A German research group has proposed to use reinforcement learning (RL) to optimize the utilization of heat pumps (HPs) for space heating in big apartment complexes. RL is a type of machine learning ...

UK scientists designed a new heat pump concept that they claim could be particularly beneficial to newly developed areas or potential residential complexes. The system uses ice or ice slurry as the ...

California has been pushing electric-powered heat pumps as the clean replacement for gas furnaces, but high electricity prices mean many homeowners don't always save money. A new Harvard study ...

The residential heat pump market is affected by a range of forces, from incentive programs to improvements in technology to the trend among some homeowners toward remodeling their homes rather than ...

Heat pumps offer a net-zero heating and cooling solution, powered by electricity from renewable sources. Governments worldwide are phasing out gas boilers and introducing incentives to promote the ...

Something radical is happening in suburban homes right now. Families are quietly cutting their heating and cooling costs by hundreds of dollars each year, and most of their neighbors have no idea. The ...

HVAC contractors are responsible for providing indoor comfort. Their livelihoods depend on it. Contractors are challenged to provide the proper HVAC equipment and ensure it delivers total indoor ...

R290, commonly known as propane, has a long history as a refrigerant and is now seeing renewed adoption in heat pump systems ...

A change to planning rules is set to make it easier for heat pumps to be installed in homes. Previously, a key planning restriction meant heat pumps had to be 1 metre from a neighbour's property, but ...

Heat pumps electrify your heating and cooling to be more efficient. New technology could solve one of their lingering problems. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...

The UK sees heat pumps as critical to meeting its 2035 climate targets as they remove fossil fuels from the heating and cooling equation. They are estimated to halve the carbon emissions from heating ...