The heat pump is gaining more and more popularity in Romania, according to market experts, sales have tripled this year. This is a trend that has been seen in other parts of Europe for some time. In the conditions of the energy crisis and rising prices for bills, heat pumps turned out to be an important alternative to gas installations or centralized heating.

Geothermal pumps extract heat for the house from the groundPhoto: Shutterstock

However, as we will see, the heat pump is only a solution for a very small part of Romanians. There are various constraints associated with a home that we want to heat or cool more efficiently. If it is a house or an apartment, already built or under construction, what surface, what decoration, what temperature we like – all this can change the balance and even exclude the possibility of using a heat pump.

But perhaps the most important factor is that the investment comes from the sea. In other words, before you can really save on your bills, you have to be able to save a lot of money. Therefore, there are requests on the market to create a government support program, for example, for the installation of photovoltaic panels.

Read on Panorama.ro what the experts say to see what remains of fashion’s confrontation with the reality of this period’s expensive heat.