DaveGunter
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I didn't see it mentioned...just assuming the heating and AC will be via heat pump?... maybe with some resistive heat back up for the really cold climates.
Interesting, this is new to me. It seems as though elastocaloric would have limitations based on ambient temp?…like heat pumps. When the temps get really low the heat pumps can have trouble keeping up, so some resistive back up would be nice, even though it is less efficient.I would be shocked if we don’t see Elastocaloric Heat/Cooling instead of heat pumps, it way more efficient, most likely cheaper, And by 2027 we will probably see them replacing heat pumps.
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/07/22/elastocaloric-heating-cooling-more-efficient-than-heat-pumps/