Domestic Electricity Articles & Analysis

Renewable energy, including wind, solar, biomass, biofuel, geothermal, and hydroelectric sources, accounted for 11.14% of U.S. electricity production during the first six months of 2010, according to the most recent issue of Monthly Energy Review by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The 11.14% figure marks continued growth for U.S. renewable energy, which accounted for 10.71% of ...

By Environmental Business International, Inc.

The invention of a long-lasting incandescent light bulb in the 19th century spurred on the second wave of the industrial revolution, illuminating homes, extending leisure time and bringing us to the point today where many millions of people use a whole range of devices from mood lighting to audiovisual media centers, microwave ovens to fast-freeze ice makers, and allergy-reducing vacuum cleaners ...

By Inderscience Publishers

As the drivers for global climate change become better understood by scientists, politicians, industry, and the public, there is growing consensus that action should be taken to limit atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). Even as wind, solar, nuclear, biofuels, and other alternative energy sources become increasingly important, the United States will ...

By Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Luyi New Energy Office Building Solar Central Air Conditioning System and Factory Roof Photovoltaic Power Generation System - Classic Model Lucy New Energy Offce Building Solar Central Air Conditioning System and Factory Roof Photovoltaic Power Generation System - Classic Sample The construction area of Luyi New Energy 1# and 2# office buildings is 4000 m2 . Through two solar central ...

By New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

Voltage flicker, a phenomenon of annoying light intensity fluctuation, caused by rapid change in industrial and domestic load such as electric arc furnaces (EAF), rolling mills, welding equipments and pumps operating periodically, has been a major concern for supply utilities, electricity regulatory agencies and costumers. The FACTS devices like SVC's, STATCOM and custom power devices like ...

By Inderscience Publishers

INTRODUCTION As oil prices remain high, we are in the midst of a nation-wide initiative to seek renewable sources of energy to increase energy efficiency and energy security. Renewable energy accounted for 13.2% of the domestically produced electricity in 2012. Among the sources of renewable energy is the production of biogas from landfill gas (LFG) or digester gas. The production of biogas is ...

By Sierra Instruments, Inc.

Electricity is a basic part of residential life in the United States. It provides the energy for most powered items in a contemporary home, from lights to heating systems to televisions. Today it is hard to imagine a residence without electricity. It is a part of our homes and our activities that most of us take for granted. We rarely think how powerful electricity is. Yet, using electricity can ...

By US Fire Administration

Executive Summary: Americans purchased almost 18,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in 2011, a strong first year for these transformative vehicles. Recently, private industry and government have invested valuable resources in developing, promoting, and deploying PEVs. These vehicles offer an uncommon opportunity to address energy security, air quality, climate change, and economic growth. ...

By Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

The strength of energy meter manufacturers With the development of the global economy and the continuous growth of energy demand, the export of energy meters has become an important business in the power industry. The countries that export energy meters include China, the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, India, Brazil, and others. China is one of the world's largest ...

By Zhejiang Yongtailong Electronic Co.,LTD

In Africa,such as Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ethiopia, etc, residential electricity metering basically uses prepaid electricity meters, especially STS standard prepaid meters.Prepaid meters are also widely used in other countries, mainly used in rental housing, shopping malls, school and factory dormitories, new energy power generation projects, etc. The functions of prepaid energy meters are also ...

By Zhejiang Yongtailong Electronic Co.,LTD

October 13, 2010 If your electric rates are high, there is a silver lining. Chances are you live in a state that offers some of the greatest innovations and incentives for energy efficiency – or soon will. By taking advantage of these programs, you can reduce your bill. Take a look at the chart below that I put together after reading the American Council for an Energy-Efficient ...

By Energy Efficiency Markets LLC

ABSTRACT Herein, a SunTrack Carousel tracker is described for mounting on residential or commercial building flat rooftops in order to produce more k\Vh per kW relative to fixed PV modules. The JX Crystals (JXC) fixed-tilt / azimuth carousel is a low profile tracker designed to distribute weight evenly over a large area and for low wind resistance on the roof. Multiple JXC SunTrack Carousels have ...

By JX Crystals, Inc.

There are many pleasures of living and working in the Cayman Islands. However, paying utility bills for your business on Cayman isn’t one of them. The island territory has particularly high energy costs because Cayman has few domestic energy resources. Most electricity on Cayman is produced from imported diesel fuel, which is very expensive. As a result, businesses on Grand Cayman pay ...

By Powerhouse Dynamics

The world is witnessing a drastic negative change in the climate of all regions owing to the rapid increase in the burning of fossil fuels as well as utilization of other non-renewable sources for energy production. These worst fears of increasing natural disasters, extreme weather and melting of Earth’s icecaps were confirmed by the recent release of IPCC’s climate assessment report. ...

By Greenshine New Energy LLC

The consumption of energy in the UK and Europe has experienced a gradual decrease in recent years. Despite this positive trend, there are numerous daily activities that could be accomplished with reduced energy usage. In our previous publication, we delved into the sources of energy and electricity production systems. In this article, we shift our attention towards the electricity consumption ...

By Spacewell Energy (Dexma)

The NEST SolAce building is covered by approximately 60m² of Kromatix™ blue-green solar glass. Kromatix™ technology is being coupled with photo-voltaic and thermal collectors creating a energy plus building ...

By Kromatix™ SA

The renting of a solar energy system for your home is a new, attractive twist to the idea of switching to renewable energy. With the adoption of a leasing or rental model for residential solar electric systems, an average homeowner can now go green as well as build a solar energy business. The following article outlines the step by step requirements to starting your own solar energy business.Step ...

By Solargies

Solar storage systems are now the focus of attention more than ever before. The application areas are as different as the requirements. While private PV system operators work toward optimizing self-consumption, storage systems in industry are mainly used to provide control reserve and thus ensure grid stability. In commercial storage system applications, the main focus is on efficiency and a ...

By SMA Solar Technology AG

IEC energy meters lead the global trendIEC is an international standardization organization dedicated to the development of international standards, including in power systems and electronic equipment. IEC energy meter standard is a standard developed and issued by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to establish a unified standard for electrical, electronic and related ...

By Zhejiang Yongtailong Electronic Co.,LTD

Residential-scale microhydro-electric systems have the reputation of being the holy grail of home renewable-energy (RE) systems. While they lack some of the hype, magic, and bling of solar-electric (photovoltaic) systems, microhydro systems are a simple technology that most people can understand...at least in general. In this article, we'll look at some common microhydro system misconceptions, ...

By Energy Systems & Design (ES&D)