Jamie Foundas decided last month to finally get rid of oil heat in his 1960s-era Natick home and put in electric heat pumps. It’s the kind of heating system favored by Massachusetts as it pushes ...

US electrical standards specialist UL Solutions said in a recent statement that it will expand its HVAC testing facilities. The facilities are located in Plano, Texas, and Carugate, Italy. The company ...

“Our heat pump’s goal is to provide heat to homes in as low -31°F, which we believe will make us the most effective heat-pump technology in the market,” said Terravis Energy CEO Lorenzo Rossi. WEST ...

Northerners know the sting of a cold snap — and the steep heating bills that follow. But what if there were a way to stay warm and save money, all while cutting down on pollution? That's the kind of ...

WASHINGTON — Prototype heat pumps from four manufacturers have passed laboratory testing as part of the Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge and are ready to join four other ...

Expanded North American and European testing facilities and capabilities will enable heat pump manufacturers to advance innovations while meeting new regulatory requirements. NORTHBROOK, ...

All eight manufacturers in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge completed rigorous product field testing to demonstrate energy efficiency and improved ...

After years of rapid growth, global heat pump sales are falling. Lower gas prices, reduced subsidies, and installation bottlenecks are leading to lower sales. The technology’s efficiency remains ...

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, today announced a significant expansion of its heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) testing ...

Heat pumps are hot. And when the need arises, they’re pretty cold, too. These high-efficiency electric fixtures heat and cool using your home’s existing ductwork. That means they can replace a ...

A German research team has investigated the use of zeotropic fluid mixtures as the working fluid in high-temperature heat pumps (HTHP). Zeotropic mixtures consist of two or more fluids with varying ...

The Arctic cold snap hitting Europe this week will be a test for thousands of Polish families that in recent years replaced coal furnaces with solar panels and heat pumps to heat their homes.