Five reasons to heat your home using infrared fabric

New infrared fabric technology is easy to install, cheap to run and affordable so it has huge potential as a future alternative to heat pumps, especially for retrofit projects.

Michael Siebert, Lecturer in Architecture, School of Architecture, Design and Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Feb. 14, 2024 ~7 min

Fuel poverty: as government support dries up, communities are taking action

Energy bill discounts have failed to meet the scale of the problem, research shows.

Tolu Olarewaju, Economist and Lecturer in Management, Keele University • conversation
Feb. 6, 2024 ~7 min


AI is supposed to make us more efficient – but it could mean we waste more energy

Whether artificial intelligence leads to more or less energy use will depend on how we adapt to using it.

Felippa Amanta, PhD Candidate, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 26, 2024 ~6 min

Swimming pools could slash bills by harvesting heat from servers – here’s how to make it work

Computer data centres produce vast amounts of heat that often gets wasted - now that’s being harnessed to warm swimming pools and improve overall energy efficiency.

Amin Al-Habaibeh, Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Jan. 25, 2024 ~6 min

Why the COP28 climate summit mattered, and what to watch for in 2024

The UN climate conference brought some progress. A former UN official who has been involved in international climate policy for years explains what has to happen now for that progress to pay off.

Rachel Kyte, Visiting Professor of Government, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 ~9 min

Four environmental red flags to watch out for when buying your new home

Buying a new house can be overwhelming – here’s how to make sure you’re not left with one that guzzles energy.

Alejandro Moreno-Rangel, Lecturer in Building Performance Evaluation and net Zero Design, University of Strathclyde • conversation
Oct. 19, 2023 ~8 min

How Sunak's back-pedalling on net zero could damage efforts to decarbonise Britain's homes

The government’s unpredictable approach to energy-efficiency has cost progress to net zero before.

Ludovica Gazze, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Warwick • conversation
Sept. 21, 2023 ~6 min

AI pilot programs look to reduce energy use and emissions on MIT campus

A cross-departmental team is leading efforts to utilize machine learning for increased efficiency in heating and cooling MIT’s buildings.

Nicole Morell | MIT Office of Sustainability • mit
Sept. 8, 2023 ~9 min


Heat pumps will cool your home during the hottest of summers and reduce your global warming impact

Heat pumps can be 400% more efficient than a gas furnace.

Theresa Pistochini, PhD Candidate, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Davis, University of California, Davis • conversation
Sept. 7, 2023 ~8 min

Study suggests energy-efficient route to capturing and converting CO2

The findings, based on a single electrochemical process, could help cut emissions from the hardest-to-decarbonize industries, such as steel and cement.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 6, 2023 ~8 min

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