A heat pump doesn't generate heat; it transfers it from one place to another. It's an appliance with a bright future in an ...

Are you sick of your gas furnace? Expensive AC unit driving you crazy? Well, if you're looking for an alternative, you're in luck. Heat pumps are an extremely cost-effective alternative to more ...

Plenty of homes all over the world, particularly in Europe, get warm using heat pumps and radiators. How does this new heat ...

With global warming becoming an urgent issue, heating our homes efficiently -- and sustainably -- has taken center stage. As winters become more unpredictable (and unexpectedly harsh), finding ...

Heat pumps are electric appliances that can both heat and cool your home. Scientists see them as a climate solution because heat pumps reduce planet-heating emissions. They cut pollution from burning ...

Simply put, a heat pump is a device that heats and cools our homes by transferring heat to cooler spaces, making cool spaces warmer, and warm spaces cooler. You may have one in your home, or your ...

In the hierarchy of heating, heat pumps are the new kid on the block—a highly energy-efficient newcomer that both warms the air and serves as an air conditioner within a home. Furnaces, on the other ...

Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal finance, electric vehicles and climate change. He's also the author of the nonfiction book, "Morally Straight: How the Fight for ...

Oyvind Solsta’s “light bulb” moment with heat pumps came upon reading that the heat they produce far exceeds the amount of electricity that goes in. Installing a heat pump in his house in the hills of ...

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