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This New Mud Home Built of Hemp and Earth Demonstrates Super Energy Efficiency in the UK
This modern British home with its thick mud walls was built as part of an EU project to pioneer the construction of more energy...
Air Force Improves Energy Efficiency in Jets, Fuel
The US Air Force has developed an energy plan focused on reducing demand and increasing efficiency.
For instance, 99 percent of the Air Force fleet...
How Energy Efficiency is “Lighting Up” the Streets of Philadelphia
Today President Obama is travelling to the Philadelphia area to hold a town hall event with employees at Gamesa Technology Corporation, a manufacturer of...
New York State Begins Historic Energy Efficiency Program
New York State has just begun a historic initiative called the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS). The project seeks to devote $13 million to...
Efficiency Gains in Last Decade Saved More Energy Than China Consumed In 2011
"New data shows that efficiency efforts in 18 advanced countries saved more energy over the last decade than the entire United States or China...
In Frigid Maine So Many Heat Pumps Were Sold the State Passed its Clean-Energy Target Two Years Early
Governor Janet Mills announced that Maine has, two years ahead of time, surpassed its goal of installing 100,000 new heat pumps by 2025, a...
Scientists Stumble on New Way to ‘Hack’ Photosynthesis For Renewable Energy
A "mind-blowing" discovery in the early stages of photosynthesis has been discovered by scientists that could help improve the efficiency of renewable energy technologies.
While...
World’s First CO2 Battery to Offer Long-Duration Energy Storage at Half the Cost
An Italian startup this month announced the successful launch of a CO2 battery that uses carbon dioxide to store renewable energy at utility-scale on...
Ultra Efficient ‘Tandem’ Solar Panels Ditch the Silicon to Absorb More of the Sun’s Spectrum With Less Energy
German scientists have published details of their new solar panel, calling it the world’s most efficient of its type, which uses a wider spectrum...
Youth Hailed for Providing Renewable Energy to 10,000 People Without Using Battery, Wind, Sun, or Water
Growing up in Sierra Leone, a young man who saw a problem and was determined to fix it has been awarded international prizes for...
Students Save $44,000 on School’s Energy Bills Using Solar, Sawdust Heat, and Pedal Power to Make Milkshakes
Students at a Tasmania high school are riding bikes out of desire to combat climate change, implementing a dizzyingly-thorough transformation of their school building...
Making Clean Hydrogen Energy Is Hard, But Researchers Just Solved a Major Hurdle
For decades, researchers around the world have searched for ways to use solar power to generate the key reaction for producing hydrogen as a...
German Company Makes Concrete to Charge Electric Vehicles From Roads With 95% Efficiency and Low Cost
Indiana could be the first state in the Union to have a wireless charging road that tops up your electric vehicle as you drive...
U.S. Can Run Primarily on Renewable Energy by 2050 For Cost of $1 Per Person Per Day—Says New Research
Reaching zero net emissions of carbon dioxide from energy and industry by 2050 can be accomplished by rebuilding U.S. energy infrastructure to run primarily...
New Plant-Based Plastic Can Be Broken Down and Recycled With Near-Perfect Efficiency
Hoping to solve the plastic pollution problem, with recycling technology being too often inefficient, there seems to be a new biodegradable, bio-based substitute being...
Arkansas Schools Install Solar Panels to Save Millions on Energy and Pay Teachers More
An Arkansas school district saved so much money from switching to solar power for their buildings, they were able to bump up their teachers'...
Mini Wind Turbine Can Generate Energy Made From the Breeze You Make When Walking
Most of the wind available on land is too gentle to push commercial wind turbine blades, but now scientists have designed a kind of...
Not Only Does New Solar Chimney Design Cut Energy Costs By 50%, It Can Also Save Lives During a Fire
In this new study, the chimney's ventilation system was shown to “radically boost” the length of safe evacuation time from 2 minutes to 14 minutes.
Exciting New Scavenger Technology Can Generate Energy From the Surface of Metal
Not only does the roving technology leave metal surfaces structurally intact, it is 13 times more energy-dense than lithium-ion batteries.
Newly-Developed Solar Cell Earns Two World Records for Its ‘Extraordinary’ Efficiency
The solar cell developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) boasts a record-setting efficiency rate of almost 50%.