14 Jan This Is A Big Deal
“A year ago we announced an $800,000 Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, sponsored by the DOE Building Technologies Office, to help develop our private home generation appliance – the E|ONE – with the goal of speeding its commercialization.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, DOE’s largest science and energy laboratory, would provide access to equipment-grid interaction modeling, environmental chambers, heat exchanger testing loops, and world class scientists – augmenting our own continued development efforts.
A significant step forward within the CRADA takes place this year: placing the E|ONE in a fully equipped DOE research house that emulates real life occupancy. This is a big deal, and as details and findings emerge, we’ll bring them to you here.
We look upon the CRADA as a strong indicator the E|ONE has the potential to be game-changing technology when to comes to reliable electric power, combined with space and water heating, for the home – all in an ultra-quiet package with the footprint of a standard water heater.
It’s a product we’ve thoughtfully developed on the strength of 29 patents. It’s truly unique. And now we’ll take it into a real home under the expert eye of the nation’s leading lab for a green future. We could not ask for a more exciting development, or a better partner. Stay tuned.”
