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Hans De Keulenaer

EERE News: Energy Department Announces New Partnership to Certify Zero Net-Energy Ready... - 0 views

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    The Energy Department today announced a new partnership between the Department's Challenge Home program and Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) on a voluntary certification process for homes that are so energy-efficient, they can offset most or al...
davidchapman

Small wind turbine works at low wind speeds | Green Tech - CNET News - 0 views

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    Homeowners this fall will be able to buy a wind turbine at hardware stores that tackles the small wind industry's bete noire: slow wind. WindTronics has developed a wind turbine sized for individual homes that it says can operate at speeds as low as 2 miles an hour. It will be sold for $4,500 as the Honeywell Wind Turbine... ... generate 2,000 kilowatt-hours in a year for a home with a very good--called Class 4--wind resource, according to the company. That's between 15 and 20 percent of the annual electricity consumption for the average U.S. home.
Colin Bennett

The Energy Producing Home - 2 views

  • Who says that a home with cutting-edge energy efficiency has to look like an ultra-modern pod? This recently completed Wisconsin home packs so much energy tech that it makes money by selling electricity back to the grid, and it still keeps a low neighborhood profile.
Colin Bennett

US Housing and the Passive Home Standard - 0 views

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    We can significantly reduce our energy demand per housing unit by raising the energy standards, by building more apartment buildings and by phasing out old inefficient units. An Energy Star certified home would reduce energy consumption by 15% over a conventional home.
davidchapman

Intel's in-home health device gets FDA nod | News - Cutting Edge - CNET News.com - 0 views

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    The new Intel Health Guide--which collects vital signs and allows for remote interactions between patient and doctor--may soon make its way into the homes of consumers with chronic health conditions such as diabetes and congestive heart failure. The Food and Drug Administration approved the medical device, Intel announced Thursday. The 8-pound in-home gadget connects caregivers and patients outside of hospitals or clinic settings. It manages vital-sign collection, patient reminders, educational content, and motivational messages.
Colin Bennett

Inside the 'zero carbon' future home - 0 views

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    One of the UK's leading housebuilders, Miller Homes, claims to have built a zero carbon house as part of the effort to combat climate change. Zero carbon means no emissions of the global warming gas, carbon dioxide. Over the next few years the rules on how green homes have to be are going to become gradually tougher. And there are warnings that they will push up the cost of buying a new home.
Colin Bennett

Smart Plugs (TalkingPlugs) for Your Home - 1 views

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    "Google's PowerMeter can monitor home energy usage in great detail as well but it generally requires that an electrician install a smart meter or a home energy display. LaMonica reported a couple months ago that IBM and the utility company Consert have been working together on a smart grid program where major appliances can be hooked up to controllers and can communicate with a meter in much the same way as these TalkingPlugs do. With this system, a person can view the data and even control appliances on the web as well. The end use is much the same as these TalkingPlugs."
Paula Dennholt

Solar Home Designs - Guiding You To Passive Solar Home Design - 0 views

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    Solar home designs explained. Learn the principles of passive solar home design
Jeff Johnson

Home solar: What kind of system should you buy? | csmonitor.com - 0 views

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    The type of solar energy capture system you put on your home depends on your needs. If you want to go full tilt and generate usable electricity from your home's rooftop - and even possibly contribute power back to the larger grid - tried-and-true photovoltaic arrays might be just the ticket. A typical installation involves the panels, which are constructed of many individual silicon-based photovoltaic cells and their support structures, along with an inverter, electrical conduit piping, and AC/DC disconnect switches.
Colin Bennett

Home wind energy claims often just hot air, study finds - 0 views

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    Sadly, though, it appears that home-based wind turbines are too often not done right. That's the conclusion reached by a recent study financed by the UK government and the British Wind Energy Association.
davidchapman

