I do tend to forget that liquid based heating might not be the norm everywhere - here in Denmark it is the most common way to heat your house. Our heat pump operates down to -25C (-13F) and down to -35C (-31F) with reduced heating output and that should be enough for our climate. Not sure how good a “normal” heat pump for a single room can perform in cold weather.
I think it is a good “temporary” solution to convert to as much biodiesel as possible. The other benefit of diesel-based heating is that you don’t require a lot of electricity to run the heater, if power is cut and you rely on battery backup. We do have batteries in our solar cell solution, however the way it is tied together, we can’t provide emergency power from the batteries to the heat pump. Only able to power stuff that requires a normal plug. We have a fireplace in case we run into issues with heating.
IMO we should all change away from fossil / burning for heating, where and when possible. I know it will take a long time to get to that place, especially with new data centers requiring so much power.
I do tend to forget that liquid based heating might not be the norm everywhere - here in Denmark it is the most common way to heat your house. Our heat pump operates down to -25C (-13F) and down to -35C (-31F) with reduced heating output and that should be enough for our climate. Not sure how good a “normal” heat pump for a single room can perform in cold weather.
I think it is a good “temporary” solution to convert to as much biodiesel as possible. The other benefit of diesel-based heating is that you don’t require a lot of electricity to run the heater, if power is cut and you rely on battery backup. We do have batteries in our solar cell solution, however the way it is tied together, we can’t provide emergency power from the batteries to the heat pump. Only able to power stuff that requires a normal plug. We have a fireplace in case we run into issues with heating.
IMO we should all change away from fossil / burning for heating, where and when possible. I know it will take a long time to get to that place, especially with new data centers requiring so much power.