Tag: Energy Efficiency - Page 11
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Smart Software Adjusts Your Thermostat Based on Weather Forecasts In Your Neighborhood
EnergyHub's e5 home energy management software uses weather forecasts to program heating and cooling cycles and optimize grid response.
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Build an Ultra-Efficient DIY Wood Stove for Backpacking
This simple, DIY stove can boil water in minutes using only a few twigs. Here's how to build it.
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State of Green Business Report Takes Temperature of E-Waste, Energy Efficiency
GreenBiz has released their 5th annual report on what's shaking in cleantech. The long and short of it is, "Things aren’t going as well as we’d hoped."
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How We Are Greenwashing The Cloud and What It Means for IT's Carbon Footprint
Sumir Karayi, CEO of 1E, talks with us about why it is important to get a handle on the real energy cost of the cloud.
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Barcelona to Build First Carbon-Neutral Indoor Ski Slope in 2015
Barcelona wants to build an indoor carbon-neutral ski dome, taking waste energy from the gas industry to cool the hall and using renewable energy to power the rest... fact or fiction? Eco-friendly or greenwashing?
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American Passive House Network Founded To "Promote Passive House Across The Country in an Inclusive Manner"
The new organization promotes the Passive House standard and idea without getting into the politics.
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Embodied Energy and Green Building: Does it matter?
A long answer to a short tweet: "Has anyone published reasoned-out argument against embodied energy ? "
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Ask Pablo: Is It Really Worth Insulating My Pipes?
Dear Pablo: I had a home energy audit done and they recommended insulating my pipes. The estimated cost was quite high and I wonder, is it really worth it?
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CES 2012: OLED TVs, Transparent TVs and Home Energy Management from Samsung
Samsung is proud to show off a wide range of new toys at this year's CES, including internet-connected washers and driers, TVs you can see through, and more.
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CES 2012: 3 Examples of Sony's Mantra, "Do More With Less"
Sony's environmental focus is fairly simple. In fact, it's the very definition of simple. And we like it.
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CES 2012: The Connected Home Leads As Popular Theme in Consumer Electronics
From connecting devices to each other to making an entire house's appliances talk amonst themselves, the connected home is all the rage at CES this year.
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CES 2012: Monster Partners with People Power for Home Energy Use App for iPhone, Android
Controlling your home's energy use while you're away just got easier with a new Smart Phone app from People Power.
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Photos of Ill-Fated Antarctica Explorer Robert Scott's Last Journey on View in London
It is the centenary of the death of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the explorer who died with his entire crew during an attempt to reach the South Pole.
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CES 2012: Nanosys Redefining "Colorful" In Computer Screens with QDEF Display Technology
With a relatively minor change in manufacturing processes, companies making everythign from laptops to TVs can give viewers 100% color accuracy without using extra energy.
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Smart Meters Endure Bumpy Road To Growth
While utility companies love smart meters, consumers aren't as overjoyed. But a new report shows that everyone will have to get onboard, and soon.
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Energy News Recap: Record Energy Efficiency Investments In 2011, Chevron Still Must Pay $18bn Rainforest Destruction Fine
From record investments in energy investments made by US states, to East Africa's largest wind power project, Chicago's smart gridization, to Chevron's huge fine being upheld, here's what we're reading today.
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CES 2012: Travel Charger Shuts Off Power When Your Battery Is Full
The Mushroom from Bracketron knows when your cell phone's battery is full, and stops sucking electricity from the outlet
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Incandescent Bulbs Still Suck: Why the Bulb as Heater Argument Falls Short
Some folks argue that incandescent bulbs are not as inefficient as they seem. After all, they heat our houses too. But do they do so effectively?
