What’s not to love about heat pumps? Well… a few things, actually. 

Don’t take this the wrong way: Heat pumps are magic. They heat. They cool. They’re way more efficient than gas boilers. Switching to one can save a household hundreds of dollars in energy bills and lots of carbon emissions. It's why governments are incentivizing and requiring them.

But heat pump adoption has slowed nationally. It’s even declined in colder regions. What‘s holding it back?

In this episode, Shayle talks to his colleague Andy Lubershane, managing director for research and innovation at Energy Impact Partners, a climatetech venture capital firm. 

Andy and Shayle talk about the state of heat pump technology and what we need to fix to speed up adoption. They cover topics like:

Plus, why Andy would be a great early adopter for any company that wants to pitch Shayle on solving these problems.

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