Surplus wind vitality to warmth water for fuel-poor households in Eire

As renewable vitality grows, massive quantities of surplus energy are going to waste – however a scheme in Eire has discovered a strategy to let individuals in social housing use vitality free of charge

By Madeleine Cuff

An Irish social enterprise that gives fuel-poor households free sizzling water due to surplus electrical energy from wind is poised for a significant growth throughout the Republic of Eire and the UK this yr.

PowerCloud makes use of extra wind energy to warmth sizzling water tanks in a single day for residents in social housing.

After a profitable 10-month pilot of 40 properties in 2022, the scheme might be rolled out to 10,000 households within the Republic of Eire this yr …