Helping Families, One Electric Heat Pump Water Heater At A Time
A couple of weeks ago, CleanTechnica profiled an important way to electrify everything equitably.
Author: Joe Wachunas
The High-Performance All-Electric Home
In the 1950s, when nuclear energy was booming and hydroelectric dams were laying across rivers like tourniquets, the all-electric home became a thing. It didn’t matter that the electric heating technologies of the time were vastly inefficient. The promise of electricity that was “too cheap to meter” meant that people could use it to their heart’s delight.
On the Cutting Edge of Vehicle to Grid
Using the energy in our car batteries to power our homes during emergencies and our electrical grid during times of peak usage has felt like the holy grail where electrical vehicles, renewable energy, and efficient buildings all intersect.
Equitable Electrification
Electrifying everything is increasingly viewed as one of our best strategies for decarbonizing our societies and solving the threat of climate change.
Lordstown on the Electrification of Pickup Trucks — CleanTechnica Interview
CleanTechnica and Forth are hosting a webinar on electric pickup trucks to celebrate Drive Electric Week on September 30, 2020. One of our panelists will be Cynthia Maves, a sales manager at Lordstown Motors. Lordstown is the company repurposing the shuttered GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio, to produce electric pickup trucks for commercial fleets.
CleanTechnica & Forth to Host Webinar on Electric Pickup Trucks
Celebrate Drive Electric Week with Forth and CleanTechnica as we profile one of the hottest topics in electric transportation — electric pickup trucks.
Professional Chef On Her Love Of Cooking With Induction
In our lead up to next Wednesday’s webinar on Induction cooking, I interviewed a professional chef on the joys, advantages, and importance of cooking with induction. Rachelle Boucher is a professional chef and “appliance whisperer” who has been cooking on all types of stoves for years. She has been a celebrated corporate chef with brands like Monark Home, Sub-Zero & Wolf, and Miele U.S.A.
Fires As A Call To Action — Thoughts From A City Under Siege
I’ll never forget when the fires first woke me up. It was 2017, and a dumb local teenager threw a firework into a tinder box of dry trees and plants, and in a blink of an eye the beloved Columbia River Gorge was on fire and the City of Portland was covered in smoke for days on end.
Induction Stoves — Say Bye Bye To Gas In The Kitchen
A coalition of nonprofits called The Electrification Coalition is hosting a webinar on induction stoves with a live cooking demonstration on September 23.
Fight Climate Change With Your Undies — A Hang Drying Manifesto
August 24–28 is “Hang Dry For Climate Change Week.” Join the nonprofits Solar Oregon, African American Alliance for Homeownership, and Electrify Now and post a picture of your clothes with the hashtag #hangdry.
