oil boiler - 28% compared to gas boiler - Calculations based on Eurelec Program, 2001’ for EU 27
**34% compared to a fuel oil boiler and 18% to a gas boiler - Conditions: annual heating energy required = 20 000 kWh, energy prices provided by EUROSTAT (1st semester 2007)