06 December 2024

A Review of the Barriers that Remain Today for Heat Pump Widespread Deployment


Heat pumps have been identified as the heating technology of choice for the efficient electrification and decarbonization of heating. They have been part of the toolkit of the HVAC industry for many decades, and their capabilities and potential applications are well known. However, their use is not yet fully widespread: This column explores some of the barriers that the industry still faces today.