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USA’s Largest Urban Streetlight Modernization Project Announced In D.C.

May 20, 2022 admin energy efficiency, engie, led, lighting, muriel bowser, policy & politics, research, washington d c

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 […]

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U.S. DOE Seeks Input on Funding for Cost-Effective Implementation of Updated Building Energy Codes

April 13, 2022 admin building codes, building technologies office (bto), buildings, clean power, energy efficiency, led, lighting, us department of energy (doe)

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 […]

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47% of U.S. Households Use LED Bulbs for All or Most Indoor Lighting

March 31, 2022 admin energy efficiency, led, lighting

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 […]

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AUROPOLA LED Headlights — CleanTechnica Review

March 29, 2022 admin auropola, clean transport, cleantechnica reviews, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, led, led headlights, led lights, lighting

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 […]

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Lighting Experts Encourage Innovative Use of Advanced Lighting

February 23, 2022 admin better buildings initiative, buildings, energy efficiency, integrated lighting campaign, johnson controls, led, lighting, lighting as a service (laas), pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), us department of energy (doe)

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 […]

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Your Journey Toward A Fully Electric Future Starts With A Single Step

February 29, 2020 admin batteries, buildings, California, cars, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, consumer technology, demand response, Electric vehicles, electrify everything, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, ev charging, grid, home energy management, lighting, rebuild, rooftop solar, Solar energy, tesla solarglass roof, ventura

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

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A Peak Inside the Unisphere, One of the World’s Largest Net-Zero Buildings

December 31, 2019 admin buildings, clean power, co2 emissions, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, led, led lights, lighting, net zero building, solar panels, unisphere, united therapeutics, waste reduction

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

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Energy Efficiency Wounded, Not Killed, By Light Bulb Attack

December 22, 2019 admin DOE, Electricity, energy efficiency, leds, light bulbs, lighting, policy & politics, United States, US

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

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On-Road & Off-Road — The Daymak Beast 2.0 Is Appealing

October 31, 2019 admin batteries, clean transport, consumer technology, daymak beast, daymak beast 2, daymak beast 2.0, electric bikes, electric off road vehicle, electric scooters, Electric vehicles, ev charging, green economy, lighting, lithium-ion batteries, motorcycles + scooters

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

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How To Adjust Tesla Model 3 Headlights (Video)

October 18, 2019 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, lighting, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 headlights, tesla model 3 lights

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 21:45:46 +0000

Adjusting your Tesla Model 3 headlights might be needed, as the leveling of the headlamps from the factory settings are not perfect in several cases — such was the case with Bjørn Nyland’s Model 3 Performance, which he noticed since he had many oncoming cars blinking at him