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- In the fight between Rick Perry and climate scientists — He’s winning Mon, 31 Jul 17, 7:00amFrom The Hill By Ross McKitrick, opinion contributor – 07/27/17 07:20 AM EDT 814 © Victoria Sarno Jordan Policy makers and the public need to understand the extent to which major scientific institutions like...
- San Francisco nabs significant federal funding for hydrogen and fuel cell efforts Fri, 27 May 16, 3:30amSan Francisco's embrace of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for local transportation just got a big boost from the federal government. The Energy Department's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)...
- National Geographic Photographer Documents Her Daughter’s Magical Life with Animal Companions Sat, 25 Oct 14, 2:50amJust like Tippi—the French girl who grew up in Africa—Amelia has shared her childhood with the kinds of animals that most of us will only ever see on the Discovery Channel or National Geographic magazines. “Since...
- An American Home or Business Goes Solar Every Four Minutes! Sat, 19 Apr 14, 3:30amBuried at the very bottom of a fact sheet released at yesterday's White House Solar Summit is a striking statistic: "Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar, supporting workers whose jobs can’t...
- INTERVIEW: Department of Energy’s David Danielson on How America Can Win the Clean Energy Race Thu, 9 Jan 14, 12:00am2013's government shutdown didn't stop the United States Department of Energy (DOE) from moving forward on a range of initiatives to ramp up renewable energy, promote energy efficiency, and combat climate change...
- Team Austria’s LISI House Wins the 2013 Solar Decathlon! Tue, 15 Oct 13, 1:30amThe top 3 homes of this year's competition: 1. Team Austria: Vienna University of Technology - LISI Home 2. Team Las Vegas: University of Nevada Las Vegas - DesertSol Home 3. Team Czech Republic: Czech Technical University...
- BREAKING NEWS: Team Austria’s LISI House Named Overall Winner of the 2013 Solar Decathlon! Sun, 13 Oct 13, 4:55amDRUMROLL PLEASE…..... Team Austria was just announced the overall winner of the 2013 Solar Decathlon for their beautiful LISI House! The team's win comes as no surprise as they were singled out as a competition frontrunner...
- Passive PEAK House Preserves Energy the Appalachian Way at the Solar Decathlon 2013 Sat, 12 Oct 13, 7:05amA modern home kitted out with all of the latest technology, including a vast solar array that provides all of its power, the PEAK House nonetheless maintains the comforting ambience of a rustic cabin in the mountains...
- UNC Charlotte’s UrbanEden Solar Decathlon Home Features a Garden Wall for Growing Food in the City Fri, 11 Oct 13, 3:07amThe UNC Charlotte team is calling their UrbanEden "a tree planted in the forest of the city." The Solar Decathlon home is designed for Charlotte’s temperate climate and increasingly urban lifestyle and blurs the line between...
- Team Norwich Delta’s T-90 Home is an Insulated Fortress that Provides All-Weather Comfort at the Solar Decathlon Fri, 11 Oct 13, 1:42amThe Delta T-90 design is all about providing a sustainable dwelling that provides maximum interior comfort for residents despite extreme temperatures on the exterior, and all at an affordable cost...
- Ultra Adaptable Chameleon House Features Moveable Paneled Walls and Shape-Shifting Furniture at the Solar Decathlon Thu, 10 Oct 13, 1:23amThis is the Missouri Team’s fifth Solar Decathlon competition. In fact, they are the only team worldwide to have been accepted into five of the six U.S. Department of Energy intercollegiate architecture and solar energy...
- Team Texas’ Solar Decathlon ADAPT House Takes Advantage of El Paso’s Abundant Sunlight Thu, 10 Oct 13, 2:35amThe Texas student team created ADAPT with the belief that a home is not just a location or state of mind but a place where the heart is. The house was designed with desert living in mind and the students drew inspiration...
- Team Alberta’s Borealis Solar Decathlon Home Features a Stunning Air-Filtering Indoor Vertical Garden Tue, 8 Oct 13, 7:00amAs we move into the first official week of the Solar Decathlon 2013, the judges are beginning to make their rounds of the 19 beautiful ultra-efficient solar homes...
- Stevens Institute’s Ecohabit Home Stands Out with Photovoltaic Shingles at the Solar Decathlon 2013 Tue, 8 Oct 13, 1:42amThe 1,300 square foot home is a simple, low-slung L-shaped construction made up of two modules—a 'dry module' that hosts all of the home's living areas and a 'wet module' containing all of Ecohabit's plumbing and mechanical...
- The Stevens Team’s Ecohabit Home Stands Out with a Smart Detection System and Solar Shingles at the Solar Decathlon Tue, 8 Oct 13, 1:42amThe 1,300 square foot home is a simple, low-slung L-shaped construction made up of two modules—a 'dry module' that hosts all of the home's living areas and a 'wet module' containing all of Ecohabit's plumbing and mechanical...