001 - Heat Pump Performance & Cold Climates with James Ma

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Heat Pump Review

Nate Westheimer

6 episodes

9 months ago

Heat Pump Review is a podcast about all things heat pumps. Our goal is to discuss heat pumps in a way that is accessible to people who are curious about the technology and how it can be best developed and deployed as the world transitions from inefficiently burning fossil fuels to efficiently heating and cooling our homes, our businesses, heating our water, cooling our foods and even greening our industrial processes with an ever-improving energy grid. To learn more, read our written articles, and to subscribe to our email newsletter, visit https://heatpump.review/

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001 - Heat Pump Performance & Cold Climates with James Ma

Heat Pump Review

59 minutes 4 seconds

1 year ago

001 - Heat Pump Performance & Cold Climates with James Ma

What are the design limitations of heat pumps? Did you know you had an electric heater inside your freezer? And are heat pumps really just air conditioners in reverse? This week, we talk to James Ma about the science and engineering behind heat pumps and where much of the performance gains - especially in cold climates - have been coming from in recent years. At the time of the recording, James was an Energy Executive in Residence at the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator (MEIA) and a former startup founder who created novel materials to help power cold climate heat pumps. To find links to the resources discussed in the podcast, click here. If you already have a good understanding of how heat pumps work and want to skip to the more advanced discussion, skip past the 11 minute mark.

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