For years, I’ve watched heat pumps emerge as a cornerstone technology for decarbonizing heating. The growth figures have been ...

Taxing fossil fuels harder is one way to spur demand for domestic appliances that use electricity as an alternative, says ...

Colder weather is quickly approaching, which means it’s time for many folks to start cranking up the heat in their homes and ...

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 ...

Boston is racing to decarbonize its public housing by 2030. The latest tool it's deploying to reach that goal?

For several years, heat pumps have outsold gas furnaces in the United States. Instead of burning fossil fuels to generate warmth, these appliances use electricity - ideally provided by renewable ...

Maryland environmental groups launched a new coalition to pressure the state to move faster on rules that would require ...

You can save home energy bills with a heat pump. Even in the worst case locations solar power makes heat pumps good long-term ...

Power utilities in Europe are floating plans for innovative applications with large-scale heat pumps, in a bid to decarbonize their district heating systems. German utility RheinEnergie has unveiled ...

The lender will cover the cost of installation for homes with a D or C-rated energy performance - Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg ...