efficiency
The latest report from the Worldwatch Institute indicates global natural gas consumption is regaining momentum, with much of it being driven by increasing demand in Asia and the United States.
New York City announced a new program today that will bring clean tech start up firms and private-sector landlords together to test new clean products designed for increasing energy efficiency in commercial buildings.
Marriott (NYSE: MAR) has just announced the construction of a new US$12 million dollar hotel in Bethesda, Maryland, part of it’s TownePlace Suites chain, which will be the first sustainable prototype for the brand.
The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ), one of the world’s largest rental car companies in the world, announced that it will undertake its first phase of installing solar electric systems at its rental locations, starting with sixteen locations across the United States.
Government financing and new tax incentives are part of a new plan that President Obama announced today to make buildings more energy efficient. The plan is seen as a way to encourage job growth in addition to reducing energy costs.
In the fast paced race of video gaming wars game, console developers are pushing technology to create "firsts" and be number one. According to a recent report released by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) when it comes to the energy efficiency category the Nintendo Wii is leaps and bounds ahead of the competition.
Despite a few quiet murmurs of a new “bubble,” venture capitalists are generally very optimistic about the clean-tech energy and conservation sector, according to data collected through a recent survey from the tax and
For the past year and a half, scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory have been looking for ways to convert biomass into liquid fuels at a far higher efficiency than current technologies. The answer: bio-syntrolysis.
In a new study, Professor Melissa Schilling of NYU Stern, says geothermal is the most efficient renewable energy followed by wind. According to Schilling’s study, geothermal is also improving the fastest.
More new efficient acronyms are entering our vocabularies weekly-- super efficient high-intensity discharge (HID) lighting systems have typically been used in industrial applications.
