POWER IN THE HOME

POWER IN THE HOME

I reall enjoyed " A Power Plant for the Home".In it, reporter P.P.Predd writes the "micro-CHP growth might
be slower in North America than in Europe and Japan because many of the same homes the require a lot
of heating in winter also run electricity-hungry air conditioners in the summer."But this is a problem
that could probraly be solved through the use of absorption-type heat-pump air conditioners.
For example, Honda has introduced what is cells the world's first ultrasmall absorption-type heat pump
air conditioner for home use.It uses air as cooling medium and is suited to cold climates as well, because it can also work as
a heat-pump heater.
Natural gas-powered absorption air conditioners are quite efficient.With a bit more development,
perhaps the could even be desingned to use heat from the engine to reduce the natural gas burned
directly in the air conditioner.