Hello,
Some posts already deal with the properties of a heat pump. Therefore, I want to clearly point out the efficiency of a heat pump, which is modest to put it diplomatically. One must also distinguish between the air-water heat pump, which has a coefficient of performance around 3, or worse, and the ground-water heat pump with realistic coefficients of performance from 3.3 to 3.8.
To raise the temperature level, the heat pump requires driving energy, which is significantly less than the heating energy delivered by the system. This ratio is also called the coefficient of performance or annual performance factor. An annual performance factor of 3 means that the heat pump delivers three times as much heating heat in a year as it consumes in driving energy. Such an initially positive balance is relativized when the heat pump is powered by electricity. Because only about one-third of the primary energy used in electricity generation reaches the end consumer, the use of a heat pump with a coefficient of performance between 3 and 4 becomes a zero-sum game: the loss in the electricity generation process roughly equals the gain from using the heat pump.
To perform better in an eco-comparison than a gas condensing boiler, the coefficient of performance of the electric heat pump would have to be above 4, a value generally not achieved. Therefore, a heating system with a heat pump has worse CO2 emissions than a good gas heating system. Heat pumps thus require ideal conditions.
The previous explanation is intended to show that even your planner, if you already have one, will be overwhelmed by the subject of heating conception, planning, and implementation. Therefore, today, even for a single-family house, it is necessary to bring an expert on board. This can be an energy consultant or a specialist planner for technical building equipment. Contacts can be obtained through the chamber of engineers, the "Energy Efficiency Experts" portal of DENA, or the German Energy Consultant Network.
[I]Best regards, Erik [/I]