energy-use

The boom is producing both startling designs and innovations in energy-use and sustainability, he says.

China goes big with building of skyscrapers 2011

The boom is producing both startling designs and innovations in energy-use and sustainability, he says.

China goes big with building of skyscrapers 2011

Americans won't change their energy-use habits unless forced to by prices or government mandates.

Let's Exploit Our U.S. Oil for Real Energy Independence 2011

Inc. store in Orange, Calif., with 32% and 28% energy-use reductions respectively.

Dorm Wins Energy Contest Gwendolyn Bounds 2010

Smart power grids provide customers access to energy-use information and let utilities move electricity through the supply chain as efficiently as possible by, for instance, better integrating renewable energy sources and rerouting power during surges to prevent brownouts.

Boeing, Siemens Set Smart-Grid Alliance Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011

Test data Haier provided to the Department of Energy shows that the repair fixes the problem and that the freezers meet federal energy-use standards, according to a DOE spokesperson.

Energy Department announces results of energy-use investigation into Haier freezers 2010

Our latest review of refrigerators includes details on energy-use discrepancies we found during testing of the $1,600 Maytag MSD2578VE [W] side-by-side, the $8,000 Viking Professional VCSB542 built-in side-by-side, and the $2,200 Blomberg BRFB1450 bottom-freezer.

Consumer Reports discusses Energy Star issues on NPR 2010

In "LG's Uncool Claims," Choice magazine, Australia's version of Consumer Reports, details some energy-use issues with the LG GC-L197NFS side-by-side refrigerator and the similar GC-P197WFS: "LG claims the fridge's annual energy consumption is 738kWh, but our testing shows it actually uses considerably more when it bypasses a special 'energy-saving mode,'" reports Choice about the LG GC-L197NFS side-by-side.

Choice magazine finds energy-use issues with some LG refrigerators 2010

“Energy Star has lost some luster,” our 2008 investigation, covered Energy Star-qualified refrigerators that used significantly more electricity in our energy-use tests than what was stated by the manufacturers.

DOE reports on new Energy Star verification testing 2010

Haier says a defective part was to blame for the energy-use problem.

Energy Department announces results of energy-use investigation into Haier freezers 2010