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Nottingham City Council’s Greener HousiNG Scheme Installed Retrofit Measures On 1,036 Homes

April 7, 2023 admin buildings, energy efficiency, heat pumps, uk

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:25:04 +0000

Analyzing how we currently use energy in our homes and then incorporating energy efficiencies measures is one of the first steps on the journey to making energy use more sustainable. Corrective measures often include retrofits for old homes, including energy efficiency improvements such as insulation, solar panels, and air source heat pumps. Nottingham City Council […]

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Geothermal Heat Pumps — Clean Energy 101

April 6, 2023 admin clean power, geothermal energy, geothermal heat pumps, heat pumps, inflation reduction act of 2022.

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:55:04 +0000

Geothermal heat pumps are a time-tested clean heating & cooling technology with untapped potential. The age of the electric heat pump is well underway. This clean heating and cooling technology has been in use for decades and is widely adopted across Asia and parts of Europe such as Norway where heat pumps heat and cool […]

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Set It & Forget It: How Heat Pumps Resolved a Long Term Marital Dispute

April 5, 2023 admin clean power, energy efficiency, heat pumps

Credit to Author: Naomi Cole & Joe Wachunas| Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2023 12:00:16 +0000

A decade old argument in our house relates to the right indoor temperature for our long, chilly, and wet Portland winters. It’s not just a matter of what temperature makes each of us most comfortable (a common household debate) but in our house, where energy savings reign king, it’s also a matter of what temperature […]

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Bay Area Sets NOx Emissions Standards for Gas Water Heaters & Furnaces, Effectively Ending Sales Starting in 2027

March 27, 2023 admin bay area, California, clean power, energy efficiency, Fossil Fuels, gas stoves, heat pump water heaters, heat pumps, natural gas, nox emissions, policy & politics, san francisco

Credit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:10:14 +0000

Big news for clean air last week. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) adopted amendments requiring the elimination of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from new water heaters by 2027 and new furnaces by 2029. We’ve been hearing about the indoor pollution from gas stoves this year. Gas water heaters and furnaces also have […]

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Adding Up The Benefits Of Geothermal

March 23, 2023 admin clean power, geothermal energy, ground source heat pumps, heat pumps, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), ornl

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:05:02 +0000

ORNL researchers have developed a free online tool for homeowners, equipment manufacturers, and installers to calculate the savings and energy efficiency of ground source heat pump systems compared to traditional heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. A tool developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers gives building owners and equipment manufacturers and installers an easy […]

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With Heat From Heat Pumps, US Energy Requirements Could Plummet By 50%

March 17, 2023 admin carbon emissions, clean power, clean tech, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Electric vehicles, Energy, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, HEALTH, heat pumps, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, nuclear energy, Oil, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, Shipping, trains / rail, usa, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:25:48 +0000

Electrification and heat pumps radically reduce the requirement to build new wind, solar, nuclear, hydro, and geothermal primary energy sources.

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Heat Pumps For Every Home

March 10, 2023 admin buildings, clean power, consumer technology, energy efficiency, heat pumps, inflation reduction act of 2022.

Credit to Author: Naomi Cole & Joe Wachunas| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:35:36 +0000

Heat pumps are one of the essential technologies for a decarbonized life. They heat everything, from air to water to laundry, using electricity that can be cleanly powered by renewable energy. They are three to five times more efficient than natural gas, fuel oil or electric resistance systems. They also cool our homes and food […]

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20 News Items From Tesla Investor Day

March 9, 2023 admin 4680 batteries, cars, casting machines, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev inverters, events, heat pumps, rare earths, silicon carbide, tesla, tesla factories (gigafactories), tesla gigafactories, tesla investor day, tesla superchargers, v2g, vertical integration, wireless ev charging

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:59:31 +0000

There are somewhat mixed views on the newsworthiness of the Tesla Investor Day on March 1st, 2023. I sat through the whole event live and took notes of what I thought was news. Maybe you did too? Maybe you didn’t? Maybe you have already read and viewed a myriad of reactions to the event? In […]