Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 23:10:47 +0000
The building electrification movement is getting another shot of adrenaline from new energy-efficient heat pump water heater technology.
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:42:15 +0000
The humble electric hot water system, hidden usually in a corner of the garage, or even sometimes stuck outside the house in Australia, is being repurposed to balance the grid. For years, we have used tariff 33 to switch on our hot water systems at night for lower-cost electricity from … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:01:44 +0000
The holiday that puts all other holidays to shame is almost upon us! Heat Pump Water Heater Day is rolling out for its third annual awesomeness to elevate and celebrate the most amazing appliance in the home that we never think about (the water heater). The Advanced Water Heating Initiative is … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:10:54 +0000
For my next stop on my heat pump water heater tour across America, I visited a large water heater installer and servicer who has created a thriving business model around heat pump water heaters — US Water Heating Solutions. This company is based in Arlington Heights, Illinois, but provides service … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:16:31 +0000
The third stop of my heat pump water heater tour across America in advance of Heat Pump Water Heater Day was in Vernon Hills, Illinois, to check out the world headquarters of Intellihot, a company that is making an interesting type of commercial heat pump water heater that needs much … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:00:46 +0000
The second stop of my heat pump water heater tour across America was in Chicago to check out one of the first installations of a central heat pump water heater (a heat pump water heater that provides hot water for many apartments in a multifamily building) at an affordable housing … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:17:26 +0000
Heat pump water heater sales saw their largest increase ever in 2023, according to the latest data released by ENERGY STAR. Shipments of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) grew 35% last year to 190,000 units, their largest numerical increase (50,000 units) in history. This trend of accelerating shipment growth is … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:16:03 +0000
The first stop of my heat pump water heater tour across America was an incredible experience that allowed me to see every step of how my favorite technology is made. A lot of magic happens at the Bradford White factory, from metal sheets arriving on pallets to packaged cardboard boxes … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:46:39 +0000
This summer I embarked on a cross country tour of America to see the quiet revolution taking place in decarbonized water heating. I had the opportunity to visit factories that produce heat pump water heaters, installers that are training their staff to capture the oncoming tidal wave of installations, National … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:13:51 +0000
A new PNNL-developed resource sizzles with information for selecting and installing an energy-efficient technology to meet household hot water needs Efficient heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) desire nothing more than a warm reception in America’s homes, but sometimes they end up on the outside looking in. It isn’t due to … [continued]
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