Articles Tagged with ''energy efficiency''

Cardiff, Wales, may see heat piped underground for use in homes and businesses from burning garbage

California regulators have expanded the state’s California Solar Initiative Thermal Program in an effort to provide enhanced incentives for solar heating and cooling technologies

Heating oil and propane dealers protested at a public hearing March 19 in Hartford, Conn.

District heating is being touted as the most economical method for a city to reduce carbon emissions, yet large district heating networks are hard to maintain.

From the Farmer’s Almanac comes this comparison of wood heat, natural gas, pellet stoves, heating oil furnaces, propane wall furnaces and anthracite coal burners.

Minnick’s whole-house approach to providing energy solutions can surprise its customers.

The goal of The Thermal Metric project is to improve how thermal energy is measured in buildings. It is led by Building Science Corp. researchers.

The new edition of the guide helps homeowners decide which improvements will yield the most bang for their buck and help them incorporate energy efficiency into future projects.

The new heating plant will supply heat and hot water to state facilities and some buildings in the city.

The city's efforts are driven by a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 120,000 tonnes (132,277.35 tons) per year by 2020.