Heat pumps are some of the most energy efficient heating systems available today. They’re also eco-friendly HVAC options because they don’t burn gas or oil, and they use far less electricity than ...

Micah Parkin wanted to quash her home’s carbon pollution to help fight climate change. So she took a familiar step among climate-inclined homeowners: She got a heat pump — just not the typical variety ...

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 ...

A US government report looked at the cost savings and grid effects of the mass installation of heat pumps. The result: lower energy bills. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's ...

If you're looking for an energy-efficient way to heat and cool your home, one option is a geothermal heat pump. So what exactly is a geothermal heat pump? Simply put, a geothermal heat pump is a ...

Energy bills are rising throughout the country, and consumers are looking for tech solutions that can help reduce their monthly electric and gas costs. To help consumers, Illinois legislators have ...

At a recent meeting of the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSPHA), Enertech business development manager Rob Derksen shared tips for how HVAC contractors can become better at ...

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 ...

According to a recent survey conducted by The ACHR NEWS in conjunction with myCLEARopinion, most homeowners have some sort of knowledge/familiarity with geothermal HVAC (41%). Of the homeowners ...

Dear EarthTalk: Why are ecologists so bullish on “enhanced geothermal” power plants, and how do they differ from regular geothermal? – Paul Berman, Milwaukee, WI Geothermal energy is energy derived ...

Researchers at the University of Padova in Italy have proposed to improve the performance of residential air heat pumps with air-geothermal heat exchangers and have found this combination may reduce ...

The city of Pueblo is getting a $270,000 grant from the Colorado Energy Office to install geothermal heat pumps at three new net-zero fire stations in town, which should help lower energy bills in the ...