Starting Sept. 1, 2012, all residential boilers must be manufactured to meet new minimum federal efficiency standards. Residential gas hot water boilers must meet 82 percent AFUE; gas steam boilers, ...

It’s been a little more than two years since the residential boiler minimum federal efficiency standards went into effect. The standards, which were set by the Energy Independence and Security Act ...

The enormous reserves of natural gas at comparatively low prices and increasing regulatory pressure to reduce emissions from coal-fired generation combine to make natural gas today’s fuel of choice.

Virginia Tech is making its power plant cleaner for the environment. The work began in Summer 2015 when the university installed a four mile-long, 8 inch in diameter pipeline across campus. Now ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Illinois (Nov. 6, 2015) -- This heating season is the beginning of a transitional year for Rock Island Arsenal. The trusty 100 year old central heating plant and steam ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

AtmosZero has developed an energy efficient, electrified boiler that New Belgium Brewing plans to install at its main facility next year. Next year, New Belgium Brewing will swap out one of the four ...

Alabama Power Company is planning to retrofit four coal-fired electric-generating units at its steam plant in Wilsonville in Shelby County to use natural gas their primary fuel. (Martin J. Reed / ...

Energy companies are using a drilling technique known as fracking to extract natural gas underground. Many people raise questions about the environmental impact, but there is no doubt fracking has ...