DOE Launches Heat Pump Manufacturing Awards With Defense Authority

The Energy Department (DOE) is announcing preliminary awards to boost domestic production of electric heat pumps, an energy-efficient option for space heating and cooling, under President Joe Biden’s directive from last summer using emergency power under the Defense Production Act (DPA) to spur clean energy technology. DOE officials on Nov. 17 announced they were beginning award negotiations for a total of $169 million for nine projects to speed domestic heat pump manufacturing. The awards are funded by the Inflation Reduction...