{"id":8580,"date":"2021-05-07T14:24:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T13:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boilerguide.co.uk\/trade\/blog\/\/"},"modified":"2021-05-07T14:53:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T13:53:10","slug":"microwave-boilers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boilerguide.co.uk\/trade\/blog\/microwave-boilers\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Microwave Boilers be the Future of Home Heating?"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK energy technology company, Heat Wayv, has developed the very first microwave boiler. <\/p>\n

Rather than burning fossil fuels, the Heat Wayv microwave boiler is able to heat the home and hot water using microwaves. The same technology used by microwave ovens. As they only need electricity, Heat Wayv boilers don\u2019t emit carbon into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n

So, could microwave boilers play a part in the low-carbon future of home heating?<\/p>\n

The Heat Wayv microwave boiler<\/h2>\n

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\nThe Heat Wayv microwave boiler is currently in the prototype stage. Nonetheless, Heat Wayv believe it will be a better alternative to gas boilers than other low-carbon heating systems. <\/p>\n

Rather than burning gas or oil, the Heat Wayv uses microwaves to heat the home and hot water. The boiler includes electrical components where a magnetron emits microwaves. Energy is then transferred to water molecules to heat up the water.<\/p>\n

Heat Wayv co-founder, Phil Stevens told H&V News: \u201cThe end of the gas boiler is inevitable and scheduled. But the proposed replacement technologies do not work for consumers as they are either too expensive to install or too expensive to run. We looked for a clean technology where the boiler would cost the consumer the same to buy, same to install and same to run as a gas boiler.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benefits of microwave boilers<\/h2>\n

If Heat Wayv microwave boilers are fitted into homes, they could offer a number of benefits:<\/p>\n