The Needs of Tropical Mega-Cities Could Drive Innovation in Air Conditioning
Nearly all of the globe’s top 30 mega-cities are in the tropics, in developing nations. As they develop – while simultaneously, over the coming decades; the climate heats further, the demand for air...
View ArticleBill Clinton Urges Americans to Paint Dark Roofs White
Painting roofs white in order to reduce energy consumption is hardly a new concept, but adding his name to the list of those who endorse the idea is sure to give it a boost Bill Clinton Urges...
View ArticleFrom the Designer of the iPod and iPhone Comes a New Energy-Saving ‘Learning...
Think of a piece of classic design from the last decade. There’s a decent chance you thought of either the iPhone or the iPod, right? Apple’s ubiquitous gadgets have become so wildly popular, not in...
View ArticleSmarter AC from Mitsubishi
The future is cool, but not too cool. Mitsubishi has developed an air conditioner that can sense if there’s a human body in the room, turning off if there’s no one around. The ZW series has two...
View ArticleDemystifying the ENERGY STAR Rating
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released a new ‘Today in Energy’ article today looking at the adoption of ENERGY STAR equipment and how adoption varies between appliances. Today in Energy...
View ArticleNew Thermostat Helps Utilities And Their Customers Reduce Brownouts And...
A new programmable Honeywell thermostat with Wi-Fi was designed to help power companies reduce brownouts and blackouts when electricity demand surges due to hot weather. The new programmable thermostat...
View ArticleNest Rush Hour Rewards Save Money And Energy
I love Nest. I don’t even use the revolutionary thermostat, and I love them. Whenever their stories come up, my editor throws them my way, and the latest news from Nest is that their first test results...
View ArticlePairing Ceiling Fan And Air Conditioning Works Wonders In The Heat
This post was originally published on CleanEnergyResourceTeams.org On those summer days that are particularly hot and sticky, the use of a ceiling fan in conjunction with air conditioning or natural...
View ArticleHospital Energy Managers: Six Steps For Major Energy Savings Via HVAC &...
By Manny Rosendo, Co-Founder & CEO of Entic Take a look below at how Broward Health saved $311,000 in annual energy costs with advanced analytics and data science. According to the Environmental...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency News Buffet
As noted in an article yesterday, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles”...
View ArticleExplosive US Solar Power Growth & Jobs
It’s no secret to those who work in energy that the solar industry is among the fastest-growing power sectors in this country (often the fastest-growing one), as well as worldwide. And many people...
View ArticleSolar Decathlon Leads To Patent-Pending Technology & Career
1Sun4All. Matthew O’Kelly participated twice in the Solar Decathlon—first as the HVAC engineer for The Ohio State University (OSU) 2009 team and then as the project engineer for the OSU 2011 team,...
View ArticleRenewables Benefit Island Tourism, Says New IRENA Report
With the local tourist season ending this Labor Day, it’s time for a look at how renewables can benefit island tourism, which stays open year-round. Island policy makers, private sector investors,...
View ArticleJapan Focuses On Zero-Energy Buildings
In the wake of the Fukushima meltdowns, suspension of all nuclear plants (which once provided about 33% of the nation’s electricity and were slated to generate half), and subsequent head-butt from...
View ArticleNew “Star Trek” Global Warming Solution Beams Heat Into Outer Space
Shades of Captain Kirk, Stanford researchers have developed a new rooftop coating that sucks heat out of buildings and beams it into outer space New “Star Trek” Global Warming Solution Beams Heat Into...
View ArticleEnergy-Efficient Air Conditioner From MIT
Many of us in the South cringe thinking of heat waves, electric bills, and summer. Everyone knows that air conditioners are practically a necessary evil — lusty energy takers. Even the very...
View ArticleIRENA Opens Super-Sustainable Headquarters In Masdar City
High-level officials from around the world have gathered in Masdar City to celebrate the official opening of the permanent headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency. Said IRENA...
View ArticleNerdalize Heater Provides Heating Solution
The Nerdalize heater, an innovative e-radiator drawing its power from large computer cooling systems, may turn out to be an affordable heating solution for residential and commercial customers, putting...
View ArticleExcessive Air Conditioning Is Hot Topic In United States
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Craig Schiller A recent New York Times article, “Enduring Summer’s Deep Freeze,” described a scenario we’re unfortunately all to familiar with in the summer:...
View ArticleHow Demand Flexibility Can Help During Hot Weather Electricity Price Surges
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Peter Bronski and Mark Dyson The basic law of supply and demand says that as demand surges and/or as supply lags, prices go up. Nowhere have we seen that effect...
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