An eight-page building simulation explaining the aim of the European SSHORT (Sustainable Social Housing Refurbishment Technologies) project, which is to increase and promote rational and efficient...
This article from the NY Times explores battery developments in Allentown, PA. In a gleaming white factory here, Bob Peters was gently feeding sheets of chemical-coated foil one afternoon recently...
An eight-page building simulation paper. For many buildings, continuous operation of the air conditioning system is not necessary for achieving thermal comfort during the occupied periods. Depending...
The results of a two-year research study on the viability of small scale wind turbines in urban areas, addressing issues, such as the emerging market for small wind technology, turbine performance,...
An eight-page paper on a study to gain insight into the process of heating a room with a low-temperature radiant heating system and solar energy, considering energy conversion and heat transfer steps...
A description of how feed-in tariff laws could increase the renewable energy market and overall capacity with links to ATA papers on ?The design of a feed-in tariff? and ?The case for a feed-in tarif...
PARIS -- France is likely to begin taxing carbon-dioxide emissions by both households and companies starting next year in the hope that consumers and producers gradually shift to more environmentally...
Many chemical compounds found in the Earth?s atmosphere act as ?greenhouse gases.? These gases allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere freely. When sunlight strikes the Earth?s surface, some of it i...