Heat pumps function similarly to refrigerators or air conditioners, which take warm air from one space and send it to another. In the winter, a heat pump transfers heat from the outdoors inside and, ...

Developed in 1857, tech improvements are making heat pumps a viable element in the contemporary transition to cleaner, more energy efficient homes There was a touch of anxiety in the home of Jon and ...

A New Hampshire company will use a federal grant to bring space-worthy compressor technology down to Earth to better heat and cool people’s homes. The $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of ...

Heat pumps – heating and cooling systems that run entirely on electricity – have been getting a lot of attention recently. They’ve been called the “most overlooked climate solution” and “an answer to ...

Heat pumps are emerging as an important tool for helping to thwart climate change—not just in the South, but all over the country. They’re more energy-efficient than traditional heating and cooling ...

What's the difference between warm air and cool air? In fact, what does “temperature” even mean? It's stranger than you think. At a basic level, if you increase the temperature of air, you increase ...

Six Fraunhofer institutes are developing new electrocaloric heat pumps that use elastocaloric heat pipes instead of compressors to extract heat from the sources. The first pilot systems developed by ...

Lochinvar, a high-efficiency boiler and water heater manufacturer, recently announced the Veritus Air Source Heat Pump Water Heater. Improving energy efficiency and simplifying installation and ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...