heat pump
noun
: an apparatus for heating or cooling (such as a building) by transferring heat by mechanical means from or to an external reservoir (such as the ground, water, or outside air)
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In the New Yorker, Bill McKibben makes the case that this could be the moment that small clean tech — think solar panels, heat pumps, induction cooktops, etc — really takes off.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
But its green-energy policies, such as a plan to help Britons install electric heat pumps, have been under relentless attack by the Tories, the Reform Party, and right-wing tabloids.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
After that, converting an existing house with a gas furnace to heat pump heating isn’t as simple as replacing the gas furnace with a heat pump.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Large-scale batteries, heat pumps, solar panels, and better grid management could reduce US energy emissions, which remain among the highest in the world.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
But its green-energy policies, such as a plan to help Britons install electric heat pumps, have been under relentless attack by the Tories, the Reform Party, and right-wing tabloids.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
After that, converting an existing house with a gas furnace to heat pump heating isn’t as simple as replacing the gas furnace with a heat pump.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Large-scale batteries, heat pumps, solar panels, and better grid management could reduce US energy emissions, which remain among the highest in the world.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Heat pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20pump. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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