Swedish heat pump maker Aira aims to break US&European homes’ dependency on natural gas

[Litwin]

guys what do you think about Swedish heat pump maker Aira ? a game-changer ?
“The boiler is the enemy,” Daniel Särefjord, chief executive officer of Aira UK, proclaimed as he debuted the company’s first proprietary heat pump in London last week. “That’s the only enemy we have.”...heat pumps can generate four units of heat for every unit of power they use...Some 43% of Swedish households already have heat pumps....
In the UK, Särefjord says government subsidies mean its heat pump costs start at around £3,000 to £7,000 ($3,800 to $9,000), including the 15-year guarantee, making it not much more expensive than a new gas boiler.


For those who choose a year-long monthly payment plan, the cost will vary based on individual circumstances, but Aira does not charge interest. In Germany and Italy, the company allows households to pay off their heat pump over 10 to 15 years, but those plans include interest. A similar 10-year model will be launched in the UK in the coming months, the company said. Aira’s group CEO, Martin Lewerth, says about 75% of the company’s Italian heat pump installations have been financed with monthly payment plans"

Swedish heat pump maker Aira aims to break European homes’ dependency on natural gas

"That's the only enemy we have," says CEO.

fortune.com

"Everything is going according to plan."
-Saddam Putsein

 

[MisterBeale]

How much delicious sanctioned Russian crude can India sell to the Satanic West?​

We report you decide​

How much delicious sanctioned Russian crude can India sell to the Satanic West?

We report you decide

edwardslavsquat.substack.com

Mar 7, 2024

Russia-India trade in billions (USD). Green: exports, red: imports. source: fontanka.ru
". . . . We wrote about this friendly business arrangement almost a year ago. Has anything changed since then? No, not really. (Bloomberg recently claimed that Satanic West Sanctions have made India more nervous about slurping up rivers of sanctioned Russian oil that it then sells to the Satanic West.)

The current state of Russia-India trade raises questions about whether BRICS is actually fighting an economic shadow war against the Collective West, or if that’s just doggy doo-doo that Zerohedge uses to boost ad revenue.

There are other takeaways from Russia-India trade that are rarely discussed by Very Serious Internet People. At the end of January, the Russian International Affairs Council—which is a think tank operated by the Russian government—listed “the trade imbalance caused by the excess amount of rupees accumulated by Moscow” as one of the main obstacles to trade between Russia and India. As it turns out, “de-dollarization” doesn’t work very well if you trade goods for a non-convertible currency that you have little use for.

All of these Issues were touched upon in an article published at the end of February by Russian outlet Fontanka. So instead of typing up my own blog post, I will share a rough translation of Fontanka’s article with you.

The article does a decent job of explaining Russia-India trade without resorting to mystifying economic gobbledygook. It also provides a concise summary of how Russia’s Very Bad Sanctioned Oil somehow ends up in the West, with India acting as middle-BRICS-man. . . . "

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

guys what do you think about Swedish heat pump maker Aira ? a game-changer ?
“The boiler is the enemy,” Daniel Särefjord, chief executive officer of Aira UK, proclaimed as he debuted the company’s first proprietary heat pump in London last week. “That’s the only enemy we have.”...heat pumps can generate four units of heat for every unit of power they use...Some 43% of Swedish households already have heat pumps....
In the UK, Särefjord says government subsidies mean its heat pump costs start at around £3,000 to £7,000 ($3,800 to $9,000), including the 15-year guarantee, making it not much more expensive than a new gas boiler.


For those who choose a year-long monthly payment plan, the cost will vary based on individual circumstances, but Aira does not charge interest. In Germany and Italy, the company allows households to pay off their heat pump over 10 to 15 years, but those plans include interest. A similar 10-year model will be launched in the UK in the coming months, the company said. Aira’s group CEO, Martin Lewerth, says about 75% of the company’s Italian heat pump installations have been financed with monthly payment plans"

Swedish heat pump maker Aira aims to break European homes’ dependency on natural gas

"That's the only enemy we have," says CEO.

fortune.com

"Everything is going according to plan."
-Saddam Putsein

If your heat pump is powered by wind and solar, you're still going to freeze to death in winter.

 

[Litwin]

If your heat pump is powered by wind and solar

have you seen this video ?

 

[Litwin]

How much delicious sanctioned Russian crude can India sell to the Satanic West?​

We report you decide​

How much delicious sanctioned Russian crude can India sell to the Satanic West?

We report you decide

edwardslavsquat.substack.com

Mar 7, 2024

Russia-India trade in billions (USD). Green: exports, red: imports. source: fontanka.ru
". . . . We wrote about this friendly business arrangement almost a year ago. Has anything changed since then? No, not really. (Bloomberg recently claimed that Satanic West Sanctions have made India more nervous about slurping up rivers of sanctioned Russian oil that it then sells to the Satanic West.)

The current state of Russia-India trade raises questions about whether BRICS is actually fighting an economic shadow war against the Collective West, or if that’s just doggy doo-doo that Zerohedge uses to boost ad revenue.

There are other takeaways from Russia-India trade that are rarely discussed by Very Serious Internet People. At the end of January, the Russian International Affairs Council—which is a think tank operated by the Russian government—listed “the trade imbalance caused by the excess amount of rupees accumulated by Moscow” as one of the main obstacles to trade between Russia and India. As it turns out, “de-dollarization” doesn’t work very well if you trade goods for a non-convertible currency that you have little use for.

All of these Issues were touched upon in an article published at the end of February by Russian outlet Fontanka. So instead of typing up my own blog post, I will share a rough translation of Fontanka’s article with you.

