The Cold Climate Heat Pump from Nyle

Under optimal conditions, an air-source heat pump can run at a theoretical 400% efficiency—delivering four times more energy than it uses. But as outdoor temperatures drop, conventional air-source heat pumps deliver less and less heat. By contrast, the multiple-stage Cold Climate Heat Pump™ (CCHP) from Nyle Special Products, LLC of Bangor, Maine, delivers more heat as outside conditions become colder, giving it an overall performance that rivals many geothermal heat pumps. “The efficiency of air-source heat pumps has always been there; it’s the capacity that has been missing,” Duane Hallowell, general manager of Nyle Special Products, told EBN. “Our system maintains capacity where other systems lose it. We’re not a new technology—we’re a new concept.”
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