The passive-house building standard relies on lots of insulation and intentional design to use as little energy as possible for heating and cooling. "Things like 'passive house' have become more ...

The very low Energy Efficiency seems to make it not worthwhile. It is important to have station keeping like the Quasite system but this can also be dynamically maintained. The low efficiency makes ...

Researchers at Sohag University in Egypt have developed a passive cooling system for solar panels that uses a PCM known as paraffin wax RT-42. PCMs can absorb, store and release large amounts of ...

Jun. 12—Building a passive solar adobe home wasn't the norm in 1982. But studio artist and Zen practitioner Susan Linnell, driven by a desire for efficiency and an interest in architecture, knew what ...

Solar panels are an amazing clean energy alternative that more people are adopting, but it's not always easy to find the best option for your home and family. In the r/MiddleClassFinance subreddit, a ...

The sun can energize your home and your finances. With solar power, one homeowner's monthly power bill now costs less than a cup of coffee. In a Reddit post, the homeowner showed how solar panels ...

KINDERHOOK — Congregants from Kinderhook’s Seventh-day Adventist Church framed the future of energy efficiency Sunday at their construction site as the nation’s first house of worship to ...

An international research team has designed a novel cooling system for PV modules involving a phase change material (PCM), heat sink fins, and water. The experimental system utilizes passive cooling, ...