The Heat Pump Association (HPA) and The Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA) have joined other leading organisations in writing to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Rt Hon. Greg Clark MP. The joint letter urges the UK Government to use its forthco Read More

The European Commission’s groundbreaking strategy to tackle the vast use of energy in the cooling and heating sector across the continent The strategy includes plans to boost the energy efficiency of buildings, improve linkages between electricity systems and district heating systems, which aims to Read More

The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment has welcomed the European Commission’s first ever comprehensive Strategy dedicated to heating and cooling.The European Commission has presented the first strategy to optimise buildings’ and industries’ heating and cooling, a sector accounting Read More

When use heat pump to heat/cool your homes in winter or in summer, by simply adjust your programmable thermostat by +/- 1 degree can save you money - even enough to power a 50” TV for over a month!Programmable thermostats are easy to use and they allow you to regulate the temperature automatically. Read More

Editor's note: Northern China's heating season is largely blamed for the region's smog and airpollution woes due to the enormous consumption of coal in the process. A startup in Jilinprovince aims to plug the problem by replacing coal with renewable geothermal power in anattempt to step out of the c Read More

Replacing the anode rod in a water heater before it fails can slow down corrosion inside the tank and significantly extend the life of the water heater, sometimes even doubling it.Most water heater tanks are steel with a thin glass lining to protect the metal from corrosion. Since the lining eventua Read More

CHANGNING District Director Gu Honghui was present at the 2016 US-China Climate-Smart/Low Carbon Cities Summit in Beijing on June 7. Gu was there to share with conventioneers, including US Secretary of State John Kerry, information about Changning’s experience promoting low-carbon urban development. Read More

Water-source heat pumps prove to be more energy-efficient than alternative systems for commercial buildings. Naveen Halbhavi, PE, ClimateMaster Inc., Oklahoma CityLearning Objectives:Analyze water-source heat pumps and compare them to alternative systems.Examine how water-source heat pumps can reduc Read More

Air source heat pump demand in US to top $2.1bn by 2021Demand for air source heat pumps in the US is forecast to increase by 2.5% per year to $2.1 billion by 2021.Air source heat pumps comprise a significant amount of total heat pump demand, largely due to the easier installation requirements and Read More