Installing heat pumps, which use electricity to heat and cool air, is a key part of Massachusetts' plan to get homes off of fossil fuels. (Miriam Wasser/WBUR) Using an electric heat pump in ...

If it weren’t for the Second Law of Thermodynamics, we could fill a tank with water, let it separate into hot and cold, discard the cold, and use the hot to heat our home (or, in summer, discard the ...

Federal incentives for home energy improvements are running out at the end of the year, so it’s decision time for anyone who has been thinking about a heat pump. The right decision can depend on where ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A condenser sits on the roof during the ...

Federal incentives for home energy improvements are running out at the end of the year, so it’s decision time for anyone who has been thinking about a heat pump. The right decision can depend on where ...

Today’s topic is heat pump water heaters, a technology that, while simple, offers significant efficiency benefits. Unlike typical electric water heaters with two heating elements, heat pump water ...

Schematic of the ISHP. Source: Energy and Buildings, CC BY 4.0 The feasibility of deploying ice-source heat pump systems (ISHPs) to replace conventional natural gas boilers for residential heating was ...

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 ...