This is a whole-home system wired into the switchboard, with an outdoor hydrogen store, an electrolyser, a fuel cell, a battery and an inverter. It is not something a tenant can install, and not something to take to the next rental. Any installation would need the landlord's agreement and would become part of the property. For most renters, that makes it a conversation with the landlord rather than a purchase.
A landlord with a rural property that loses power often has tenants who move out after a hard winter. A system that keeps the heat pump, the tank pump and the fridge going through outages is designed to make the place more liveable. It is in development, with pilot installs going to people on the pilot list first, so it is a longer-term idea, not a quick fix for this winter.
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Renters can still prepare: a stocked chilly bin plan for the fridge, a torch in every room, phone power banks kept charged, and knowing where the tank tap is if the house is on rainwater. If anyone in the household relies on medical equipment, register as medically dependent with your power company. Honesty is the point here: the home hydrogen system suits owners best, and we would rather say so.
Not on your own. It is a fixed, whole-home installation wired into the switchboard with an outdoor hydrogen store, so it needs the landlord's agreement and stays with the property.
Yes, property owners can join the pilot list. Pilot installs go to people on that list first. It is still in development, so it is not an immediate solution. It may suit landlords who are planning work on a property anyway.
Plan for outages with torches, charged power banks and a fridge plan. If anyone in the house relies on powered medical equipment, register as medically dependent with your power company and talk to your clinician.
Pilot installs go to people on this list first. Rural homes, farms and remote sites especially. No spam, no payment.