• @TropicalDingdong
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    36 months ago

    Would heat pumps to put heat where we want it in the first place make sense?

    • @[email protected]OPM
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      56 months ago

      They solve different problems.

      Advanced geothermal like this provides electricity on-demand, whenever you want it, reducing the need for storage.

      Heat pumps move heat inside or into an industrial process, and use electricity in the process.

    • Buelldozer
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      26 months ago

      Heat Pumps with a thermal battery make a ton of sense and they’re available right now. The issue with them is that they need a LOT of space in order to work well and they’re expensive AF.

      The YouTuber “Undecided with Matt Ferrell” recently did a video on them.