Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:30:25 +0000
As you can probably imagine, clean technology sites and the people who write for them get a lot of weird e-mails and DMs. The supposed inventors of perpetual motion machines (including some really odd ones that use lard) like to reach out from time to time. There are also the right-wing whack jobs who hate […]
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 15:14:14 +0000
The $309 million DC Smart Street Lighting Project announced by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will modernize more than 75,000 lights throughout the District. The project has been praised as the nation’s largest urban streetlight modernization project. It will convert all of the city’s street and alley lights to energy-efficient LED technology. Eliminates 38,000 Tons of […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:00:03 +0000
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building Technologies Office (BTO) has issued a request for information (RFI) to gather responses from the public that will inform the program development and execution of Section 40511 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This provision makes $225 million available over the next five years to state agencies and partnerships to help drive the […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:10:54 +0000
U.S. households are increasingly switching to light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs; 47% report using LEDs for most or all of their indoor lighting in 2020, according to the most recent results from the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). In the previous RECS, conducted in 2015, only 4% of households used LEDs for most or all of their indoor lighting. The […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:00:42 +0000
One of the most disappointing things about a lower package Nissan LEAF (at least in the US) is the lack of LED headlights. My first EV was a 2011 Nissan LEAF, and it was an SL. The nice clean white light you get from LED lights really does make a difference. When I bought my […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:10:24 +0000
The Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Initiative introduced the Integrated Lighting Campaign (ILC) in 2020 to encourage facility owners, operators, and managers to save energy and reinvest those savings in their facilities. This initiative offers resources and support to participants. It also highlights how participants are integrating lighting with other building systems to achieve energy and non-energy benefits. This year, new […]
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 15:00:05 +0000
Every journey towards a more sustainable lifestyle starts with a single step. It starts with a dissatisfaction for the status quo. With all that said, my encouragement to you today is to take your next step. Take the step that sits in front of you, whether that be to give up your car in favor of a bike, to purchase an electric vehicle, to install solar on your roof, to add a battery backup system, or even to upgrade your electrical panel if that’s what’s in the cards
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:10:59 +0000
It is hard to build a net-zero building — one that produces more energy than it consumes — in the middle of a city. For one thing, nearby skyscrapers might block sunlight from reaching rooftop solar panels. For another, urban office buildings are cramped for space, and it generally isn’t possible to set up wind turbines on site
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 03:12:29 +0000
With the rollback of energy efficiency standards for light bulbs, Americans can finally enjoy the freedom to make their own decisions about…light bulbs
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 03:00:43 +0000
Are you an adventurer who loves it all? Busy urban streets and … winding, hidden country roads. This may be the perfect solo getaway vehicles. The Daymak Beast 2.0 is great for quiet cruises through the wilderness, or for city commutes