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The hunt for the most efficient heat pump in the world (arstechnica.com)
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A new generation of engineers has realized they can push heat pumps to the limit.

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[–] evranch@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago

I saw 5 for air-air and was impressed. Then I see SCOP? Oh please. Why not change the scale again to make sure nobody knows what a good value is. Just like SEER on an air conditioner.

SCOP varies depending on environmental conditions!

Real COP or go home IMO. Watts out/watts in, no fudging numbers to confuse consumers again.