As everybody knows who lives in NL, wind can affect your interior temperatures , cold NL wind in winter can make you heating bills go through the roof. Wind can also affect the performance of your heat pump , a poorly located heat pump in NL that is located in direct wind can play havoc on the efficiency of your heat pump.
In NL winter we can have period of strong sustained wind , if wind is blowing directly into your heat pump it will lessen the air transfer through your heat pump, less air , less heat recovery from wind moving through your heat pump , typically this is when you need the most heat , people feel it is there heat pump under preforming and the unit is of poor quality , yet in a lot of cases it is where the heat pump was located , and efficiency is lessened by strong winds blowing directly on heat pump.
When you purchase your unit take the time to install outside unit of heat pump in area where NL wind can not directly affect performance, as a consumer ask questions before installation to prevent future concerns and costly expense to relocate heat pump to a less windy area.