Workers trained by contractor training grants will be prepared to implement energy upgrades that could potentially qualify for rebates under the Home Energy Rebates Program and help save consumers money on their energy bills.
The Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge is designed to help manufacturers speed the development of the next generation of heat pumps and ensure that they will perform reliably during chilly winters.
Duluth is one of 11 communities in 10 states that were selected to design, with DOE financial support, geothermal district heating and cooling systems.
Companies that deal in surplus HVAC equipment are seeing business opportunities in the new U.S. DOE energy efficiency minimums for single-phase residential air-conditioners.
Adding salt to a road before a winter storm changes when ice will form. Researchers at the DOE’s Berkeley Lab have applied this basic concept to develop a new method of heating and cooling. T
The new year brings new minimum energy-efficiency standards for single-phase residential air conditioners and heat pumps, as well as new methods of measuring efficiencies and new terms to describe those measurements.