Heat pumps news articles 
There are no safety or reliability issues with the Daikin Altherma heat pump range
Neil Afram, Managing Director of Space Air Solutions Ltd., the domestic air to water heat pump division of Space Airconditioning plc., believes that “The disturbing news that a major manufacturer has needed to issue a safety recall on all its packaged air to water heat pumps, the majority of which have been installed in residential applications, highlights a number of important issues that should have been addressed much sooner and that we have w... [more]
Improved Renewables section in Plumb Center's new trade price guide
The summer issue of Plumb Center’s trade price guide is out now. Following positive feedback on its content, format and layout, it has been described as ‘the Industry Guide’ by customers. With the weather hotting up, leading to the inevitable focus on water consumption and a new government finding its feet and contemplating energy policies, installers will find the very latest in renewable and sustainable technologies in this issue. From s... [more]
Product safety recall for Mitsubishi Electric's Ecodan air source heat pumps
Mitsubishi Electric UK has issued a product safety recall after a component failure in one of its Ecodan® air source heat pumps. “We have installed more than 6,000 of these units in the UK over the last few years and have had a single component failure in one of our units,” explains John Kellett, General Manager of the company’s Domestic Heating Systems Department. “We are very aware that any incident with a heat pump has the potential to und... [more]
Heat pumps offer householders in off-gas areas an alternative to high emission fuels
A County Durham couple are now enjoying warmer visits from their grandchildren after becoming the first in their community to embrace green technology. Karen and Kevin Clarey of Cockfield near Bishop Auckland, are the first householders in the area to have their out-dated coal fire replaced with a new energy efficient heat pump system - a move which looks set to save them more than £100 per month and has improved quality time spent with their sev... [more]
Oxfordshire family funds Spain holiday with savings in their heating costs
An Oxfordshire family has just come back from a dream holiday in Spain funded entirely out of savings in their heating costs thanks to a new system which uses renewable energy from the outdoor air to slash fuel bills. The system – called an Ecodan® air source heat pump – has dramatically lowered the costs to heat the 3-bedroomed home near Chipping Norton and enabled the Pearce family to not only pay for their holiday but also repay all outsta... [more]
Other Heat pumps news and reviews
Heat pumps stolen from vacant house
Thieves kicked in the front door to a vacant, foreclosed home in the 100 block of Westchester Circle on Thursday or Friday and stole heat pumps valued at $4,000, Athens-Clarke police said.
Feature: Review: Microsoft Hohm and a whole-house power monitor
Microsoft's Hohm energy efficiency and tracking service, still in beta, has a unique sense of style. Who expects a discussion about insulation R-values to involve pirate jokes? "What do pirates look for in attic insulation?" Hohm asks. "The arrrr value! Insulation R-value measures how well a material stops heat flow, the higher the better." This can be a bit jarring at first—are the sorts of ...
Gibsons’ geoexchange holds promise, risk
Buried underneath the streets and parks in what will be the Coast’s newest subdivision are hundreds of metres of coils and pipes that no other development in the country can claim to have.
Thefts of copper wire and ac units
You may need to be logged in to see stories listed here that are in our archives. BISCOE — If Norvel Ingram had started the lawn mower, he would have died in a gas explosion.
Qatar Says Its Ready to Host 2022 World Cup
Qatar is promising innovations to beat the heat and to loosen social constraints in the Muslim country if it wins the right to host the 2022 World Cup.
Qatar pulls out the stops in bid to win 2022 WCup
The sidewalks and parks in Doha are empty in June, as residents head to the air-conditioned malls for relief from temperatures that soar to 48 degrees (118 F). Professional footballers from the region flee to the cooler climes of Europe to train. And anyone looking to cool off with a cold beer in Qatar's capital has to make do with a handful of pubs hidden in five-star hotels, since drinking...
STIEBEL ELTRON (Thailand) rises to predominance on Asian markets, to launch the newest campaign “I Love STIEBEL More ...
STIEBEL ELTRON, the venerable German company and the world’s leading instant water heater manufacturer, has begun another successful chapter in its sales history by achieving market leadership in Thai
Finland eyes world's first 'green highway'
The Nordic country is planning to build a carbon-neutral highway, placing filling stations for electric and biofuel-powered cars, smart lighting systems and clean energy production facilities along the route.
More delays seen for Chesterfield school construction
CHESTERFIELD — It appears the new, $37 million Chesterfield Elementary School has met with another delay.
Exercising power
DRC/David Minton The ReRev system hooked up to these elliptical machines, shown Thursday at the Pohl Recreation Center at the University of North Texas, collects the users' kinetic energy to generate electricity.Kristen Budd pumps her legs, her ponytail bobbing, as she works out on an elliptical machine at the University of North Texas recreation center. It's similar to other workouts the UNT ...
