Researchers from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have demonstrated a hybrid system for drying woody biomass that utilizes both solar thermal energy and a heat pump. “We have indeed ...

Learn how temperature swings, solar heat gain and moisture levels affect grain quality and what steps producers can take to manage stored grain.

Researchers in Italy have designed a novel carbon dioxide heat pump that can work with photovoltaic-thermal energy, a finned coil heat exchanger and a U-tube borehole heat exchanger. Their experiment ...

Your clothes dryer is electric, but it may still be wasting more energy than you realise. Here’s why heat pump dryers have become the smarter choice for solar homes.