Reducing Heating Costs for Big Old Houses - Part 1
| Goodbye To Batteries And Power Cords In Factories A broken cable or a soiled connector? If a machine in a factory goes on strike, it could be for any of a thousand reasons. Self-sufficient sensors that provide their own power supply will soon make these machines more robust. |
| Precision Control Of Movement In Robots Scientists are investigating the characteristics of various types of materials for their use in the generation and measurement of precise movements. When the arms of a robot move to pick up an egg or an electric lamp, the greatest precision possible is essential. To this end, advances in the science and technology of materials have provided the design and control of systems equipped with sensors and actuators built with new materials. |
| Electricity And Gas Consumption At A Glance People who want to save energy should always keep an eye on their consumption. The EWE Box offers customers a neat solution: It enables private households to monitor their electricity and gas consumption whenever they want — and save costs thanks to new pricing models. |
| Reducing Heating Costs for Big Old Houses - Part 1 My father in law asked me to look at his utility bills today. It seems National Grid (our local utility - well sort of - they are British) just realized they were only billing him for natural gas delivery charges. His third-party gas supplier’s cut dropped through the cracks the past 4 months and just [.] |
| Fresh Water For The World’s Poorest Lack of water causes great distress among the population in large parts of Africa and Asia. Small decentralized water treatment plants with an autonomous power supply can help solve the problem: They transform salty seawater or brackish water into pure drinking water. Large industrial plants for the desalination of seawater deliver 50 million cubic meters of fresh water every day — particularly in the coastal cities of the Middle East. However, the technology is complex and consumes large amounts of energy. |
| Easy Connection Act Passed! In the 3rd, and final part of the Easy Connection Act (ECA) updates, I am pleased to announce that it is officially passed!!! The ECA establishes uniform procedures to allow Missourians to connect a small renewable energy system to the electric grid in a quick, safe, and reliable manner. The ECA also establishes “true net metering”, implemented in 41 states and Washington D.C., which credits an owner of a renewable energy system at a one-to-one rate for electricity “sold” back to the grid. Most basically, the Easy Connection Act makes it easier and more cost effective for a Missourian to. |