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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]

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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

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Inside The Heart Of The Magnetocaloric Heat Pump Of The Future

December 12, 2024 admin ames national laboratory, buildings, consumer technology, efficient heat pumps, elastocaloric cooling, electric heat pumps, energy efficiency, green economy, heat pumps, home energy management, hydrofluorocarbons, magnetoelectric heat pump, oak ridge national lab, ozone layer, refrigerants

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:38:03 +0000

Researchers at Ames National Laboratory are have reportedly cracked the code for the energy efficient, refrigerant-free magnetocaloric heat pump of the future.

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Massive 1-Gigawatt Virtual Power Plant Created From Thin Air

November 11, 2024 admin alphabet, clean power, consumer technology, Energy, google cloud, grid, home energy management, Nest, NRG Energy, renewable energy, smartphone apps, Solar energy, texas, virtual power plants, vivent, vpp, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:13:47 +0000

The virtual power plant movement is scaling up, powered by smart thermostats that enable utilities and ratepayers to collaborate on grid resiliency and affordability.

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HomeBoost Turns Your Smartphone Into A Home Energy Audit Device

November 8, 2024 admin consumer technology, energy audit, energy efficiency, home energy management, homeboost, rewiring america, smartphone apps

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:46:49 +0000

Our homes can be big time wasters of energy. As utility and heating bills continue to rise, figuring out how to make a home more efficient can pay big dividends. Are drafty windows and doors letting warm or cool air leak out, causing you to raise or lower the thermostat … [continued]

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Improving Energy Security, Increasing Renewable Energy Integration Into The Grid — V2G From Nissan

October 17, 2024 admin batteries, bidirectional energy, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, home energy management, lithium-ion batteries, Nissan

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 02:29:42 +0000

Just a few weeks ago, I sat at possibly the sole EV charger working a few days after Hurricane Helene took out many communities in the North Carolina mountains. The arrival of a Rivian owner on a bicycle brought welcome news. “I’m using my Rivian to power my house,” he … [continued]

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Bill Savings vs. Backup Power: Evaluating Operational Tradeoffs for Home Solar+Storage Systems

October 13, 2024 admin batteries, berkeley lab, clean power, consumer technology, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, home energy management, lithium-ion batteries, Solar energy, solar prices

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:00:55 +0000

Study shows that, in most circumstances, customers should maintain low reserves, prioritizing bill savings over backup power Home battery storage paired with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems can reduce utility bills under certain rate structures while also providing backup power during power interruptions. For power interruptions that come with some warning … [continued]

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Anker’s SOLIX F3800 Is The New Heavyweight In “Portable” Power Stations — CleanTechnica Tested

August 22, 2024 admin anker, batteries, ces, clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica reviews, consumer technology, Energy Storage, grid, home energy management, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, Off The Grid, portable power stations, smartphone apps, Sponsored

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:25:15 +0000

The Anker SOLIX F3800, combined with the new Home Power Panel, is the most accessible whole-home backup power system around right now. It can power your home in a power outage, can be used as a comprehensive backup solution for off-grid homes, and function as the hub of a permanently … [continued]

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Biden-Harris Admin Invests $36 Million to Expand Innovative Weatherization Assistance Program & Cut Costs for Low-Income Households Across the Country

August 2, 2024 admin buildings, consumer technology, energy efficiency, green economy, home energy management, investing in america, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:24:27 +0000

As Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, Funding Supports Weatherization Demonstration Projects That Will Drive America’s Clean Energy Economy and Lower Utility Bills WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that applications are open for the … [continued]

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Decarbonizing Building Heat — RAP EU Lead Jan Rosenow On Heat Pumps, Hydrogen, Insulation, & Gas Networks

July 28, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, consumer technology, demand response, district heating, Energy, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, heat pumps, home energy management, hydrogen, INTERVIEWS, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:44:09 +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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