Heatpumps Sweden
This document contains preliminary numbers for economic data for Swedish heat pumps.
Bold font rows are the final datapoints.
The values are good approximations, but they may still be subject to change.
Average purchase and installation cost for heating systems
Our estimated purchase price values for the different heating sources are rounded average values of heating sources within the desired heat output range
Table 1
| name | value | unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Purchase Heat pump (air-water) [1]* | 85,000 | SEK |
| 1 | Purchase Gas boiler [2]† | 47,000 | SEK |
| 2 | Purchase Oil boiler [2]† | 52,000 | SEK |
| 3 | Purchase Electric boiler [3] | 35,000 | SEK |
| 4 | Install Heat pump (air-water) [1]* | 85,000 | SEK |
| 5 | Install Gas boiler [2]† | 47,000 | SEK |
| 6 | Install Oil boiler [2]† | 52,000 | SEK |
| 7 | Install Electric boiler [3]‡ | 35,000 | SEK |
| 8 | Total Heat pump (air-water) cost§ | 170,000 | SEK |
| 9 | Total Gas boiler cost¶ | 94,000 | SEK |
| 10 | Total Oil boiler cost** | 104,000 | SEK |
| 11 | Total Electric boiler cost†† | 70,000 | SEK |
* Average cost of all the listed air - water heat pumps. Rounded value
† Gas- and oil boilers are rare in Sweden and numbers are hard to come by, therefore, German numbers have been used. Conversion from Euro to SEK 10.73 (September 2022). Rounded average price of oil boilers with efficiency around 30 kW.
‡ Electric boilers are rarely used in isolation. The following assumption was made for the installation costs: The installation is less complex than that of an air-water, therefore approximately half the installation cost of an air-water heat pump.
A number in parentheses represents the row in question
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References
[1]: Polarpumpen, heatpump retailer
https://www.polarpumpen.se/varmepumpar/luft-vattenvarmepump/
[2]: Online retailer Mein Haus Shop
https://www.meinhausshop.de/Gas-Heizung
[3]: Pricerunner, comparison service, electric boilers only, heat pumps filtered out.
https://www.pricerunner.se/cl/1256/Vaermepannor?attr_56229960=56229961
Average area heated per heating source
Table 2
| name | value | unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Heat pump [1]* | 170 | sq m |
| 1 | Gas boiler† | 200 | sq m |
| 2 | Oil boiler† | 200 | sq m |
| 3 | Electric boiler ‡ | 90 | sq m |
* Assumption: heatpump generally serves 80% of the listed max area. Average of all listed heat pumps. Rounded value.
† German numbers since gas- and oil boilers are not that common in Sweden. Average kW heating sources 30kW, heating approx. 200m2 of building area in Germany.
‡ Assumption: 1kW can heat 6.667 m2. Based on German numbers.
References
[1]: Polarpumpen, heatpump retailer
https://www.polarpumpen.se/varmepumpar/luft-vattenvarmepump/
Expected lifetime
Table 3
| name | value | unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Heat pump [1] | 20 | yr |
| 1 | Gas boiler [2] | 20 | yr |
| 2 | Oil boiler [3] | 20 | yr |
| 3 | Electric boiler* | 20 | yr |
* Approximatly the same as the other boilers
References
[1]: Polarpumpen, heatpump retailer
https://www.polarpumpen.se/varmepumpar/luft-vattenvarmepump/
[2]: Energifakta, heating system blog
https://energifakta.nu/investera-i-en-gaspanna/
[3]: ServiceOne, installation and repair services for residential and commercial
https://www.serviceone.com/blog/article/how-long-does-a-home-boiler-last
Maintenance costs
Table 4
| name | value | unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Heat pump* | 0 | SEK |
| 1 | Gas boiler* | 0 | SEK |
| 2 | Oil boiler [1]† | 554 | SEK |
| 3 | Electric boiler* | 0 | SEK |
* No maintenance is need except regular tidiness
† Assumed sweeping two times each year
References
[1]: Skorstensfejarna, sweepers
https://sandvikenfejarna.se/prislista/
Particle and NOx emissions
Table 5
| name | value | unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | PM10 [1] | 22 | kg / TJ |
| 1 | PM2.5/PM10 ratio [2] | 0.57089 | % |
| 2 | NOx [3] | 120 | mg / kWh |
| 3 | PM 2.5§ | 12.55958 | % * kg / TJ |
| 4 | NOx [3]* | 0.12 | g / kWh |
| 5 | PM10 [1]† ¶ | 0.079 | g / kWh |
| 6 | PM 2.5‡ ** | 0.00045 | g / kWh |
*Converted from mg / kWh to gram / kilowatt hour
†Converted from kg / TJ to gram / kilowatt hour
‡Converted from kilogram * percent / terajoule to gram / kilowatt hour
A number in parentheses represents the row in question
$\displaystyle §(0) \times (1)$
¶Rounded to the nearest thousandth
**Rounded to the nearest houndred thousandth
References
[1]: Die nebenwirkungen der behaglickeit: feinstaub aus kamin und holzofen, table 2
http://feinstaub-esslingen.de/pdf/uba/holzofen_uba.pdf
[2]: Emission profile of Pm, Pm10 and Pm 2.5 of Stationery sources from boilers using various Fuels – An investigation. p.3
http://www.envirobiotechjournals.com/EEC/v27maysuppli2021/EEC-47.pdf
[3]: Novellierung der Verordnung über kleine und mittlere Feuerungsanlagen, table 6
https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/publikation/long/3776.pdf