heat pump

2 min read 2023-01-17 14:45:46

PV-powered heat pump, refrigerator system for off-grid applications

South Africa scientists have developed an integrated, solar-powered heat pump and refrigerator for use by food vendors in sub-Saharan Africa. The

4 min read 2023-01-04 01:42:22

As you may have noticed on New Year's Eve, we're starting off 2023 with a fair bit of cautious optimism on climate, so today, we have a low-emissions

2 min read 2023-01-02 15:15:40

Equium has developed a new thermo-acoustic heat pump core that reportedly produces 3 kW to 4 kW of heat for every kilowatt of power it consumes. It

2 min read 2022-12-28 20:30:10

Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy and a group of heat pump manufacturers have started a project to replace gas and oil heating

5 min read 2022-12-23 04:43:05

A heat pump's outdoor unit is pulling what warmth it can out of the air in freezing conditions. (Photo by Peter Eastern via Wikipedia

2 min read 2022-12-21 21:30:11

The Flemish government will halve the solar panels premium from a maximum of €1,500 ($1,594) in 2022 to €750 from Jan. 1, 2023. It will also end

5 min read 2022-12-11 22:41:28

Friends, it’s winter and the weather is reassuringly cold: average daily temperatures in Teddington are around 0 °C. And as I wrote the other

2 min read 2022-12-06 19:00:08

A UK research group has proposed the combination of solar-powered heat pumps and thermal storage based on phase-change materials for residential

2 min read 2022-12-02 14:00:40

Th International Energy Agency (IEA) says unsubsidized heat pumps are already competitive with gas boilers in mature markets like the United States,

3 min read 2022-12-01 10:31:26

A new report from the International Energy Agency has predicted a huge global boom in the sale and uptake of heat pumps, as consumers seek out more

1 min read 2022-11-28 14:30:47

The Irish government wants to introduce an unspecified renewable energy quota for the heating sector by 2024. The Sustainable Energy Authority of

2 min read 2022-11-11 22:30:43

A new Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) study shows there is a strong economic case for owning and operating heat pumps in Poland, which was

1 min read 2022-11-03 21:25:05

Carrier will soon begin field tests for a prototype air-source heat pump for cold climates. It is designed to provide high-efficiency heating

3 min read 2022-11-02 01:12:54

Choose your fuel source carefully: you are likely to have to live with your decision for the next 10-20 years. Image: iamNigelMorris, CC BY 2.0 , via

7 min read 2022-10-22 03:04:15

Friends, as I mentioned in my previous article, I have no real idea how to actually operate my 5 kW Vaillant Arotherm plus heat pump – or to check