First microwave-powered home boiler could help cut emissions
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from on (#5FCW4)
Drop-in' replacement for gas boilers may help tackle challenge of cutting emissions from home heating
The creators of the world's first microwave-powered boiler have said it can provide a straightforward, zero-emissions replacement for the gas boilers that heat most homes in the UK.
The boiler uses electricity to heat water which can then be pumped through existing radiators and to taps and showers and baths. The company, Heat Wayv, is building prototypes and expects to trial the boilers in homes by the end of 2022, with the first sales to customers targeted for 2024. It says a unit suitable for a three- or four-bedroom home would cost about 3,500, the same as an equivalent gas boiler.
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