Study shows new truck efficiency standards may reduce expected energy savings
Deliveries are getting faster than ever in the U.S., but the faster movement of goods is undercutting the country's climate progress.
Jul 18, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Deliveries are getting faster than ever in the U.S., but the faster movement of goods is undercutting the country's climate progress.
Jul 18, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
You're inside on a scorching 40°C day, running your air conditioner on full for extended hours. Normally, you might worry about cost—or even the impact on the grid or the environment. But you've got solar on your roof, ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Engineering
Millions of homes were built before Australia introduced housing energy efficiency standards in 2003. They're leaky. Gaps around windows, doors and between building materials allow air to move in and out. So people tend to ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
If we are to save the planet, we are going to have to use energy far more efficiently.
Dec 1, 2023
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Engineering
A team of engineers at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, working with a pair of colleagues from Murata Manufacturing Company, has developed a regenerative electrocaloric heat pump that is more efficient ...
Engineering
When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle five years ago, it left boats, cars and trucks piled up to the windows of Bonny Paulson's home in the tiny coastal community of Mexico Beach, Florida, even though the house ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Engineering
Colder is not always better for energy-hungry data centers, especially when it comes to their power bills. A new analysis says that keeping the centers at 41°C, or around 106°F, could save up to 56% in cooling costs worldwide. ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Business
Energy security concerns are mounting as renewable projects and transmission lines are delayed.
Oct 12, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Researchers and policymakers are advocating all-electric housing to reduce energy bills and emissions. Using energy-efficient reverse-cycle air conditioners is a core element of the shift from gas.
Oct 2, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Heat pumps can be used to both cool and heat homes. The 2022 federal Inflation Reduction Act provides financial incentives for installing one. SciLine interviewed Theresa Pistochini of the Energy Efficiency Institute and ...
Sep 7, 2023
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