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Octopus Energy has unveiled a new add-on for its Cosy heat pumps that could give British households a cheaper route to summer cooling, as interest grows in ways to keep homes comfortable during hotter weather. The device, called the Cosy Cooler, is being trialled in homes and offices across the UK.
The cooler is said to be roughly the size of a tall kitchen bin and designed to serve a single room, although larger spaces could be covered with several units if paired with a higher-tier Cosy heat pump.
Cosy Cooler actively draws warm air from the room, removes the heat with a heat exchanger and blows the cooler air back into the space. The heat it removes is transferred through the heating pipework to the outdoor Cosy Heat Pump, which releases it outside. Octopus says this means it can actively cool a room without needing an exhaust duct.
The move reflects a broader shift in the UK market, where demand for cooling has risen after a series of hot summers. The company’s chief executive, Greg Jackson, was quoted as saying that British homes need to be ready for both cold winters and increasingly warm summers, underlining Octopus Energy’s argument that domestic heating systems should also be capable of providing affordable cooling.
The reported price, between £500 and £600, would place the Cosy Cooler well below the cost of many conventional air conditioning installations, which can run into the thousands, and may appeal to households wary of expensive retrofits. Octopus is still seeking further trial participants, and according to the report it hopes to broaden availability next summer if testing goes well.
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