'Heat pumps work': Study confirms Air Source Heat Pumps three times more efficient than gas boilers

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'Heat pumps work': Study confirms Air Source Heat Pumps three times more efficient than gas boilers

New government-backed research project confirms heat pumps are an effective form of heating homes, even on cold days

Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs) could be as much as three times more efficient than traditional gas boilers and are capable of working well even in the coldest weather conditions, new data from a government-backed...

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