Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg University, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed solutions to retrofit heat pumps, heat transfer systems, and ventilation systems in ...

An international research team has conducted the first empirical study on retrofitting PV-assisted two-stage heat pump (HP) systems in existing multi-family buildings. The research is part of the ...

With global warming becoming an urgent issue, heating our homes efficiently -- and sustainably -- has taken center stage. As winters become more unpredictable (and unexpectedly harsh), finding ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Plenty of homes all over the world, particularly in Europe, get warm using heat pumps and radiators. How does this new heat ...

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 ...

Electric cars live and die by their efficiency, and nowhere is that more obvious than on a freezing highway when the cabin ...

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