Breakthroughs and Practical Results in Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology

This video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features a presentation from the 2025 BEST Annual Institute: Ensuring Sustainability: Energy Efficient Buildings & Technician Education. This presentation on cold climate air-to-water heat pumps (AWHPs) was given by Samantha Hill, PhD, research engineer at the Minnesota Center for Energy and the Environment.

During the presentation, Hill defines AWHPs, outlines different AWHP configurations, and provides a case study comparing different AWHP systems in Minnesota. Hill also explains the two types of AWHP systems used in the field study, compares the differences in heat load and energy savings, and shares key takeaways from the study.

This video runs 00:17:48 minutes in length. Other videos in this series are available to view separately.