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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Geothermal heat pumps use the thermal properties of subsurface rock to help heat and cool buildings, and when powered by solar, they eliminate the use of fossil fuels. While geothermal is becoming the ...

Some homeowners looking to switch out their heating and cooling systems are turning to home geothermal — also known as ground source — heat pumps. It's a technology that relies on a simple physical ...

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 ...

They say when you’re in a hole, stop digging. But according to the Environmental Protection Agency, digging deep holes, or more accurately drilling them, is the most energy efficient, cost effective ...

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 ...