world·World NewsbyNewsman Europe’s largest Heat Pump to heat Cologne Homes using Rhine River Waterhttps://www.juancole.com/2023/06/europes-largest-cologne.htmlOpen linkView original on lemmy.world21Comments4
wwhere_am_i lemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesinteresting! Do heat pumps benefit in efficiency from scaling?2
bbadcommandorfilename replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyA little, in that one big unit is easier to insulate and has less surface area and less losses than a dozen small ones.2
interesting! Do heat pumps benefit in efficiency from scaling?
A little, in that one big unit is easier to insulate and has less surface area and less losses than a dozen small ones.
but then you need to transport all that heat to houses