domestic energy use News
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Encouraging energy conservation in the home
Despite high levels of environmental concern in the EU, domestic energy use continues to rise. A recent study has examined the psychology behind energy usage and behaviour change to help inform energy strategies. There are two key strategies for changing the behaviour of the public. Psychological strategies aim to change an individual's views and motivations through education, whereas ...
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Solar Companies in Connecticut Providing the Necessary Impetus to Homeowners
Increasing demand for solar panel installation has resulted out of many aspects. Climate changes have been speculated for years. Non-renewable energy sources are considered harmful to nature and environment. They undoubtedly affect quality of air and make the atmosphere polluted. As a result more and more people are actively taking steps to avoid unnecessary pollution by reducing their dependency ...
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Localization, innovation to drive CSP in MENA: Rioglass
CSP suppliers and developers will need to focus on local content and local presence, in addition to component cost reductions, to be successful in the growing Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market, Jeroen van Schijndel, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Rioglass, told CSP Today. The construction in 2016 of Saudi Arabia’s 50 MW Duba 1 and 50 MW Waad Al Shamal Integrated Solar ...
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US carbon dioxide pollution down 3.8 percent
The United States cut its energy-related carbon dioxide pollution by 3.8 percent last year, the second biggest drop since 1990, the Department of Energy said Monday. The only recent year with a bigger percentage drop was in 2009, when America was in a large recession. American cars and factories spewed 5.83 billion tons of carbon dioxide in 2012, down from 6.06 billion in 2011. It is the lowest ...
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Greenely and Stanford University Launch Mobile App to Help Decrease Electricity Usage in California
Greenely and Stanford University are launching the Greenely Go mobile application in California after a year of development in a unique collaboration aiming to demonstrate how effectively a newly developed behavioral algorithm can help decreasing households' electricity usage in California. The app utilizes energy consumption data from PG&E and is now available to download for all PG&E ...
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Can CSIRO help reduce your power bills?
CSIRO is calling for homeowners in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne to take part in a study looking at how much energy is used to keep their homes warm or cool throughout the seasons. A senior scientist with CSIRO's Energy Transformed Flagship, Dr Peter Osman, is looking at how energy costs vary for different homes in different climates. "By understanding energy use over the year, throughout ...
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Aclara Next-Generation Home Energy Reports Deliver Best Results in Head-To-Head Program
Results of a test and learn program designed to evaluate the energy savings impact of multiple home energy report (HER) programs that was conducted by a Southern California utility serving six million customers found that Aclara's next-generation HER program provided the highest percent energy reduction. A detailed report of the program can be found here. Done as a head-to-head performance ...
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Friendly discussions help reduce household energy use
Information policy measures aimed at reducing household energy consumption need to take a number of approaches, according to Swedish researchers. They should stress both economic and environmental motives and encourage public discussion. Campaigns that emphasise individual responsibility for cutting energy consumption can be important policy tools, such as the EU website 'How you can control ...
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Tendril Brings Industry-Leading Energy Intelligence to Indiana Michigan Power Customers Through New Collaboration with Google
Tendril announced recently (10/22) a new collaboration with Google that will provide voice-activated energy information and notifications to utility customers via the Google Assistant and Google Home devices. Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an American Electric Power company, will be the first utility to work with Tendril and to offer this functionality to its customers. With this partnership, ...
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Taking Energy Efficient Measures Now Can Loosen Winter’s Grip on Your Home, Wallet
If this winter is anything like last year’s, brace yourself for some high heating bills again. One way to lessen the squeeze on your wallet is by taking steps to make your home more energy efficient. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program offers energy and money-saving changes people can begin to make today. Homeowners can start out by using ENERGY ...
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Lawrence Livermore energy flow charts show renewable energy increase, energy efficiency down
Renewable energy resources are growing in the U.S., but overall energy efficiency is flagging, according to the most recent energy flow charts released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The flow charts track the sources of energy for the nation and where it is used. Comparing 2016, the most recent year available, with 2011 showed stability in overall energy use at 97.3 quadrillion ...
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Revenue for Fully Electrified Home Technologies Expected to Experience a 20% Compound Annual Growth Rate from 2020-2029
A new report from Guidehouse Insights (formerly Navigant Research) examines the global market for fully electrified homes (FEHs) in five major regions, presenting a 10-year forecast and market sizing from 2020-2029. In a FEH, space heating, water heating, and cooking are electrified through the use of air source heat pumps (ASHPs), heat pump water heaters (HPWHs), and induction cooking ...
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Kyocera and 24M Develop World’s First SemiSolid Lithium-ion Battery System with Improved Safety, Longer Life, and Lower Cost
Kyoto/London - Kyocera and 24M announced that Kyocera has formally launched its residential energy storage system, Enerezza, the world’s first system built using 24M’s novel SemiSolid electrode manufacturing process. In addition, Kyocera has extended its commitment to 24M’s unique manufacturing platform with plans to start full-scale mass production in the fall of 2020. In June ...
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EIA Releases Consumption and Expenditures Data from the Residential Energy Consumption Survey
U.S. households on average consumed less energy in 2020 than in 2009, according to newly released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). RECS data show that households used an average of 76.8 million British thermal units (MMBtu) of energy, including electricity, natural gas, propane, and fuel oil. That consumption is relatively ...
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Mini `doughnut-blimp` leads the way at QCAT
Designed by Queensland University of Technology avionics engineering student Bryan Huang, the blimp could soon guide visitors from reception to their meeting rooms. Mr Huang has spent the last 12 weeks working on the blimp as part of his summer vacation scholarship with CSIRO. “We wanted to try a doughnut shape to see if it offers better manoeuvrability indoors than a more conventional ...
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New ACEEE Report Provides Roadmap for Utilities to Reach Underserved Multifamily Customers
The benefits of energy efficiency have been largely out of reach for many of the more than 20 million U.S. families living in apartment or condo buildings that are often underserved by energy efficiency programs. A new report, Apartment Hunters: Programs Searching for Energy Savings in Multifamily Buildings, released today by ACEEE, offers advice to utilities on how to deliver energy efficiency ...
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Microsoft Licenses Berkeley Lab’s home energy saver code for its energy management software
Microsoft Corporation has launched a Web-based home energy management service, Hohm, which uses the energy models in the Home Energy SaverTM, developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s Chief Strategist made the announcement at the Edison Electric Institute’s annual convention in San Francisco. Hohm will provide ...
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EPA Chief Launches 10 City National Tour to Promote Energy Efficiency
(Anaheim, Calif. - Oct. 3, 2007) A bright idea hits the road on a national tour to promote energy efficient lighting as an easy, effective and money-saving way for American households to help fight climate change. EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson kicked off the 10-city, 20-day Energy Star Change-a-Light Bus Tour today at Disneyland. 'Protecting the environment, while saving money, is as ...
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California Energy Commission Releases New Data on How COVID-19 is Impacting the Energy Sector
The California Energy Commission (CEC) today released new data providing a snapshot of trends in the energy sector, including impacts to energy supply and demand, since California's stay-at-home order took effect March 19. Key highlights from the Energy Insights report include: Electricity Sector Average weekday demand for electricity in California declined by more than 4 percent in late ...
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Mississippi Power, Southern Company Announce Smart Neighborhood Collaboration in Lauderdale County
Mississippi Power and Southern Company announced this week a partnership to build the first smart neighborhood in the world exclusively featuring the Tesla Solar Roof in Lauderdale County. Enzor Place homes will also feature Powerwall batteries, energy efficient equipment and appliances, and smart home automation. "Mississippi Power uses the most advanced technologies to offer creative energy ...
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