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Energy Saving

Vine-Inspired Robot Can Turn Toward a Heat Source

A group of robot engineers at the University of California Santa Barbara has designed and built a robot that mimics the way roots and vines move toward moisture…

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Data-Driven Heating Can Reduce Energy Consumption in Buildings

Data-driven heating reduces energy consumption in buildings. As prices shoot through the roof, business property managers are having to get smarter at controlli…

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Brits Rush To Buy Energy-saving Appliances

UK shoppers have been snapping up energy-efficient appliances in an effort to lower energy bills amid the worsening cost-of-living crisis in the country, media …

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Using an Ethylene Carbonate Solvent With a Sodium Iodide Salt to Create a New Kind of Refrigerator

A pair of researchers at Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory used a commonly known, naturally occurring phenomenon to build a new kind of environmentally safe …

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Researchers Develop Highly Stable Formamidinium-cesium Perovskite Solar Cells

A new pathway to creating durable, efficient perovskite photovoltaics at industrial scale has been demonstrated through the first effective use of lead acetate …

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A Strategy To Boost The Efficiency Of Solar Cells Based On Thin-film Bifacial Cu(In,Ga)Se2

To tackle global warming, engineers have been trying to develop increasingly advanced technologies that can generate and store electrical energy more sustainabl…

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The training of deep neural networks entails continuously adapting its configuration, comprised of so-called "weights," to ensure that it can identify patterns in data with increasing accuracy. This p

Deep-learning models have proven to be highly valuable tools for making predictions and solving real-world tasks that involve the analysis of data. Despite thei…

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Reduced French Energy Consumption Largely Owing to Mild Weather, Says Govt

Energy saving measures by households and businesses accounted for only a small amount of a reduction in French electricity consumption in November, most of whic…

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UK Government Unveils £1bn ECO+ Energy Efficiency Scheme

It will extend support to those who currently do not benefit from any other government support to upgrade their homes, targeting the least energy efficient home…

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Machine Learning Helps Create High-Performance Thermoelectric Devices

Engineers at the University of Notre Dame have created a machine-learning-assisted method to build high-performance thermoelectric devices.

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E.ON to Reduce Buildings’ Energy Consumption by 20% As Winter Approaches

German electric utility company E.ON has announced efforts to reduce its energy consumption, which are expected to reduce energy use from its buildings by at le…

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Nights in and Packed Lunches - Britons Seek Savings to Cover Energy Bills

Britons are spending more nights in, taking packed lunches to work and eschewing new clothes and treats to ensure they can cover rising energy bills this autumn…

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Industry Leaders Unite Behind Cogeneration in Letter to EU Commission

COGEN Europe, the European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration, has presented the European Commission with an open letter calling for cogeneration to …

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Zero-Energy Tech Heats When Cold and Cools When Hot

Dynamic device needs no power to switch between heating and cooling modes, saving energy.

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EU Parliament Backs Higher Targets on Renewables and Energy Savings

European Union lawmakers voted on Wednesday to raise the bloc's targets to expand renewable power and save energy, backing proposals that had been made more amb…