Micah Parkin wanted to quash her home’s carbon pollution to help fight climate change. So she took a familiar step among climate-inclined homeowners: She got a heat pump — just not the typical variety ...

The U.S. Department of Energy puts it plainly: “There is heat beneath your feet,” and it remains largely untapped. While ...

A project underway in New Haven shows the potential of the system, which harnesses heat beneath the earth. But it's not ...

Energy bills are rising throughout the country, and consumers are looking for tech solutions that can help reduce their monthly electric and gas costs. To help consumers, Illinois legislators have ...

The deployment of geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) at mass scale could decarbonize heating and cooling and save energy in US buildings, according to a report conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and ...

The university has used geothermal technology for over 15 years and has saved $12 million on energy costs since the network’s implementation.

The future is bright for a little known yet highly efficient method of heating and cooling, a new report by the U.S. Department of Energy concludes. Ground source heat pumps could heat and cool the ...

Researchers at the University of Padova in Italy have proposed to improve the performance of residential air heat pumps with air-geothermal heat exchangers and have found this combination may reduce ...

If you're looking for an energy-efficient way to heat and cool your home, one option is a geothermal heat pump. So what exactly is a geothermal heat pump? Simply put, a geothermal heat pump is a ...

A US government report looked at the cost savings and grid effects of the mass installation of heat pumps. The result: lower energy bills. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's ...

Heat pumps function similarly to refrigerators or air conditioners, which take warm air from one space and send it to another. In the winter, a heat pump transfers heat from the outdoors inside and, ...

New energy incentives make this a great time to install or upgrade a heat pump.