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Buying or Installing a Heat Pump Water Heater? Check Out This Tool

July 27, 2024 admin energy efficiency, green economy, heat pump water heaters, heat pumps, investment

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:13:51 +0000

A new PNNL-developed resource sizzles with information for selecting and installing an energy-efficient technology to meet household hot water needs Efficient heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) desire nothing more than a warm reception in America’s homes, but sometimes they end up on the outside looking in. It isn’t due to … [continued]

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U.S. Supercomputers Are Starting To Fall Behind China’s Less Efficient Builds

July 26, 2024 admin China, Computers, energy efficiency, policy & politics, supercomputers

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:12:41 +0000

For people who follow the geopolitical struggles of the western Pacific, it’s obvious that computer chips are a big deal. The world’s most advanced semiconductors come from Taiwan, an island off the coast of China. It’s under the control of its own government, but China claims to own the island. … [continued]

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Government of Canada Launches Strengthened Heat Pump Program with PEI

July 26, 2024 admin buildings, Canada, clean power, energy efficiency, green economy, heat pumps, investment

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:00:48 +0000

Making the switch from home heating oil to a heat pump will save Canadians thousands of dollars each year on their energy bills. By driving down both energy bills and harmful pollution, the benefits of switching to a heat pump are clear, and the Government of Canada has been bringing … [continued]

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Elastocaloric Technology To Heat Pumps: Hold My Beer

July 25, 2024 admin ames national laboratory, elastocaloric cooling, Energy, energy efficiency, green economy, heat pumps, hvac, research, SCIENCE, university of maryland, US Department of Defense, US military, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:25:54 +0000

High-efficiency elastocaloric technology could replace heat pumps and other HVAC systems in some applications, eventually.

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Getting Off The Gas — A Tale Of Two Cities

July 24, 2024 admin Australia, CANBERRA, energy efficiency, heat pumps, induction stoves

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:08:37 +0000

“Getting off the gas” seems to be easier said than done. A bit like giving up smoking, or Dry July. But two recent examples in Australia show how it can be done — there are hard ways and easy ways. But no patches or vapes for this one. Why does … [continued]

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ETH Zurich Heat Pump Technology For Process Heat Applications

July 24, 2024 admin energy efficiency, eth zurich, green economy, heat pumps, industrial heat pump, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 17:45:53 +0000

A new industrial heat pump design from ETH Zurich promises to be more flexible and more energy efficient as well.

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Van Life Testing Shows Us That Appliances Could Be A Lot More Efficient

July 24, 2024 admin appliances, clean power, energy efficiency, energy efficient appliances

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 17:22:43 +0000

A recent video at CheapRVLiving on YouTube shows us that the comforts of home don’t necessarily require a lot of electrical power to enjoy. While Bob Wells’ motivation for saving on electrical power may differ a lot from the average cleantech investor or enthusiast/activist, the result is much the same: … [continued]

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Decarbonizing Building Heat — RAP EU Lead Jan Rosenow On Policy Sausages & Hydrogen

July 20, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Coal, consumer technology, energy efficiency, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, heat pumps, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, subsidies, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:45:01 +0000

Recently I sat down virtually with energy policy expert Jan Rosenow of RAP on my podcast “Redefining Energy — Tech” to discuss how residential and commercial building heat solutions. In the theme of providing transcripts of presentations I’m giving in various places for people who prefer the written word, this … [continued]

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Pro Sports Issues Energy Decarbonization Guidebook, Claps Back At Project 2025

July 20, 2024 admin clean power, climate change, corporate social responsibility, csr, decarbonization, energy efficiency, energy transition, esg, green buildings, green economy, leed, leed buildings, leed certification, leed gold, policy & politics, renewable energy, Sports, sustainability, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:05:29 +0000

The influential Green Sports Alliance has issued a guidebook to help sports and entertainment venues to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and electrification.

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Deep Red State Catches Electric Heat Pump Fever, Bigly

July 18, 2024 admin clean transport, decarbonization, deep decarbonization, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, esg, green economy, green jobs, heat pumps, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, Manufacturing, scout motors, SOUTH CAROLINA, usa, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:47:33 +0000

In yet another sign that the electrification trend is widening and deepening, the new Scout Motors electric vehicle factory in South Carolina will apply new heat pump technology to help decarbonize its HVAC system.

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