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$2.4 Million to Accelerate Equitable, Affordable, & Simple Solutions for Home Electrification

December 17, 2022 admin buildings, clean power, clean transport, eas-e prize, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, ev charging, heat pumps, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar panels

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 03:21:48 +0000

The American-Made Equitable and Affordable Solutions to Electrification Prize (EAS-E Prize) is offering $2.4 million in cash prizes and technical assistance vouchers to innovators who can help simplify the electrification processes for contractors and implementers. The prize aims to make the process faster and more affordable for homeowners across diverse communities and all housing types. “Electrification is essential to […]

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Heat Pumps On Fire Globally — As In, Getting Much More Popular

December 9, 2022 admin consumer technology, energy efficiency, fatih birol, heat pumps, international energy agency (iea), policy & politics

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:13:16 +0000

Sales set to hit new records, helping save energy and emissions, but policy action is needed to unblock bottlenecks such as upfront costs and training workers Worldwide sales of heat pumps are set to soar to record levels in the coming years as the global energy crisis accelerates their adoption, the International Energy Agency (IEA) […]

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Dandelion Energy Ready To Expand Ground Source Heat Pumps

November 26, 2022 admin buildings, clean power, dandelion energy, energy efficiency, geothermal energy, green economy, ground source heat pumps, heat pumps

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 22:00:38 +0000

There are two types of heat pumps — air source and ground source. Air source heat pumps have to be able to work with outside air temperatures that can vary between -20 degrees to +120 degrees F. Ground source heat pumps work with the temperature of the Earth hundreds of feet below the surface. Typically […]

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Heat Pumps — States & Others Can’t Pass Up The Chance To Electrify Buildings

November 20, 2022 admin buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean tech, heat pumps, policy & politics, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:51:19 +0000

New building codes in Washington state heavily incentivize electric heat pumps — and they’re good for even the coldest climate there. It’s a trend towards efficient electric heating in new home construction.

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Millions Of US Homes Are Installing Heat Pumps. Will It Be Enough?

November 14, 2022 admin buildings, California, energy efficiency, heat pumps, inflation reduction act of 2022., maine, Massachusetts, New York

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:00:47 +0000

The US heat pump market is growing, but it needs to accelerate to achieve critical climate goals. Across the United States, over 15 states and roughly 100 cities have begun to shift policies to encourage or require electrification of homes, workplaces, schools, and government buildings. In fact, as of November 1, 2022, four states have explicitly […]

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Hug Your Super-Efficient Water Heater On Heat Pump Water Heater Day

October 27, 2022 admin consumer technology, energy efficiency, heat pump water heaters, heat pumps

Credit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 03:06:57 +0000

You’ve heard of tree huggers? Well, on October 26, the Advanced Water Heating Initiative and hundreds of other organizations will celebrate another cylindrical climate saving object we should all be excited about (and maybe even hugging) — the heat pump water heater. I know it may sound strange to hug the perhaps least-loved, least-exciting appliance […]

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Heat Pumps Get A Boost In UK & Newfoundland

October 26, 2022 admin buildings, energy efficiency, green economy, heat pumps, Newfoundland, uk

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:00:41 +0000

Heat pumps are gaining traction in all sorts of ways, from a promotion by British Gas to a small company in Newfoundland.

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How The Inflation Reduction Act May Impact Heat Pump Standards

October 20, 2022 admin buildings, energy efficiency, green economy, heat pumps, inflation reduction act of 2022.

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:30:32 +0000

How efficient should a heat pump be to qualify for incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act? That’s an interesting question.

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Want Energy Resilience? Invest Locally In Community Solar, Rooftop Solar, Heat Pumps, EVs

October 12, 2022 admin clean power, climate change, consumer technology, energy efficiency, green economy, grid, heat pumps, hurricane ian, hurricanes, microgrids, Smart Grid, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2022 23:00:46 +0000

Communities looking to build resilience in the face of worsening climate disasters will soon have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to better prepare themselves via new federal funding and incentives.

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Rheem Releases 120V Plug-In Heat Pump Water Heater That Can Be Plugged Into Typical Outlet

September 27, 2022 admin buildings, clean power, consumer technology, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, heat pump water heaters, heat pumps, home energy management, rheem

Credit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:00:24 +0000

Last fall I wrote about how 120 volt heat pump water heaters were just about to come out on the market. Well, they’re finally here! Rheem released its 120V ProTerra(R) Plug-in Heat Pump water heater (HPWH) in July and everyone is excited! Ok, you may not geek out on heat pump water heaters as much […]