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Have you ever wondered what crude oil is, and how we can make it into something useful? On this week’s Energy Bite, Daniel Posen, a recent PhD graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, has some answers.
Have you ever wondered what cities are doing to reduce greenhouse gases? On this week’s Energy Bite, Kelly Klima, a research scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, has some answers.
Have you ever wondered what exactly the metric “global warming potential” entails? On this week’s Energy Bite, Kelly Klima, a research scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, has some answers.
Have you ever wondered what exactly is the “Food-energy-water nexus”? On this week’s Energy Bite, Kelly Klima, a research scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, has some answers.
We get our electricity from lots of different sources, like coal, natural gas, wind, and nuclear. Which are the cheapest? On this week’s Energy Bite, Nathaniel Horner, a researcher for Carnegie Mellon University’s Engineering and Public Policy Department, has some answers.
Nathaniel Horner, a researcher for Carnegie Mellon University’s Engineering and Public Policy Department, discusses variable prices of electricity.
Nathaniel Horner, a researcher for Carnegie Mellon University’s Engineering and Public Policy Department, discusses if shopping online helps save energy. Listen Respond Learn More Known unknowns: indirect energy effects of information and communication technology by Nathaniel C. Horner, Arman Shehabi and Inês L. Azevedo Is Online Shopping Really the Green Alternative? by Jennifer Konuik What’s more energy efficient, shopping online or in stores? by Time De Chant Transcript HOST: Have you ever wondered if ordering… Read More
Nathaniel Horner, a researcher for Carnegie Mellon University’s Engineering and Public Policy Department, discusses vampire electrical loads. Listen Respond Learn More 4 Ways to Slay Energy Vampires this Halloween by the Department of Energy What is Phantom Load? by Efficiency Vermont Latest Research on Comatose Servers by Jonathan Koomey Transcript HOST: On this week’s Energy Bite, Nathaniel Horner, a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, warns us about vampire electrical loads! NATHANIEL: Vampire loads—also called… Read More
Nathaniel Horner, a research associate of Carnegie Mellon University’s Engineering and Public Policy Department, discusses how much electricity is consumed by the data centers. Listen Respond Learn More Data Center Energy Consumption Modeling: A Survey by M Dayarathna and Yonggang Wen Here’s How Much Energy Data Centers Consume by Yevgeniy Sverdlik How A Data Center Works by SAP Transcript HOST: Have you ever wondered how much electricity is used to power the data centers that… Read More
Casey Canfield, a recent PhD graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s Engineering and Public Policy Department, discusses how we can encourage renters and landlords to use less electricity and how we can fix split incentives. Listen Respond Learn More Energy Use By Apartment Tenants When Landlords Pay For Utilities by Arik Levinson and Scott Niemann Top 10 Tips for Renters! from ENERGY STAR Split Incentives in Residential Energy Consumption from Kenneth Gillingham, Matthew Harding and David Rapson Transcript… Read More
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