£1M is Secured for Heat Pump Technology by a Former Dyson Engineer

UK: Carbon tech startup Nusku, based in Bristol, has raised £1 million, with the UK government contributing £700,000. The heat pump manufacturer, which was established in 2022, has increased its seed investment from £245,000 to £727,000 thanks to a grant from the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero.

Nusk's technique, which is based on air source heat pump technology that requires a few days to install rather than a week, is not yet patented. Heat pumps transfer heat from outdoor air to interior radiators using the same mechanism as refrigerators. Since they run on electricity, they are seen to be the most effective means for the UK to switch from gas-fired boilers, which heat most of the country's 28 million households, to low-carbon heating.

The product will be tested at the University of Salford's Energy House, a unique research and testing facility that consists of an early 20th-century two-bedroom terraced house within an environmental chamber that allows an accurate and timely assessment of energy efficient retro fit technologies. The government grant was given via their Heat Pump Ready Programme and is part of the £1B Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.

Russell Murchie, the founder of Nusku, claims that both the university of the West of England and its base in Bristol, the former European Green Capital, have played a crucial role. Murchie spent 17 years working as a fluid dynamics engineer at.

Source: Tech eu