energy efficiency – Page 3

Even Better Efficiency with AI Controlling Your Heat Pump?

December 23, 2024 admin AI, Artificial Intelligence, buildings, EDF, energy efficiency, fraunhofer, fraunhofer institute for solar energy systems, fraunhofer ise, GERMANY, heat pumps, neural nets, neural networks

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:26:26 +0000

AI (artificial intelligence) is everywhere these days. It’s the most popular thing to hype up, and the most popular thing to add to your product description to hype it up. In some cases, it’s really a thing and making a difference. In other cases, well, it’s simply just fluff. When … [continued]

The post Even Better Efficiency with AI Controlling Your Heat Pump? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

$2 Million Investment to Improve Energy Efficiency & Lower Utility Costs in Nonprofits Across 17 States

December 23, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, energy efficiency, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:19:58 +0000

Funding will support energy infrastructure projects that position nonprofits to better serve their communities and missions. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that 22 community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations will receive a total of $2 million to support building improvement projects that reduce energy use and generate short and … [continued]

The post $2 Million Investment to Improve Energy Efficiency & Lower Utility Costs in Nonprofits Across 17 States appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

US DOE SOLVE IT Prize Awards $1.5 Million To Communities Driving Clean Energy Projects

December 23, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, grid, grid storage, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, office of energy efficiency and renewable energy (eere), Solar energy, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:09:04 +0000

DOE announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure Technologies (SOLVE IT) Prize, awarding winning teams $150,000 each for their proposed community-driven clean energy solutions. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure … [continued]

The post US DOE SOLVE IT Prize Awards $1.5 Million To Communities Driving Clean Energy Projects appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Need a Good Technician for a Home Energy Upgrade? Google & the DOE Have Your Back

December 22, 2024 admin buildings, consumer technology, energy audits, energy efficiency, google, google maps, heating, home energy efficiency, home energy management, home heating, hvac, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:19:32 +0000

We at CleanTechnica cannot endorse the recommendations of the US Department of Energy and Google. Consumer discretion and Googler discretion advised. In all seriousness, Google and the US Department of Energy, neither of which need any introduction, have partnered to help homeowners find good, qualified technicians for home energy upgrades. … [continued]

The post Need a Good Technician for a Home Energy Upgrade? Google & the DOE Have Your Back appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Need a Good Technician for a Home Energy Upgrade? Google & the DOE Have Your Back

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:19:32 +0000

The post Need a Good Technician for a Home Energy Upgrade? Google & the DOE Have Your Back appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Energy-Positive Buildings Give More Than They Take, Leaving The Planet Better Than Before Construction

December 21, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, climate change, energy efficiency, zero energy buildings

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:28:39 +0000

Let’s just say it: the building industry is responsible for some 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. That’s enormous! Energy positive through low wattage bulbs? Be serious. Huge building industry carbon emissions result from many sources: constructing a building, its years of usage, and dismantling after the building has reached … [continued]

The post Energy-Positive Buildings Give More Than They Take, Leaving The Planet Better Than Before Construction appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Ford Teaches Electric Car Drivers How To Drive in the Snow & Cold

December 17, 2024 admin clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, ford, ford f-150 lightning, ford mustang mach e, smartphone apps

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:10:48 +0000

As we enter the season of extreme cold and snow, let me, a Floridian, tell you what you should do to protect your car and get the most out of your electric vehicle. Okay, no, I’m close to useless in this regard, with very little experience driving in extreme cold … [continued]

The post Ford Teaches Electric Car Drivers How To Drive in the Snow & Cold appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Using Hot Water to Balance the Grid

December 17, 2024 admin agl, arena, Australia, australian renewable energy agency (arena), demand response, energy efficiency, grid, heat pump water heaters, heat pumps, Smart Grid, smart meters, south australia

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:42:15 +0000

The humble electric hot water system, hidden usually in a corner of the garage, or even sometimes stuck outside the house in Australia, is being repurposed to balance the grid. For years, we have used tariff 33 to switch on our hot water systems at night for lower-cost electricity from … [continued]

The post Using Hot Water to Balance the Grid appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

New Report Establishes Baseline for Clean Energy Deployment in Energy Communities

December 17, 2024 admin clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment tax credit (itc), lawrence berkeley national laboratory, Manufacturing, market research, policy & politics, policy research, production tax credit, research, Solar energy, solar investment tax credit, wind energy, wind production tax credit

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:17:57 +0000

For the first time, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 included place-based federal tax incentives for projects located in “Energy Communities,” which might alter the economic equation of where projects should be located. Storage projects may be eligible for a 10-point increase in the Investment Tax Credit (e.g., from 30% … [continued]

The post New Report Establishes Baseline for Clean Energy Deployment in Energy Communities appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

US DOE — Flurry of Solar & Wind Power Announcements

December 16, 2024 admin batteries, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, grid, heat pumps, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, lighting, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, Puerto Rico, recycling, Smart Grid, Solar energy, subsidies, us department of energy (doe), wind energy, wind energy technologies office (weto), wind turbines

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:58:00 +0000

As Joe Biden’s time leading the United States approaches an end, various government agencies have been sprinting to get things done before they are at risk of being dropped and forgotten. Rather than try to cover each of these separately, let’s quickly roll through some of the announcements, and you … [continued]

The post US DOE — Flurry of Solar & Wind Power Announcements appeared first on CleanTechnica.