Carbon-free buildings
Interactive: Turn this old house into your clean-energy dream home
How can you make a home more climate-friendly and more comfortable? Here's the technology you need, plus the steps to get you there.
Heat pumps
Heat pumps
This new training program will put people to work as heat-pump installers
A Philadelphia nonprofit is gearing up to prepare its first group of trainees for one of the energy transition’s most crucial jobs.
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Geothermal
Here's a model for bringing geothermal to urban areas
Geothermal systems can cleanly heat and cool buildings, but they can be costly and complex to install, especially in cities. A Chicago building shows the way.
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Energy efficiency
Leaky air ducts can undermine heat-pump performance. Aeroseal has a fix
After decades of steady growth, a tech that seals air ducts from the inside out may be poised to take off, thanks to new heat-pump and efficiency incentives.
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Geothermal
Dandelion Energy raises $70M to take geothermal heat pumps mainstream
The Google spinout installs ground-source heat pumps for households in the frigid Northeast. Now it’s got federal tax credits and energy inflation to help it make the pitch.
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Podcast
Unleashing the magic of heat pumps
Despite all the buzz around this super-efficient technology, adoption of heat pumps has been slowing in the U.S. What gives?
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Heat pumps
Heat pumps now required for new homes in Washington state
New-build residences will have to install energy-efficient heat pumps starting in July as part of Washington’s ambitious efforts to curb carbon emissions.
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Electrification
Lyft, Airbnb and other companies join forces to help you go electric
An unexpected coalition aims to assist Americans in taking advantage of the decarbonization benefits in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Heat pumps
Heating will be costly this winter, but much less so with a heat pump
Federal forecasts have warned about high heating bills, yet they don't account for the much greater efficiency of electric pumps, says pro-electrification group Rewiring America.
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Heat pumps
Will tough standards for heat pump tax credits hurt adoption?
Industry insiders spar over whether the climate bill's $2,000 tax credit for heat pumps should require higher-efficiency models or loosen standards to expand the market.
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Emissions reduction
California could ban new gas heaters after 2030. The goal: Healthier air
Ditching fossil-gas furnaces and water heaters isn't just good for the climate. Research shows it's a smart move for human health.
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