Category Energy conservation

Electricity from low grade heat

Ener-G-Rotors can convert low temperature industrial waste heat into electricity, something that hasn’t been done much before. Payback time is less than three years, after that you are literally getting free electricity from what was wasted before. CleanTechnica [Their CEO]…

34% drop in US electric demand possible

How? Through energy efficiency improvements, says the Rocky Mountain Institute. If the 40 worst-performing states got their collective act together and performed as well as the 10 most-efficient states in terms of electricity usage then a total of 1.2 million…

Google PowerMeter

Google.org is working on an innovative new product, Google PowerMeter, that will track home electricity consumption in near real time, all part of their plan to have a smart grid with smart use of power. Studies show that access to…