So today I got to work in the office, a ~once per month occurrence these days, and on the pile of old papers on my desk was my flyers/brochures I collected from the 2018 New Generation Wood Stove Design Contest!
Thread here: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...-stove-design-challenge-pics-thoughts.171372/
And as it turns out, after renting a historic house for a year (built 1900, natural gas-fired steam boiler w/ steam radiators), I have an offer accepted & contract on a house in Baltimore with forced-air (gas) furnace/AC system, but no backup like wood or even a fireplace. So now I have alternative heating sources on my mind, and what a perfect opportunity to see what (if any) fruit has been born by the 2018 design challenge!
So I'm curious if any of you "in the know" have heard of any followup stove designs-
1. VcV - www.thevcv.com - Are there any 2020-EPA certified stoves in the USA you can buy with this tech?
2. SBI's Green Box stove - IIRC this required some electronics, curious if they ever did anything with this.
3. I'm hoping 509-1 Optimum is still in business and selling their product. IIRC they were working on a stove for square/rectangular briquette blocks.
4. Unforgettable Fire's rather expensive small stoves. Not sure I'm going to look at them at all.
5. Wittus's E-Stove ... I don't see anywhere on their site, but the base stove exists: https://wittus.com/twinfire/
6. The OekoSolve - electrostatic precipitator - https://OekoSolve.com I remember this looking pretty neat but the site's all in German, no idea if they sell to the USA.
7. The Sonnen - still exists (iirc someone mentioned it on the Energy Matters podcast - ). I guess the idea of a Tesla Powerwall or a Sonnen is worth mentioning as it is "backup" I'm really looking for (although I love the warmth of woodstove in the dead of winter when it's snowing outside and the kids are coming in from sledding). I'm going to need electrical work anyway (this house has 100A service, I need a heavy-up to support my EV charger).
Thread here: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...-stove-design-challenge-pics-thoughts.171372/
And as it turns out, after renting a historic house for a year (built 1900, natural gas-fired steam boiler w/ steam radiators), I have an offer accepted & contract on a house in Baltimore with forced-air (gas) furnace/AC system, but no backup like wood or even a fireplace. So now I have alternative heating sources on my mind, and what a perfect opportunity to see what (if any) fruit has been born by the 2018 design challenge!
So I'm curious if any of you "in the know" have heard of any followup stove designs-
1. VcV - www.thevcv.com - Are there any 2020-EPA certified stoves in the USA you can buy with this tech?
2. SBI's Green Box stove - IIRC this required some electronics, curious if they ever did anything with this.
3. I'm hoping 509-1 Optimum is still in business and selling their product. IIRC they were working on a stove for square/rectangular briquette blocks.
4. Unforgettable Fire's rather expensive small stoves. Not sure I'm going to look at them at all.
5. Wittus's E-Stove ... I don't see anywhere on their site, but the base stove exists: https://wittus.com/twinfire/
6. The OekoSolve - electrostatic precipitator - https://OekoSolve.com I remember this looking pretty neat but the site's all in German, no idea if they sell to the USA.
7. The Sonnen - still exists (iirc someone mentioned it on the Energy Matters podcast - ). I guess the idea of a Tesla Powerwall or a Sonnen is worth mentioning as it is "backup" I'm really looking for (although I love the warmth of woodstove in the dead of winter when it's snowing outside and the kids are coming in from sledding). I'm going to need electrical work anyway (this house has 100A service, I need a heavy-up to support my EV charger).