The third stop of my heat pump water heater tour across America in advance of Heat Pump Water Heater Day was in Vernon Hills, Illinois, to check out the world headquarters of Intellihot, a company that is making an interesting type of commercial heat pump water heater that needs much … [continued]
I was visiting my daughter in Colorado and decided to visit the “Cars and Coffee” event in Lafayette. Although they had many interesting cars and a few interesting electric vehicles, I ended up deciding to write about a non-profit organization call Go Electric Colorado after Julia Moravcsik told me about … [continued]
Balto Energy is on a mission to help homeowners electrify their residences with heat pumps and EV chargers at affordable rates.
Americans burn much less fossil fuel in their homes on average and use much more electricity compared to half a century ago. This good news means that even though the “Electrify Everything” movement became a leading decarbonization strategy a decade or so ago, American homes had actually been steadily electrifying … [continued]
Countertop induction cooktops (burners) are a fast and easy way to begin transitioning to electrons for cooking, as they do not require any electrical upgrades because they plug right into a standard outlet, so even renters can take advantage of induction cooking. If you’d like to get your home weaned … [continued]
The “Electrify Everything” movement is full steam ahead in American homes, according to the latest data from AHRI which tracks annual shipments of furnaces, heat pumps, and water heaters. Heat pumps for space heating and electric water heaters have set new records, and gas equipment continued to decline as a … [continued]
Regular readers of CleanTechnica often see a lot of stories about the need to electrify everything from transport to homes, and about the potential solutions — the products and cleantech innovations — that can support homes and businesses in the transition away from fossil fuels. And it’s all well and … [continued]
Welcome to another prognostication for 2024 in clean tech article. This is the third in the series, following our predictions in AgTech, and our predictions in climate policy posts. For this post, I interviewed Joe Wachunas, Senior Project Manager at the New Buildings Institute, who is hands-down one of the … [continued]
If you’re interested in getting your home off of natural (methane) gas, or you want to upgrade your electric coil stovetop, an induction stove is the way to go. Induction stoves are much more energy-efficient, safer to use, healthier to operate, have much more precise temperature control, heat up faster, and … [continued]
Humans have a primal attraction to a crackling flame and the ambience of a cozy fireplace. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright called the hearth the “the psychological center of the home,” and designed all his residences around a central fireplace. For the majority of humans who now live in urban areas, … [continued]
