You can easily find the annual cost estimates of your appliances. But those numbers are based on averages, not your actual usage. Here’s how to calculate a better figure for how much your appliances ...

You can harness the power of the sun's rays to charge your electric vehicle. Here's how many solar panels you'll need to do it. Driving an Electric vehicle is one way to help reduce the impact you ...

Learn how to make energy calculations simple with a real-world example: mowing a lawn! This video demonstrates how to apply physics concepts of work, energy, and power to everyday tasks, showing step ...

Renewable energy holds the promise of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. But there are times when solar and wind farms generate more electricity than is needed by consumers. Storing that surplus ...

Calculating the R-value of manmade insulating materials is a straightforward process. For green roofs—not so much. “The equations that describe energy transfer through evaporation, reflection, ...

Efficient design of pneumatic systems promotes sustainable production, reduces overall costs and increases dynamic characteristics of the machine. The correct choice—and design—of the system is the ...

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Scientists have developed a new way to calculate the carbon footprint of batteries needed to store wind and solar power for the electrical grid. A key problem is that the US electrical grid has ...

As a small-business owner, you must constantly measure your productivity to find out how efficiently your operation is running. One of the first measures you will come across is labor ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) today launched an online Cost Calculator that makes it quick and easy to estimate the cost of transitioning an ...

Renewable energy holds the promise of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. But there are times when solar and wind farms generate more electricity than is needed by consumers. Storing that surplus ...