As cold temperatures affect much of the United States, more people are looking into highly efficient heat pumps to save money on utility bills and reduce household energy waste. According to the ...

Ground source heat pumps, a small but growing segment of the U.S. heating and cooling sector, could help slash energy demands, boost American manufacturing and stabilize the electric grid as AI-fueled ...

Heat pumps are often talked about as a single technology type, but in practice, there are two main systems used in UK homes: air source and ground source. Both systems work on the same principle, ...

German solar thermal energy and heat storage company TWL Technologie GmbH has launched new photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) panels that are designed to operate with ground-source heat pumps. “Unlike our ...

These are the best whole-house heat pumps from Consumer Reports' tests. These heat pumps are more efficient and can save you money.

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Heat pumps are now thriving in some of the world’s coldest regions, with Norway, Sweden, Finland, and even Canada seeing record adoption. Modern systems—using variable-speed compressors, better ...

Heat pump adoption has more than doubled in recent years. Modern systems deliver quieter, smoother whole-home comfort. Geothermal offers stable comfort with lower long-term bills. Remember the last ...

Researchers in Italy have designed a novel carbon dioxide heat pump that can work with photovoltaic-thermal energy, a finned coil heat exchanger and a U-tube borehole heat exchanger. Their experiment ...