energy savings
The smart grid is often referred to as the “internet of things,” but does the comparison really hold up? In one way, the analogy works pretty well: the “regular” internet links computers (and now smartphones, etc.) around the world with one another to create one giant, interconnected, information-based thing. In
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Why are businesses more interested in going green while individuals have become less so over the past two years? We’d say it all boils down to money. While greener lifestyles tend to raise consumers’ costs at places like the grocery shop (think fair-trade, shade-grown organic coffee vs. Maxwell House
energy savings
How influential is Arthur Rosenfeld in the field of energy efficiency? So influential that a group of scientists have proposed naming a unit of energy savings after him. One “Rosenfeld” would equal an electricity savings of 3 billion kilowatt-hours per year, as much as is produced annually by one 500-megawatt
energy savings
The Government should encourage households to switch to new, more energy-efficient appliances by entirely removing VAT from such devices and instituting a scrappage scheme similar to that adopted for the car industry, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Such strategies could help citizens both cut their fuel bills and
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British energy company npower is seeking ideas from people across the country on innovative ways to save energy. The Britain’s Bright Ideas campaign is based on an npower-commissioned study that found 40 per cent of Britons believe they have come up with a great idea or invention they hope
