Tag: water heaters
Jackery Adds Capability & Expandability To New HomePower 1000 Plus v2 Portable Battery
Jackery recently launched the new HomePower 1000 Plus v2, offering greater flexibility and capability for the home, outdoors and worksite while adding expandability to the portable battery. Within the compact case is 1024 kWh of battery storage. However, unlike its predecessor, the new battery also has the ability to add … [continued]
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Photovoltaic Windows Have Been Heating Water in a Bucharest Apartment for Two Years
A two-year apartment pilot in Bucharest uses semi-transparent photovoltaic windows to heat domestic water directly in DC, turning an ordinary water tank into thermal storage without a solar inverter or battery. By Adrian Băisan, PhotoVoltaic Windows SRL For people living in apartment buildings, using solar energy is not as straightforward … [continued]
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A Vacation Farmhouse In Vermont Inspires A Renewable Energy Travelogue
This week, as part of our summer travels around New England, hubby and I have reserved a Vermont farmhouse. The rolling hills are lush and verdant. Generations of farmers have planted creamy hydrangea and purple phlox. Native columbine, wild grapes, and milkweed feed pollinators are among the thousands of plants … [continued]
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A. O. Smith Partners with Panasonic to Bring a CO2 Split HPWH to Market
Split heat pump water heaters (HPWH), where the compressor and tank are separated, are having a moment. Several new products have come to market this year, and more are on the way. To add to this excitement, A. O. Smith, one of the “big three” manufacturers in US water heating, … [continued]
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Is All-Electric Living Possible In A Basic Summer Home?
Like many people today, I am able to work remotely. My primary home is on the Atlantic coast of Florida, but, for ten or twelve weeks in the summer, I move to Connecticut. I own a modular home in a rural seasonal community that was established in the 1960s. It’s … [continued]
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