Why Ice Might Be the Future of Heating

Why Ice Might Be the Future of Heating. Go to https://surfshark.com/undecided for 4 extra months of Surfshark. Heat from ice? It sounds like a joke—or maybe a paradox. But what if the future of warm, cozy homes lies in freezing water? As outlandish as it seems, an English research team is working on a heat pump that runs off actual ice … well, more like slushies. It’s a serious effort to tackle one of our biggest energy challenges: how to affordably convert buildings over to high efficiency electric heat pumps. But how can a ice source heat pump raise temperatures through freezing?

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Chapters

00:00 - Intro

01:36 - Ice-Source Heat Pump (ISHP)

03:45 - The Magic of The Theory

06:22 - What It Isn't

08:32 - Why ISHP Over Any Other?

12:38 - Where Does It Stand Today?