Forget Gas and Hydrogen. Your Next Boiler Should Be a Heat Pump
- European consumer groups say heat pumps can cut costs by 25%
- EU should avoid promoting hydrogen as solution for households
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For all the hype surrounding hydrogen, the cheapest way to warm a home during the green transition will be a heat pump.
That’s the finding a new study by European consumer organizations, which said the pumps -- that draw heat from the surrounding air -- can help cut heating bills by a quarter compared with the cost of conventional gas boilers. The verdict on hydrogen-fueled boilers is severe: they “will never be a cost-effective option.” And the European Union and its member states should avoid supporting the gas in the residential sector, the groups said.