Energy & Green Tech
Millions of U.S. households would benefit from heat pumps, but the cost of installing the technology needs to come down to make their use a more attractive proposition, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
A new analysis from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that, coupled with building envelope improvements, installing geothermal heat pumps in around 70% of U.S. ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
For photovoltaic (PV) systems—designed to operate over lifetimes of 20, 30, or even 50 years—small losses in energy production can add up to measurable differences over time. These differences can even determine whether ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
When Dany Tome first arrived at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) campus in Golden, Colorado, he did not notice the golden grasses waving from the hillsides or the solar panels set in neat, geometric rows ...
Jan 10, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
People who own electric vehicles (EVs) are more likely to go a step further and add solar panels to their home, according to an analysis of a behavioral study by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable ...
Jan 9, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
To an outsider, the gray stack of metal boxes piled on the gray concrete floor might look unimpressive. Machinery meant for storage, maybe. Leftovers from an experiment completed long ago.
Dec 14, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Do electric bikes (e-bikes) improve the overall quality of mobility for certain groups in a region? Do they provide a similar level of time-, cost-, and energy-efficient access to opportunities as cars?
Dec 4, 2023
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Engineering
Humans have always developed tools or technologies to help us surmount challenges. Obstacles encourage people to innovate.
Oct 26, 2023
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Engineering
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is preparing to unveil a database containing the results of exposure experiments on solar reflectors conducted over more than four decades. The publicly ...
Oct 25, 2023
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