Chile. In order for consumers to be able to decide in an informed way about the best technological alternatives, the first market study of heat pumps was carried out in Chile.
The study was born as part of the project to support the "NAMA of Renewable Energies for Self-Consumption in Chile" implemented by the Ministry of Energy and the Energy Program of the GIZ of Germany.
"The objective was to know the prices of heat pumps in Chile, considering the sale, installation and maintenance of these technologies," explains David Fuchs, director of the NAMA project of Renewable Energies for Self-consumption in Chile.
For his part, Gabriel Prudencio, head of the Sustainable Energy Division of the Ministry of Energy, added that "this study is an input to encourage initiatives like these, since heat pumps reduce the costs of air conditioning, heating and / or domestic hot water. In addition, they are energy efficient and reduce impacts on the environment."
Results
In the study, which will serve so that consumers can decide in an informed way about the best technological alternatives, the air conditioning systems known as Splits were studied. In them, price differences of up to 300% were observed.
Geothermal heat pumps for industrial use, whose function is to produce hot water for thermal processes, were also analyzed. In this case, price differences of up to six times were observed between the different suppliers.
The full study in Spanish can be viewed at the following link:
http://4echile.cl/4echile/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Estudio-de-Mercado.pdf
