Web-based monitoring systems to determine energy-savings potential of new home heating systems BOURNE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Onset Computer Corporation (http://www.onsetcomp.com), the world’s leading supplier of data loggers, today announced that it has received a large order from Ecotope, a Seattle, WA-based energy consulting firm, for its web-based HOBO(R) U30 Remote Monitoring Systems. The systems, which will be used as part of an energy efficiency pilot program sponsored by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance and other organizations, will measure the energy performance of ductless “mini-split” heat pumps in 120 homes throughout the Pacific Northwest. The goal of the project is to better understand the energy-savings potential of ductless heaters. “There’s a big focus on getting ductless mini-split units in homes throughout our region and displacing electric resistance heat that’s still being used,” said Bob Davis, a research engineer with Ecotope. “We will be monitoring the ductless units for one year to understand how much of a home’s electric heat can be offset by ductless heat pumps.”
