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This Old House
November 2007
Max Alexander |
Geothermal Heat Pump For the ultimate in comfort and energy conservation, start by digging a hole.   |
This Old House
Joseph D'Agnese |
Eight Homeowners Save Over $12,275 on Energy How? By putting power-saving technologies to work inside their homes. Read on to see if you can do the same. |
Scientific American
August 2008
Mark Fischetti |
Working Knowledge: Home Heating Pumps That Warm and Cool By extracting warmth and coolness from the outside air or ground, heat pumps can provide greater efficiency and lower cost over the long haul. |
Investment Advisor
March 2009
Robert F. Keane |
News Flash: There's Heat Down There One alternative energy concept that is still relatively undeveloped in the U.S. is geothermal heating and cooling. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Volcanoes: The Next Renewable Energy Southeast Asia's "Ring of Fire" could be the next hot spot for renewable energy. |
This Old House
May 2007
Max Alexander |
Solar Hot Water A brilliant way to cut as much as 80 percent off your water-heating bills is to use a solar hot-water system. It doesn't use any fossil fuels and it doesn't cause any pollution. You don't even need to live in a sunny climate. |
Popular Mechanics
November 21, 2007
Logan Ward |
MIT Team Turns Auto Parts Into Green Power for Remote Regions A group of recent graduates and grad students from MIT is reconfiguring parts from old cars to create a simple turbine that runs on the heat of the sun instead of the oil drum. |
Fast Company
Daniel Terdiman |
IBM: Data Centers Could Cool Themselves With Their Own Waste Heat The centers, which use tremendous amounts of energy, will become far more efficient if "waste heat" generated by churning data centers can be converted into cool air. |
Inc.
September 1, 2002
Kate O'Sullivan |
Business for Sale: Pipe Dreams Here's a chance to get in on the ground floor of an industry that's as hot as a Texas summer. If you're looking for a profitable, down-to-earth business, you'll probably be hot for this one -- an installer of geothermal systems. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008
Roy Berendsohn |
How Your Heating System Works: A Primer Regardless of what prompts you to take a second look at your house's heating system, or perhaps the first look, you do need to be conversant with what makes it tick. Here are the basics. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2008
Jennifer Bogo |
Geothermal Power in Alaska Holds Hidden Model for Clean Energy At Chena Hot Springs Resort, a visionary owner and an ingenious engineer tap into one of the world's most overlooked energy resources to produce electricity, heat buildings and soon, they hope, generate hydrogen. |
This Old House
John D. Wagner |
Adding Central Air Whether or not you've got ductwork, adding central air is more affordable and less disruptive than you might imagine... |
Popular Mechanics
August 28, 2008
Paul Tolme |
As Geothermal Energy Heats Up, 5 Next-Gen Projects Take Shape Unlike wind and solar power, which are intermittent, geothermal energy is base-load power -- available 24/7, 365 days a year. And the price of geothermal energy is stable, unlike economically volatile coal and natural gas. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2008
Jim Gorman |
19 Ways to Slash Your Utility Bill You don't need an infrared camera to reveal utility-bill busters that are left after the obvious stuff is done. You need the right point of view. Big energy leaks are often hiding in plain sight. |
This Old House
Danny Lipford |
Calling in an HVAC Pro Tips for dealing with the pros who maintain and repair your heating and cooling systems... |
Wired
October 23, 2007
Amanda Griscom Little |
Olive Drab Goes Green: The Military Deploys Solar, Wind, and Biomass Power In December, the Department of Defense will complete nation's largest 15-megawatt solar installation. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2009
Sandra Upson |
Winner: Hot Rocks Geodynamics is turning Australia's natural radioactivity into the country's first geothermal power plants |
National Defense
April 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Navy Taps Oceans for Power As the Navy dives headlong into the challenge of meeting its alternative energy goals within the next decade, technologists are striving to help the service harness solar power trapped in ocean waters to generate electricity for its shore-side bases |
Wired
September 24, 2007
Roberts et al. |
4 Technologies on the Brink Wind energy, geothermal power, solar power, and synthetic fuel are the focus of scientists seeking alternative energy sources. |
Popular Mechanics
August 1998
Merle Henkenius |
Central Air-Conditioning How to buy cool air... |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2011
Katie Spence |
Move Over Fossil Fuels, There's a New Money-Maker in Town! Is geothermal the renewable energy resource we've all been waiting for? |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
Cold Comfort Central air-conditioning has always been the convenience people love to hate. But new technology makes air conditioners perform better, last longer, and run quieter. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2009
Roy Berendsohn |
Staying Cool: How to Replace Your Old Central Air Conditioner Here's a crash course in the mechanical system that helps you keep your cool when temperatures start to climb. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2008
Sandra Upson |
A Less Well-Oiled War Machine The high cost of petroleum is forcing the U.S. military to turn to solar, geothermal, and wind energy. |
Popular Mechanics
October 7, 2009
Chris Sweeney |
5 Technologies Missing From the Clean Energy Bill Micro hydroelectric power... Waste to energy... Water efficiency... Geothermal energy... Solid oxide fuel cells... |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
