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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"The same [technology] as you have in your fridge at home." HVAC expert breaks down the 'magic' that makes modern heat pumps ...

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 ...

The field-testing phase of the Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge is over, and eight manufacturers that took part are in various stages of bringing new, Challenge-certified heat ...

Nine states have signed a joint agreement to accelerate the transition to residential building electrification by significantly expanding the use of heat pumps to meet heating, cooling, and water ...

ELECTRICITY CAN be made from the sun, the wind or the atom rather than by burning fossil fuels. Cars, buses and perhaps even lorries can be powered by batteries rather than petrol or diesel. But other ...

U.S. startup Quilt has introduced a new three-zone ductless heat pump for residential use, offering independent temperature control across three areas with a single outdoor unit. The system uses R32 ...