A hybrid Vapor Compression, VC, and Thermoelectric, TE, heat transport system arranged to maintain a set point temperature range of a chamber, the hybrid VC and TE heat transport system comprising: a VC system comprising: a compressor comprising a first port and a second port; a condenser-evaporator connected to the compressor at the first port, operating as a condenser in a normal operating mode; an evaporator-condenser, operating as an evaporator in the normal operating mode and comprising a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger; a first valve connecting the second port of the compressor to the evaporator-condenser; a thermal expansion valve and a second valve, the second valve connecting the evaporator-condenser to the thermal expansion valve, and the thermal expansion valve connecting the second valve to the condenser-evaporator; and a TE system comprising: one or more TE modules comprising a first side of the one or more TE modules and a second side of the one or more TE modules; the first heat exchanger thermally connected with the first side of the one or more TE modules where the first heat exchanger connects the first valve and the second valve; the second heat exchanger thermally connected with the second side of the one or more TE modules where the second heat exchanger connects the first valve and the second valve; and means for operating the VC system in a reverse mode such that the condenser-evaporator acts as an evaporator and the evaporator-condenser acts as a condenser. a VC system comprising: a compressor comprising a first port and a second port; a condenser-evaporator connected to the compressor at the first port, operating as a condenser in a normal operating mode; an evaporator-condenser, operating as an evaporator in the normal operating mode and comprising a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger; a first valve connecting the second port of the compressor to the evaporator-condenser; a thermal expansion valve and a second valve, the second valve connecting the evaporator-condenser to the thermal expansion valve, and the thermal expansion valve connecting the second valve to the condenser-evaporator; and a compressor comprising a first port and a second port; a condenser-evaporator connected to the compressor at the first port, operating as a condenser in a normal operating mode; an evaporator-condenser, operating as an evaporator in the normal operating mode and comprising a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger; a first valve connecting the second port of the compressor to the evaporator-condenser; a thermal expansion valve and a second valve, the second valve connecting the evaporator-condenser to the thermal expansion valve, and the thermal expansion valve connecting the second valve to the condenser-evaporator; and a TE system comprising: one or more TE modules comprising a first side of the one or more TE modules and a second side of the one or more TE modules; the first heat exchanger thermally connected with the first side of the one or more TE modules where the first heat exchanger connects the first valve and the second valve; the second heat exchanger thermally connected with the second side of the one or more TE modules where the second heat exchanger connects the first valve and the second valve; and means for operating the VC system in a reverse mode such that the condenser-evaporator acts as an evaporator and the evaporator-condenser acts as a condenser. one or more TE modules comprising a first side of the one or more TE modules and a second side of the one or more TE modules; the first heat exchanger thermally connected with the first side of the one or more TE modules where the first heat exchanger connects the first valve and the second valve; the second heat exchanger thermally connected with the second side of the one or more TE modules where the second heat exchanger connects the first valve and the second valve; and means for operating the VC system in a reverse mode such that the condenser-evaporator acts as an evaporator and the evaporator-condenser acts as a condenser.