“The True Cost of Heat Pumps: Benefits, Obstacles, and Sustainability”

The cost of the heat pump adds up quickly. In addition to the pump itself and the installation, your house must also be well insulated, so it is best to combine it with solar panels to make it a truly environmentally friendly alternative. “I am a big supporter of renewable energy, I also install those heat pumps, I really believe in that, but people need to think more about the implementation,” says Van Loon.

Even the most environmentally friendly water-water heat pump are there any obstacles, according to Van Loon: “If you want to heat an entire neighborhood with this, with those drillings in the ground, you run the risk of exhausting the source (the groundwater) from which that heat is extracted. Those renewable energies also are not inexhaustible.”