PowerShift-Atlantic (PSA) is a pilot project lead by Canadian Maritime utilities that demonstrates direct load control strategies for up to 20 MW of commercial and residential loads for the purpose of ...

During colder months, space heater use goes way up—and so do fires. Shop the safest space heaters, as advised by an ...

No one likes standing around waiting for hot water, especially first thing in the morning. If it takes forever to get warm ...

Indoor toilets were once considered a health hazard. Electric lighting sparked fears of deadly fires. Air conditioning was ...

The U.S.-based program claims that its blue seal of approval on efficient appliances saves households an average of $450 on ...

This is because your heat pump pulls air from outside to heat your home, but when it gets too cold outside, a supplemental heating method is used, like a water heater, gas furnace, or electric heating ...

Electric water heaters (EWHs) remain one of the main contributors to energy consumption in countries where they are used. EWH models serve as a step toward achieving optimized control, and can also be ...

Households likely to be affected include those who use electric storage systems, panel heaters, or immersion heaters in water tanks – some of which typically charge up overnight. An RTS is a small ...

How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona’s anti-tourism movement The phenomenon started last July, when a fringe, left-wing activist group based in Barcelona held its first ...

In this study, we developed a simple and powerful method to fabricate flexible and lightweight graphene-based composites that provide high electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding performance.