As we continue our trek towards cost-effective net-zero facilities, our industry is beginning to embrace the concept of shifting from “real-time” HVAC energy plants such as boilers and chillers to ...

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Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...

Geothermal checks almost all of the boxes — it’s sustainable, utilizes American soil, and there are plenty of tax incentives and rebates to support it. But despite all of its promises, it’s not ...

New England’s largest energy utility, Eversource, is on its way to becoming the first gas utility in the country to build and run a “networked geothermal system.” The pilot project, which broke ground ...

Geothermal energy systems and heat pump technology represent a rapidly evolving area in sustainable energy, driven by the need to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency. These systems ...

This story is part of the Hotspots series exploring Colorado's geothermal energy industry by CPR's Climate Solutions Team. Explore the series here. On a frigid afternoon last December, Jim and Hilary ...

MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA — This geothermal rescue was for a closed loop geothermal system that was seriously overheating during the cooling season. This system had ten vertical loops that served 11 heat ...

A great deal of progress has been made in decarbonizing the power sector through deployment of clean electricity generation technologies such as wind and solar. But other technologies essential to our ...

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 ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor’s plan to tap into Earth’s energy to heat and cool homes and other buildings in the Bryant neighborhood is getting a federal funding boost. The U.S. Department of Energy is ...

The Biden administration is rethinking how homes are heated and cooled in the US, eyeing a tried-and-true, but thus far underutilized, climate solution to reduce planet-warming pollution and save ...