Gita Subramony for Zondits, January 6, 2016. Image credit: tpsdave Last week Marketplace reported on how solar customers in Nevada might end up paying more on their utility bills even though they use less energy from the grid. What’s going on here? Abundant sunshine in the Silver State created high demand for solar arrays. However, the … Read more
Which Appliance Is the Energy Hog in Your Home? Resnet, December 28, 2015. Image credit: freestocks.org High utility bills are a major concern for many American households today, and it should come as no surprise that appliances account for a major portion of those bills. But the… ahem… burning question is: which appliance is guilty of … Read more
Wilo-Stratos introduces GIGA high-efficiency pump World Pumps, December 2, 2015. Image credit: Wilo – Stratos GIGA “The Wilo-Stratos GIGA saves up to 70% energy compared to conventional pumps without speed control,” explains Wilo product manager Helene Tenret. The heart of the pump is the High-Efficiency Drive (HED), a motor with an efficiency that exceeds IE4. The … Read more
Case History: Safer, Eco-Friendly System for Food Cooling Food Processing, October 26, 2015. Image credit: Sonny W. Cooling system designs in the food and beverage market are undergoing rapid change, mainly due to environmental regulations. Processors are trying to reduce refrigerant charge or to eliminate certain types of refrigerants completely, especially ones that can endanger workers … Read more
What is the difference between refrigerant-type compressed air dryers and regenerative desiccant-type compressed air dryers? What are the advantages and disadvantages of one over the other? Karamvir Singh for Zondits, January 4, 2016 Answer: Let’s start by answering why you even need to dry the compressed air. The atmospheric air contains water vapor that begins … Read more
Top 3 Innovative Solutions for Greener Houses Tech.co, December 14, 2015. Image credit: Thomas Hawk Given that residential emissions – estimated at 89.9 million tonnes in 2010 – account for more than passenger cars (68 million tonnes) and every other sector apart from power stations, it makes sense to reduce first and foremost your household’s carbon … Read more
Light Chips Could Mean More Energy-Efficient Data Centers MIT Technology Review, December 23, 2015. Image credit: Glenn Asakawa, University of Colorado Now a prototype described in the journal Nature offers a promising and practical approach. The electronic-optical microprocessor, developed by a group of researchers at MIT, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Colorado, Boulder, … Read more