Heat batteries quietly solve a major transition gap, storing surplus renewable electricity as heat. Half of global energy demand is for heating, not power. They are simple, scalable, and far cheaper ...

Heat pumps run on electricity and furnaces run on fossil fuels, natural gas, propane, or oil. Our experts say there's no clear answer for which type is more energy efficient. Location plays a major ...

New analysis challenges primary energy accounting; it argues useful energy better reflects electrification efficiency and ...

A Spanish research group has investigated how thermoelectric heat pumps may be used as power-to-heat technology to increase temperatures in thermal energy storage systems. It found the proposed system ...

Radiator covers are a common decorative item used in contemporary homes, primarily for aesthetic purposes, but are they energy efficient? As with so many decorating choices we make in our homes, we ...