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Merino Energy, a new startup led by a former Apple engineer, created a lower-cost heat pump that launched today.

Air conditioning bills are spiking and as climate change starts to impact more parts of the country, air conditioners are running for longer periods. Now millions of Americans are starting to install ...

Heat pumps have annually outsold gas furnaces for several years now, and with the recent introduction of more high-efficiency, cold-climate, air-source heat pumps, that trend is likely to continue.

Homeowners looking for an energy-efficient alternative to traditional air conditioners in the spring and summer months (and furnaces in the winter) might want to invest in a heat pump. It's a type of ...

This will be the first time that the technology will be available for homes.

CLIFFORD, N.D. — In 1991, Nancy Drew and her husband Jim Erickson installed a ground source heat pump on the family farm while completely remodeling the house. "It was just a smarter system than fuel ...

Heat pumps have become a kind of Rorschach test for the future of home comfort: to some people they are a climate solution, to others an expensive gamble. What rarely makes it into the marketing copy ...

Star Refrigeration highlights maintenance as critical to long-term heat pump performance Experience in the design, manufacture, installation, commissioning and maintenance of more than 100MW of ...

Heat pumps are having a moment – and not just because they’re fashionable. For many households, the economics are starting to make sense. Running costs can be lower than gas, carbon emissions are ...