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Keeping Energy Efficiency in Mind, U.S. Homes are Getting Smaller
After a period in which new single-family houses seemed to grow exponentially every year, their size has started to decrease. The 2009 national average of 2,438 square feet is nearly 100 square feet smaller than the average for 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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IEA Suggests Energy Reforms for Turkey
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently presented a new study: Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Turkey 2009 Review [pdf].
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Sierra Geothermal Employs New Drilling Technologies
Geothermal is often an energy-efficiency wallflower compared with the more popular solar and wind technologies. Although it offers advantages over other technologies, geothermal projects are slow to get going and expensive.
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Geothermal Powers the Greenest Hotel in North America
Many hotels' “green” initiatives amount to giving their guests the option to launder their towels every day. But the Planet Traveler Hostel, which is set to open in Toronto, is the real deal.
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DOE and DOI Work on Solar Demonstration Site in Nevada
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is getting a lot of press these days. It is more efficient and powerful than ordinary photovoltaic solar energy – plus the technology is really cool.
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U.S. DOE Allocates $92 Million for Cutting-Edge Energy Projects
The Obama Administration has directed a lot of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money into renewable energy technology that can help wean the U.S. off of fossil fuels.
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Report Describes How U.S. Utilities Need Clean Energy to Remain Competitive
One of the biggest components of reducing America's dependence on fossil fuels is utility companies’ adoption and promotion of renewable energy.
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U.S. Department of Defense Sitting on a Geothermal Gold Mine?
The Obama Administration has been ramping up various federal government departments’ commitment to renewable energy.
You might assume that the Energy, Interior, and Agriculture departments would be going green, but you might not associate the Department of Defense (DOD) with sustainability.
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Using Magnets to Cool Your Refrigerator
If you’re not a physicist you’ve probably never heard of the magnetocaloric effect. But scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Lab think the phenomenon could someday be used to keep food cold – using a large magnet like a block of ice.
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OPower Leverages Smart Grid Technology for the Home
How many times have you read lists of energy efficient tips and thought "those don’t apply to me” or “I’ll get around to that eventually?”
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