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Even Better Efficiency with AI Controlling Your Heat Pump?

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AI (artificial intelligence) is everywhere these days. It’s the most popular thing to hype up, and the most popular thing to add to your product description to hype it up. In some cases, it’s really a thing and making a difference. In other cases, well, it’s simply just fluff. When … [continued]

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$2 Million Investment to Improve Energy Efficiency & Lower Utility Costs in Nonprofits Across 17 States

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Funding will support energy infrastructure projects that position nonprofits to better serve their communities and missions. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that 22 community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations will receive a total of $2 million to support building improvement projects that reduce energy use and generate short and … [continued]

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US DOE SOLVE IT Prize Awards $1.5 Million To Communities Driving Clean Energy Projects

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DOE announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure Technologies (SOLVE IT) Prize, awarding winning teams $150,000 each for their proposed community-driven clean energy solutions. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure … [continued]

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Energy-Positive Buildings Give More Than They Take, Leaving The Planet Better Than Before Construction

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Let’s just say it: the building industry is responsible for some 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. That’s enormous! Energy positive through low wattage bulbs? Be serious. Huge building industry carbon emissions result from many sources: constructing a building, its years of usage, and dismantling after the building has reached … [continued]

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