Researchers in Italy have designed a novel carbon dioxide heat pump that can work with photovoltaic-thermal energy, a finned coil heat exchanger and a U-tube borehole heat exchanger. Their experiment ...

An Italian manufacturer has started up what it describes as the world’s largest steam-producing ...

Scientists led by China’s Dongguan University of Technology have proposed a novel control approach for water-to-water heat pumps that uses carbon dioxide (CO2) as refrigerant. The model-based optimal ...

CO2 heat pumps represent a promising future for cooling and heating. These systems use carbon dioxide as a refrigerant, providing an energy-efficient solution that can warm your home while heating ...

Worldwide, people are increasingly turning to heat pumps to warm their home. The devices save money, and they're good for the environment. In Northern Europe, they've long proved their worth in colder ...

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Sales of super-efficient electric heat pumps are rising, now overtaking sales of gas furnaces in the U.S. But what are heat pumps? And why do some call them a key climate solution? Here are the ...

It was an engineering problem that had bugged Zhibin Yu for years — but now he had the perfect chance to fix it. Stuck at home during the first U.K. lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic, the thermal ...

Independent climate change advisors say the Scottish government needs to ramp up the rollout of heat pumps immediately.