Tag: Energy Efficiency - Page 8
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US Electrical Grid is Largest Interconnected Machine on Earth, And It Needs Upgrades
At the same time a backlash against smart meters is slowing installations, it becomes more apparent than ever that the electrical grid needs some serious maintenance work.
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LED Bulb Cools Off by Breathing
GE has introduced a 100-watt equivalent LED bulb that keeps cool with "breathing" technology. The breakthrough allows the bulb to be the first 100-watt replacement to fit household fixtures.
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How the Energy Grid Actually Works
Renewables advocate Robert Llewellyn visits the National Grid control center to ask some tough questions.
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Great New Idea For Old Buildings: Radiator Labs Solves The Too-Hot Apartment Problem
This is one of those why-didn't anyone-think-of-this-before ideas that are so simple and so good.
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Airtube Earbuds Play Your MP3 Only When You're Actually Listening
Ever put your iPod in your pocket only to discover later that you never turned it off and it's been running for hours? These earbuds will solve that problem and spare your battery.
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Energy Harvesting in Your Home, Wireless Power for Medical Implants, Colorful Energy Pricing and More From EarthTechling
The best stories of the past week from EarthTechling. Stay in the know!
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Hostal Empúries, More Than Just the First Hotel in Europe with LEED Gold Certification (Photos)
This is not just a gorgeous hotel on the Spanish coast, it is also the first LEED certified Hotel in Europe. From water and energy saving to growing their own vegetable these guys are serious when it comes to protecting the environment and having a blast.
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Promising New Passive House Designs for Bulgaria
Passive-house design seems tailor-made for helping bring Bulgarian living standards up to those of their EU counterparts with little to no increase in energy consumption.
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Energy-Saving Light Shines Only When Your Eyes Are Open
Here's a funny idea: a light that is only on when your eyelids are up. Check out how to make one for yourself!
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When Neighbors Meet to Compare Energy Bills, Much Bigger Ideas Are Born
A neighborhood carbon coaching initiative in Britain is spawning all kinds of wonderful community collaborations.
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Verde Energy Audit App for iPad Now Free Until Earth Day
Track your home energy consumption and get suggestions for saving energy (and money) with this new iPad app, now free until Earth Day!
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Getting the Market to Tell the Truth
If the world is to move onto a sustainable path we need the market to tell the truth, through full cost pricing.
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Startup Takes Google Street View Approach to Home Energy Audits
What if the Google Street View car took thermal energy scans of all the country's buildings and then built a database of building energy efficiency information? That's the concept behind startup company Essess's approach to home energy audits.
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New Smart Meter Technology Can Tell Your Appliances Apart
A new smart meter technology is able to distinguish a TV from a refrigerator and all of the other power loads in a house so users can more fully understand their energy use habits and how to change them.
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How Smart Meters Transform Our Relationship to Energy
With monthly energy bills, it's hard to visualize how behavior impacts cost. But when we see the impact in real time, our behavior changes. A lot.
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Nest Adds More Energy Saving Features to Its Smart Thermostat
The iPod of thermostats gets updated with new energy saving features and increased functionality in its mobile apps.
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Programmer Creates Mad Max-Style DIY Solar, Off-Grid Home
Having lived in a tiny house inside his sheep barn, Loren Amelang decided to build a solar, off-grid home. The result was this bizarre looking structure.
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Facebook and Opower Launch Social Energy App
Ready to share kilowatts? Facebook launched its social energy app today that will enable users to share and compare their home energy consumption.
