News tagged with energy management

Sci-fi no longer, NREL engineers smart homes

Thanks to TV shows such as The Jetsons and Star Trek, many Americans grew up dreaming that homes of the future would be equipped with fantastic high-tech features. From automatic food dispensers to sliding do ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The quick and easy way to measure power consumption

The ambitious goals set by the German government to promote energy efficiency have put pressure on companies to change their energy-use policies. But the sustainable management of energy resources and the associated energy-saving ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Agency stops seismic tests; worries about dolphins

(AP) -- With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from doing seismic tests known to disturb marine mammals.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NOAA science supports New York's offshore energy planning

A newly released NOAA study will help New York state officials make advances in managing their coastal waters and guiding future development of offshore wind energy projects.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Comcast enters smart thermostat game

Big news in the world of energy-saving home automation:

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

CeBIT: Robot obeys commands and gestures

At the CeBIT in Hanover, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the FZI Research Center for Information Technology will present innovations for our everyday life in the future. At the joint stand G33 in hall ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Problems cast shadows of doubt on solar project

One of California's showcase solar energy projects, under construction in the desert east of Los Angeles, is being threatened by a deadly outbreak of distemper among kit foxes and the discovery of a prehistoric human settlement ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

U.S. to lease waters off Mid-Atlantic for wind farms

Lighting Maryland homes with power from giant turbines off Ocean City moved closer to reality Thursday, as federal officials announced they are ready to lease vast areas along the Mid-Atlantic coast for wind farms.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Saving on energy bills: Meeting families in the middle

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study released today by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identifies steps that energy efficiency program managers can take to deliver significant savings ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Himalayan nations agree on climate adaptation plan

(AP) -- Four Himalayan nations facing the threat of weather changes have agreed to collaborate on ways to adapt to climate change after a two-day summit in Bhutan.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New reports urges more detailed utility metering to improve building efficiency

A new interagency report recommends systematic consideration of new metering technologies, called submetering, that can yield up-to-date, finely grained snapshots of energy and water usage in commercial and residential buildings ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

U.S. announces desert 'solar energy zones'

The Obama administration on Thursday announced its plan for solar energy development, directing large-scale industrial projects to 285,000 acres of desert in the Western U.S. while opening 20 million acres of the Mojave for ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 9

Better planning required if EU is to meet energy targets

An important prerequisite for the European targets to be met is a significant increase in the use of biomass for energy. However, competition for biomass is expected to grow in the future, because biomass is used in the manufacture ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parasite loads an underlying cause of salmon mortality, linked to land use changes

A recent study suggests that parasites in fish, including threatened species of Oregon coho salmon, may have more profound impacts on fish health than has been assumed, and could be one of the key mechanisms ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Arctic scientist's complaint being reviewed

(AP) -- An inquiry is under way into the treatment of suspended Arctic scientist Charles Monnett, an Interior Department official said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 13, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 4