Heat pumps date back to the 1850s and are more energy efficient than furnaces or boilers. Image: Schon via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

A heat pump heats and cools your home, functioning like a combined furnace and central air conditioner. Because they absorb and move heat from the air, heat pumps are exceptionally energy-efficient ...

The city is offering $20-million in low interest loans to encourage single family homeowners to switch to using an electric heat pump to heat and cool their houses. The furnace upgrade eprogram, ...

It may not feel like it now, but the cold temperatures of winter are just around the corner. And a Canadian homeowner wants people to know that, even in the coldest of times, a heat pump can make any ...

Federal incentives for home energy improvements are running out at the end of the year, so it’s decision time for anyone who has been thinking about a heat pump. The right decision can depend on where ...

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Massachusetts regulators are considering a plan to make heat pumps an obvious financial choice for most residents. The state Department of Public Utilities is mulling a proposal to heavily discount ...

Air source heat pumps are made up of an outside unit and an inside unit. They can also be hooked up to ducts, like a furnace. Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS) By Francesca Paris Heat pumps ...

Heat pump sales in the UK are the lowest in Europe per household, despite experiencing sharp growth last year, with Britons purchasing fewer than a tenth as many per household as Norwegians, new ...

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