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]
EU Commission identifies grids as a bottleneck for electrification, promising to standardise vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology The EU Commission has announced an electrification target of 46% by 2040 — doubling the current level. Accelerating electrification is crucial if Europe is to reduce its reliance on imported fossil fuels. Prioritising transport — … [continued]
Nothing quite drives home the horrors of climate change like forest fires and wildfire smoke. We living on the West Coast have had a couple more years to experience the nightmare that the Midwest and East Coast are experiencing for the second time in 3 years. I’ll never forget 2017 … [continued]
Split heat pump water heaters (HPWH), where the water tank is separated from the compressor, are having a moment. After a decade of just having one model in the US, we have two new technologies that entered the market in the last year and a prize that will announce the … [continued]
San Francisco, CA — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) zero-emission standard for boilers and water heaters, rejecting an industry challenge to a landmark clean air rule that will clean up pollution from industrial and commercial equipment. The People’s Collective for Environmental Justice, … [continued]
It’s always fun and inspiring to see how other cultures are finding their way out of fossil fuels and towards a resilient, renewable future. This summer, while traveling in Greece, I saw very similar net zero technologies and strategies to those we have in the US (which center around PV, … [continued]
YouGov poll findings commissioned by E3G, T&E and the Electrification Alliance. New polling data across five major European countries shows strong support for electrification and clean energy investment. These views cut across traditional left-right political divides. Over 6 in 10 (64%) believe that reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels makes … [continued]
Congress Designed Programs to Save Energy and Lower Bills — Changes Will Hurt Struggling Americans WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Department of Energy issued guidance that will create confusion, make it significantly harder for households to access funds to upgrade polluting or inefficient appliances, and disrupt programs already approved and underway in … [continued]
When you think about heat pump installation time, you probably think of the work that happens onsite. But what about the days, weeks, or even months it takes for permitting? Or, when a distributor only stocks gas heaters, so the shipping lead time is half a year? Data on these … [continued]
I try to interview every manufacturer that brings a new or refreshed heat pump water heater (HPWH) to market. My nerdy thought is that we in the cleantech space should be as up to speed on new, efficient water heaters the way we know about the latest model of Rivian, … [continued]
