AC induction motors are widely used in industrial applications due to their reliability and low maintenance needs. Comprised of a stator and rotor, these motors convert electrical energy into ...

There are roof shapes and ratios that maximize heat retainment and energy efficiency and, interestingly, ancient Italian architects and builders seemed to know it, too. While serving as a visiting ...

Researchers have discovered a new method by which a catalyst can be used to selectively burn one molecule in a mixture of hydrocarbons -- compounds made of hydrogen and carbon atoms. For the first ...

The Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program in the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science is organizing a Workshop on Energy-Efficient Computing for Science (EECS). Energy ...

SMEs face unprecedented challenges with rising energy costs and reliability issues, pushing energy efficiency from an option to a necessity. Energy efficiency transcends cost savings, fostering ...

Solar panels in the backyard of a Houston home. After University of Texas research scientist Joshua Rhodes installed an energy efficient heat pump in his Austin home, as part of a remodel, he saw his ...

Matt Johnson, left, an HVAC technician, and Ben Sevigny, a thermal installer, both with ReVision Energy, a New England company specializing in solar energy and electric heat pump installations, work ...

For most of the past half century, the arc of energy efficiency bent toward savings. Once Congress passed the nation’s landmark energy-saving law, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, ...