Maarten De Groote

Recently, the VITO/EnergyVille research team of the Smart Energy & Built Environment Unit put pen to paper for its latest publication ”Winter is Coming. Where are the Heat Pumps?”—a position paper that brings together their substantial research efforts regarding the support of policies and the implementation of projects involving heat pumps. As winter is coming, and heating our homes is top of mind, in this Expert Talk, we are happy to walk you through the position paper’s key takeaways.

Have heat pumps become cost-effecttive in existing homes today? What is the effect of energy prices on the cost-efficiency of heat pumps? And what measures are needed to arrive at a profitable system? In this fact check, our EnergyVille / VITO researchers Glenn Reynders, Maarten De Groote, Dorien Aerts and Pieter Bosmans list all the figures. Curious about their calculations and what measures our researchers are putting forward? Then be sure to read the full fact check – you can download it at the bottom of this article.