While in Europe recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Nigel Banks of Octopus Energy on the weekly YouTube show Mesh. The channel and parent organization, Mesh Energy, are focused on sustainable energy options for the UK building industry. What follows is a lightly edited transcript of our … [continued]
My guy and I are traveling in eastern Massachusetts this week. It’s oceanfront tourism at its finest: weathered beachfront homes, open-air dining, riding the long and low cool surf. Unusual for the region, heatwaves do have our personal energy levels drooping. The 90 degree dog days seem daunting when we’re … [continued]
Heat pumps are still rare in the UK. A new Visit A Heat Pump program is educating consumers about the new technology.
The number of heat pumps sold in the US is rapidly outpacing the sale of gas furnaces as more people opt for lower energy bills.
The building electrification movement is getting another shot of adrenaline from new energy-efficient heat pump water heater technology.
Balto Energy is on a mission to help homeowners electrify their residences with heat pumps and EV chargers at affordable rates.
A new industrial heat pump design from ETH Zurich promises to be more flexible and more energy efficient as well.
In yet another sign that the electrification trend is widening and deepening, the new Scout Motors electric vehicle factory in South Carolina will apply new heat pump technology to help decarbonize its HVAC system.
The International Code Council ruled against its own staff last week to give a big win to the American Gas Association.
There are lots of people who think it does no good to electrify things like cars and home heating equipment if the electricity they use comes from coal-fired thermal generating stations. After all, it is widely understood that coal plants create more carbon emissions than any other thermal generation technology. … [continued]
