A gas heating system also burns a finite resource and the linkage of the gas price to oil makes estimating costs a lottery. In addition, operation is not without risk, and maintenance and inspection are therefore elaborate and expensive. This means that gas for heating will soon be not just a fossil fuel, but a fossilized fuel – as dead as a dodo.
Gas heating
Heat pump
Economy
– Expensive maintenance
– Rising gas price
– Gas connection can be expensive
+ Low on maintenance
+ No dependence on oil and gas
+ 75 % free environmental energy
Long-term prospects
– Finite resource
– Dependence on foreign supplies
+ Inexhaustible ambient heat
+ Reliable supplies of electricity
Environmental compatibility
– Higher CO2 emission
– Elaborate transport system
+ No emissions on site
+ Low pollution
Cleanness/safety
– Gas
– Flame in the home
+ Odourless
+ No soot, dust or dirt
+ No flame
Progressiveness
– Fossil fuel
+ Technology of the future
Comfort
– Chimney necessary
– Cellar or other room is occupied
– Gas is not available everywhere, so a tank may be
necessary
