Heat pumps operate by moving heat from lower temperature areas to higher temperature areas. They typically take advantage of an electrically driven compressor and a closed vapor compression cycle.

Heat pumps in refrigeration applications were focus of discussions and presentations at the Chillventa trade expo in Germany this past fall. EDITOR’S NOTE: Use of a refrigerator for heating was the ...

Heat pumps are becoming all the rage around a world that has to slash carbon emissions rapidly while cutting energy costs. In buildings, they replace space heating and water heating — and provide ...

Heat pumps provide heating in winter and cooling in summer. While they’re OK for moderate climates, they are not efficient in extreme cold climates. Building on work that began five years ago, ...

A new type of heat pump could let residents in cold climates halve their heating bills. New technology coming out of Purdue University may end up maintaining the efficiency of heat pumps in cold ...

ROHNERT PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new technology—100% electric heat pump refrigeration— at Straus Family Creamery will contribute to a sustainable transformation of the commercial cold storage ...