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    Why Heat Pumps are Immensely Important Right Now

    Technology Connections

    9 HN recommenders · recommended in 9 months, 2022–2023

    YouTube

    21:03 · 1.4M views · Mar 26, 2022

    Technology Connections explains why heat pumps matter right now, covering their efficiency, how they hold up in cold weather and the energy savings over burning fuel. It follows his earlier explainer on how they work.

    HN's default link for anyone asking whether heat pumps work and why they're efficient, thanks to the presenter's clear and enthusiastic delivery.

    Earth, Energy & EnvironmentPower grid, heating & buildingsRenewables, batteries & storage
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    16 comments from Hacker News

    1. @mtlmtlmtlmtlJun 2022· in “DOE announces breakthrough in residential cold climate heat pump technology”

      Technology Connections on Youtube has a great video series on how heat pumps work, why they're important environmentally and what kind of power cost savings they can bring. The second video is a longer guide for people who want to get a heat pump. this video [LINK]

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @the-alchemistDec 2022· in “US companies are producing heat pumps that work below -20F(-28C)”

      If you want an (entertaining) deep dive into heat pumps, I can recommend Technology Connection's [LINK] and its followup, this video

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    3. @sushiburpsFeb 2023· in “200-year old heat pump technology is back”

      Highly recommend the YouTube channel 'Technology Connections' videos on heat pumps: [LINK] this video [LINK] [LINK]

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    4. @HalcyonCowboyJun 2022· in “What a gas stove ban means for restaurants”

      This is not true since the vast majority of electric whole home heating units sold today are heat pumps, which are up to 300% efficient [1]. If the power generation and distribution is 33% or higher efficiency, then a heat pump will outperform a natural gas furnace operating at 100% efficiency. EDIT - Here's a video that explains it much better than I could, although it's a bit long, this YouTuber is great. [2] [1] [LINK] [2] this video

      RecommendsView on HN
    5. @nayukiJan 2023· in “Do heat pumps work in cold climates?”

      He made several excellent videos explaining residential heat pumps: [2021-02-28] [LINK] "Heat Pumps: the Future of Home Heating" (35m14s) [2021-04-01] [LINK] "Ground Source / Geothermal Heat Pumps and Other Info" (28m03s) [2022-03-26] this video "Why Heat Pumps are Immensely Important Right Now" (21m02s) [2022-04-13] [LINK] "Heat Pumps are Not Hard: Here's what it will take to start pumping" (46m32s)

      RecommendsView on HN