The article does a decent job of explaining Russia-India trade without resorting to mystifying economic gobbledygook. It also provides a concise summary of how Russia’s Very Bad Sanctioned Oil somehow ends up in the West, with India acting as middle-BRICS-man. . . . "

Moscow - Mongol ulus has accumulated billions of rupees in Indian banks that it cannot use, Moscow Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrovian ( horse ) said on Friday,

 

[WEATHER53]

Earth belches natural gas like a maniac and constantly resupplying
Inexhaustible supply

 

[para bellum]

If your heat pump is powered by wind and solar, you're still going to freeze to death in winter.

Heat pumps don't work worth a crap in cold weather, they just turn into big clumps of ice.

They are great for cooling in the summer though.

A heat pump won't keep you warm in winter if temps drop down below about 40 deg. F. You will still need a gas or electric furnace. So it's really about the climate where you live.

 

[Litwin]

Earth belches natural gas like a maniac and constantly resupplying
Inexhaustible supply

what do you think about Swedish heat pump maker Aira ? a game-changer ?

 

[Litwin]

Heat pumps don't work worth a crap in cold weather, they just turn into big clumps of ice.

They are great for cooling in the summer though.

A heat pump won't keep you warm in winter if temps drop down below about 40 deg. F. You will still need a gas or electric furnace. So it's really about the climate where you live.

Some 43% of Swedish households already have heat pumps....

Swedish âSpotify of heat pumpsâ hopes to reach more UK homes

Aira, which offers subscription service at no upfront cost, has sights set on UK’s growing heat pump market

www.theguardian.com

This workforce will underpin Aira’s commitment to complete each installation within 30 days of order, and provide a 10-year service guarantee that households will enjoy 20C comfort on even the coldest day of the year.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

have you seen this video ?

No. I already know how they work.

 

[para bellum]

Some 43% of Swedish households already have heat pumps....

Swedish âSpotify of heat pumpsâ hopes to reach more UK homes

Aira, which offers subscription service at no upfront cost, has sights set on UK’s growing heat pump market

www.theguardian.com

Yes, but they will have electric or gas furnaces to provide heat in winter as well.

Heat pumps can't make heat in cold weather- there isn't enough ambient heat in the outside air.

 

[BluesLegend]

guys what do you think about Swedish heat pump maker Aira ? a game-changer ?

Below a certain outside temp heat pumps are lose efficiency, at even lower temps they cease to function. Code requires a gas or electric furnace backup in moderately cold northern climates, and say in NY forget about it. That said for climates suitable for heat pumps they are great. Well, you know except for the coal, gas and oil burned to power them.

 

[d0gbreath]

Yes, but they will have electric or gas furnaces to provide heat in winter as well.

Heat pumps can't make heat in cold weather- there isn't enough ambient heat in the outside air.

Our house was built in 2000. No gas at all. The heat pump systems are fine, because they have an 'emergency heat' setting which turns on electric elements when it's too cold. That doesn't happen very often in Texas, but it happens occasionally.

 

[sparky]

They'll get my wood boiler when they pry it outta my cold dead hands.....~S~

 

[WEATHER53]

Yes, but they will have electric or gas furnaces to provide heat in winter as well.

Heat pumps can't make heat in cold weather- there isn't enough ambient heat in the outside air.

Correct. They surged in the USA when homebuilders from Texas and Carolina’s brought then north. They begin to have problems under 40 especially if wind blowing on them and below32 they always need ancillary support as they blow at like 63F

 

[para bellum]

Our house was built in 2000. No gas at all. The heat pump systems are fine, because they have an 'emergency heat' setting which turns on electric elements when it's too cold. That doesn't happen very often in Texas, but it happens occasionally.

Yes but that's almost always done with an electric furnace. The heat pumps don't have a built-in furnace. You most likely have a furnace stack with an A-Coil, and the heat goes through your normal ducting system. When the heat pump can't keep up, the furnace kicks in. You may also notice cold air blowing through the ducts inside the home when the defrost cycle runs.

I don't like cold air coming from the heating ducts in wintertime!

 

[d0gbreath]

Yes but that's almost always done with an electric furnace. The heat pumps don't have a built-in furnace. You most likely have a furnace stack with an A-Coil, and the heat goes through your normal ducting system. When the heat pump can't keep up, the furnace kicks in. You may also notice cold air blowing through the ducts inside the home when the defrost cycle runs.

I don't like cold air coming from the heating ducts in wintertime!

Cool story Brah. Nothing kicking in here. I have to switch to emergency heat manually if the heat pump isn't keeping up.

 

[para bellum]

Cool story Brah. Nothing kicking in here. I have to switch to emergency heat manually if the heat pump isn't keeping up.

You don't have a programmable thermostat?

 

[Rambunctious]

Below a certain outside temp heat pumps are lose efficiency, at even lower temps they cease to function. Code requires a gas or electric furnace backup in moderately cold northern climates, and say in NY forget about it. That said for climates suitable for heat pumps they are great. Well, you know except for the coal, gas and oil burned to power them.

That's right I have a heat pump on my motorhome hooked into my solar system... and under 45 degrees outside it doesn't keep up and I then switch to the original furnace... And its a good heat pump the previous owner installed...works great the rest of the time... and I'm rarely camping when its that cold out anyway...

 

[WEATHER53]

Yes but that's almost always done with an electric furnace. The heat pumps don't have a built-in furnace. You most likely have a furnace stack with an A-Coil, and the heat goes through your normal ducting system. When the heat pump can't keep up, the furnace kicks in. You may also notice cold air blowing through the ducts inside the home when the defrost cycle runs.

I don't like cold air coming from the heating ducts in wintertime!

The reason they are bad is the concept is they would be effective in drawing ambient heat from air. Problem is north of VA in the winter there isn’t any ambient to draw at 25F. So their design flaw is exposed and their wonderful energy efficiency is negated by having to utilize almost solely gas or way worse bill wise electric in such locations and temps.