Linux design targets 802.11n-enabled homes - 0 views

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    This is a reference hardware design to add wireless capability to 'any' electronic consumer device. This is important because the availability of designs such as this will drive the networking path for smart homes. This is the first I have seen and it is wireless.
Colin Bennett

Clean Break :: Heat-recovery tech for drains hits Home Depot - 0 views

  • The company's Power-Pipe technology is basically copper tubing that wraps around a residential drain pipe.
  • The company claims the system will pay for itself in two to five years, it can be used in new and old homes, and it can reduce home energy consumption by 5 to 10 per cent. Not bad when you consider the hot water portion only accounts for 20 to 30 per cent of total home energy use.
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    May be a "simple" copper oportunity...
Hans De Keulenaer

Energy geeks compete for coolest solar home | CNET News.com - 0 views

  • This summer, teams from 20 universities are busy building enough homes to make an entire "solar village." The off-grid, self-powering homes will be on display for 10 days in October on the National Mall in Washington D.C., competing in the Department of Energy's 2007 Solar Decathlon.
Colin Bennett

With green "in," home automation's time is here - 0 views

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    Intelligent consumer use of our limited energy supply is now recognised as one of the major factors in the green revolution. According to the Smart Energy Home Initiative, which brings together companies to overcome the barriers that prevent sustainable houses from being the norm, buildings consume 40% of the energy used in Europe and contribute to 36% of greenhouse gas emissions, with the loss in monetary terms estimated at €60 billion a year. Using home automation technology for energy control can reduce power consumption by limiting use to where and when it is most needed … therefore saving money on energy bills without affecting quality of life.
Hans De Keulenaer

Chicago Utility to Test Distributed Solar | Cooler Planet News - 0 views

  • ComEd, the electric service provider arm of Exelon Corporation (which delivers electricity to about 70 percent of northern Illinois), is planning a distributed solar array that will involve outfitting 100 Chicago-area homes with solar photovoltaic panels, and retrofitting at least 50 of those with “smart” meters, net metering, battery backup and a grid-tied status that enables them to send unused electricity from their solar energy systems back to the grid.The aim, according to ComEd, is to convert each home into a “mini-utility” in an attempt to prove that individual homes can act as power generators, buying and selling electricity in real-time, according to ComEd Environmental and Marketing VP, Val Jensen.
Colin Bennett

Lithium-Polymer Based Battery System for Solar-Powered Homes - 4 views

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    "A Malaysian company called ETI Tech Corporation Bhd has developed the world's first lithium-polymer battery system for solar-powered homes."
Hans De Keulenaer

NY fund would make energy-saving home loans - 0 views

  • Middle-class New Yorkers may soon be able to hire contractors to do $13,000 worth of home improvements like adding insulation and buying new furnaces, storm windows and water heaters — and never cut a check to the contractor.
davidchapman

Intel inside your medical care | Planetary Gear: a CNET blog on mechanical engineering ... - 0 views

  • Intel has begun pilot programs to test a home health laptop, application, and database system that puts patients remotely in sync with their health care providers. The Intel Health Guide, which includes a laptop for patients and an online interface for health care administrators, received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July. Now Aetna, Scan Health Plan, Erickson Retirement Communities, and the Providence Medical Group in Oregon have each begun pilot programs to test how well the system works, or doesn't work, with their patients.
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    Intel has begun pilot programs to test a home health laptop, application, and database system that puts patients remotely in sync with their health care providers. The Intel Health Guide, which includes a laptop for patients and an online interface for health care administrators, received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July. Now Aetna, Scan Health Plan, Erickson Retirement Communities, and the Providence Medical Group in Oregon have each begun pilot programs to test how well the system works, or doesn't work, with their patients.
Colin Bennett

Google PowerMeter Will Provide Real-Time Home Energy Information on Your Computer - 0 views

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    Google is persisting in its quest to change the way we live with the announcement earlier today of Google PowerMeter, a program that displays real-time information about home energy consumption on your computer.
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