Energy efficiency

Energy Saving

Central Heat Pump Water Heaters Can Act as Massive Water Batteries, Seattle Pilot Project Shows

Central heat pump water heaters (CHPWH) present a tremendous opportunity to reduce the substantial energy used in water heating and can act as giant thermal bat…

Solar Technology

Energy-Saving Solar Company, Arvo Solar, Lands New Franchise Territory in DFW

This marks the fourth territory for the growing solar system installation franchise.Thanks to this latest deal, the entire Dallas-Fort Worth area will have acce…

Energy Saving Products

New 3D-Printed Superalloy Could Make Power Plants More Efficient

Sandia technologist Levi Van Bastian works to print material on the Laser Engineered Net Shaping machine, which allows scientists to 3D print new high-performan…

Energy Saving Products

Corralling Ions Improves Viability of Next Generation Solar Cells

Researchers have discovered that channeling ions into defined pathways in perovskite materials improves the stability and operational performance of perovskite …

Energy-Eficient Building

Massachusetts Energy Efficiency Programs Should Shift Focus to Emissions, Critics Say

The state has long been a leader in energy conservation, but climate advocates say the successful Mass Save program now needs a reset that will help it accelera…

Energy Saving Products

On the Road to Better Solid-State Batteries

Scanning transmission electron microscope images reveal the elemental distribution in a disordered solid electrolyte: Top row: titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), an…

Energy Saving Products

Plastic Upcycling to Close the Carbon Cycle

A new method to convert low-density plastic waste to fuel and raw materials promises to help close the carbon cycle. Credit: Art by Melanie Hess-Robinson | Paci…

Energy Saving

Study: Carbon-Neutral Pavements Are Possible by 2050, but Rapid Policy and Industry Action Are Needed

Almost 2.8 million lane-miles, or about 4.6 million lane-kilometers, of the United States are paved.Roads and streets form the backbone of our built environment…

Tidal Energy

Researchers Rapidly Age Materials to Learn Which Survive Longest in Underwater Marine Energy Technologies

Many materials reacted to salt water and stress just as the researchers expected they would, but a few material combinations—like the steel and composite joint…

Energy Saving

DEFRA Announces £168M Green Farming Technology Grant Programme

Farmers in England encouraged to apply for Defra grants for new technologies and greener equipment that can boost food production, enhance animal welfare, and c…

Smart City

Smart Cities of Tomorrow: How AI Is Revolutionizing Urban Planning

The blog discusses the ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing urban planning and shaping the smart cities of tomorrow. It highlights that…

Solar Technology

New World Record! Risen Energy HJT Hyper-ion Solar Module's Power is 741.456W and the Efficiency is 23.89%

NINGBO, China, Feb. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Risen Energy announced that its HJT series solar module Hyper-ion has achieved a maximum power of 741.456W and a mo…

Energy Saving

Harnessing Plant Molecules to Harvest Solar Energy

Our current solar panels aren't very efficient; they are only able to convert up to about 20% of the sun's energy into electricity. As a result, to gene…

Energy Technology

This ‘Harry Potter’ Light Sensor Achieves Magically High Efficiency of 200%

Details of the photodiode used in the experimental setting. Credit: TU/e, Bart van OverbeekeUsing green light and a double-layered cell, Ph.D. researcher Riccar…

Energy Technology

Harnessing Plant Molecules to Harvest Solar Energy

Plasmon to Current technology. Fluorophores produce an induced current in the metal, which is proportional to the magnitude of the fluorophore’s extinctio…