heat pump
noun
: an apparatus for heating or cooling (such as a building) by transferring heat by mechanical means from or to an external reservoir (such as the ground, water, or outside air)
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In India, where the industrial sector meets most of its energy requirements from fossil fuels for electricity, heating, and cooling, heat pumps and thermal batteries could enable facilities to harness increasingly available and affordable wind and solar power.
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Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The rollout of rebates on solar panels, heat pumps, home insulation and electric vehicles has come with its own hiccups.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2024
That could include electrifying buildings, replacing fossil fuel-burning equipment with electric appliances like heat pumps, installing technologies to capture CO2 emissions on-site, or turning to renewable energy.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 22 July 2024
The rate was 4% in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont -- places where heat pumps have become a popular alternative to costly fuel oil, aided by the states' own generous rebates and credits for buyers.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Aug. 2024
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Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The rollout of rebates on solar panels, heat pumps, home insulation and electric vehicles has come with its own hiccups.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2024
That could include electrifying buildings, replacing fossil fuel-burning equipment with electric appliances like heat pumps, installing technologies to capture CO2 emissions on-site, or turning to renewable energy.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 22 July 2024
The rate was 4% in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont -- places where heat pumps have become a popular alternative to costly fuel oil, aided by the states' own generous rebates and credits for buyers.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Heat pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20pump. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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