Surplus renewable energy used to heat immersion tanks of older people

The EnergyCloud Age Friendly Initiative, the brainchild of the late John Mullins, won the environment category section of the National Age Friendly Recognition and Achievement Awards recently.

Easy-to-use smart 'Climote' devices have been fitted to the immersion tanks in the private or local authority homes of 40 older people, redirecting surplus renewable energy from windfarms to power immersion heaters overnight. File Picture.

A project inspired by the late Cork business leader John Mullins is using surplus renewable energy to provide free hot water to older people in Cork city.

The EnergyCloud Age Friendly Initiative won the environment category section of the National Age Friendly Recognition and Achievement Awards.