But, Whirlpool also showed of a couple very cool new green products, including an exciting
new home energy management system that is helping to herald in the new smart grid, and the prototype of a new washer and dryer that I do think we'll be recommending when it comes out.
Not exact matches
This picture is of the user interface screen of the
home's energy management system in the new Honda Smart Home in Califor
home's
energy management system in the
new Honda Smart
Home in Califor
Home in California.
The group of
new homes was upgraded as part of the «Fellbach ZeroPlus» project to include electromobility enhancements as well as a comprehensive
energy management system.
At the same time, this technology is opening up
new business areas, such as the development of intelligent
energy management systems or the consolidation of decentralized generation
systems into virtual power plants or decentralized single
home storage
systems into virtual large - scale storage
systems.
Nissan adds: «The
new product also includes a
home energy management system that will allow users to control how and when they want to use their
energy in real time as well as making the entire
energy system more efficient and sustainable.
According to Nissan, the
system will be priced starting at # 3881 (~ US$ 5427), and although details are sparse, it appears that this is for the basic 6 - panel solar array and
energy management system alone, but considering that Nissan is making its
new electric vehicles with a vehicle - to -
home (V2H) feature, the EV could essentially function as the
home's battery.