15 Green Projects for Under $500 Hang your clothes out to dry, wrap your pipes, let worms eat your garbage. With those and our other easy, affordable ideas you can save energy, conserve resources, and make your house a less expensive place to live. |
The Motley Fool
September 4, 2009
Toby Shute |
Growing Pains for Geothermal Geothermal power is clean, it's cheap, and unlike solar or wind, it provides a base load of power that doesn't depend on the sun shining or the wind blowing. Let's take a look at news from the geothermal sector. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2008
Michael R. Palis |
Advances in thermal management techniques for chassis design A new approach to thermal management involves separating the ambient environment and the operating electronics to keep out contaminants. A convenient way to do this is using compact air-to-air heat exchangers. |
BusinessWeek
February 18, 2010
Mark Scott |
Now, an Alternative to Alternative Energy Big money is starting to flow into biomass, geothermal, and marine wave power projects. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2010
Ellen Kathrine Hansen |
Denmark's Net-Zero-Energy Home With Home for Life, VKR Holding aims to bring carbon-neutral houses to the masses |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2011
Dave Levitan |
Geothermal Energy's Promise and Problems Google-funded research shows U.S. potential is huge, but extraction could cause quakes |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Ormat Taps an Opportunity Its prolific geothermal power projects portend a promising future. Still, given its enormous valuation, Ormat will need to continue to sign additional large-scale deals before it's appealing to many investors. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2009
Dayana Yochim |
Stop Paying to Heat the Whole Neighborhood Big savings -- financially and atmospherically -- can be had by giving your home's biggest energy hogs (heating and cooling systems and major appliances) a little TLC. Plug the leaks and slash your utility bills by 30%. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2010
Dayana Yochim |
Stop Heating the Entire Neighborhood Save big by giving your home's biggest energy hogs a little TLC. |
Popular Mechanics
June 23, 2008
Joseph Truini |
5 Money-Saving Ways to Stay Cool This Summer There's a perfect summer storm brewing, and it's going to dramatically increase the cost of keeping our homes cool. |
Popular Mechanics
April 14, 2009
Adam Hadhazy |
How to Clean Up in 2009 With Tax Credits for the DIYer Tax credits reduce the total amount taxpayers owe the government -- they're more valuable than tax deductions, which offset only taxable income. |
| This Old House |
Fixing Noisy Pipes How to remedy noisy pipes in the winter. |
Geotimes
June 2003 |
Energy & Resources A second look at geothermal energy... Mineral Resource of the Month: Germanium |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005
John McHale |
Purdue Researchers Create Miniature Cooling Device Mechanical engineers have developed techniques for modifying household refrigeration technology with small devices to cool future weapons systems and computer chips. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2009
J.R. Wilson |
Electronic thermal management is heading to the wall Systems designers who are used to boosting electronic system performance by adding ever-more transistors may have to rethink their design approaches. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Is the World Warming to Geothermal Energy? When Iceland, a country that knows how to tap into geothermal energy, starts to invest in North American based geothermal companies, it's time for investors to take notice. |
Wired
August 24, 2009
Christopher Mims |
Hammers, Water, Lasers Make Deep Drilling Easier The process of punching a well hasn't changed in a century, so researchers are focusing efforts on the development of a new generation of drills to improve drill time. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2008
Monica Heger |
IBM Tests Heating Homes With Data-Center Waste Heat Cooling computers with hot water is a step toward zero-emission data centers |
This Old House
Merle Henkenius |
Good-Bye Sweaty Toilet Every summer millions of homeowners have to deal with toilets that perspire puddles of water. But just a little warm water will keep the exterior of those toilets dry all summer long. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2006
J.R. Wilson |
The great cooling dilemma: conduction, convection, or liquid Today's most advanced cooling technologies are starting to take center stage. |
The Motley Fool
April 10, 2007
Dayana Yochim |
Get Ready for the Heat Wave Here are six ways to save big bucks on summer cooling costs. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2009 |
3D Laser Imaging Helps Restore a 19th-Century Firehouse Not your typical teardown. To reconstruct this landmarked building, the homeowner used 3D laser imaging that measures, to within 2 millimeters, where the original bricks should be placed. |
Entrepreneur
April 2010
Julie Bennett |
Are We Headed Toward a Green Bubble? Billions of dollars are pouring into clean-tech companies - with little results. Is this an intelligent investment or the beginning of another bubble? |
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Jeff Schlegel |
The Next Biggest Thing The next gold rush might already be here -- green technologies, a vast sector running the gamut from renewable energy sources to clean technologies that enables businesses to boost performance while minimizing their environmental impact. |
Searcher
May 2001
Irene E. McDermott |
The Internet Express - I got the power: alternative energy resources on the web... |
