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Below are 50 results of the Related Publications of 'Energy Savers - Tips on Saving Energy & Money at Home'. The publications are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

1. Industrial Bioproducts Today and Tomorrow (PDF 1.3 MB)
   Bioproducts are industrial and consumer goods manufactured wholly or in part from renewable biomass (plant-based resources). Today’s industrial bioproducts are amazingly diverse, ranging from solven  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


2. Small Wind Electric Systems: A U.S. Consumer's Guide (Web Page)
   Small Wind Electric Systems: A U.S. Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they nee  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


3. Earth Sheltered Houses (PDF)
   In the market for a new home? This fact sheet provides details of the many advantages of earth-sheltered homes, which benefit from a variety of energy-efficient features such as solar heating and cool  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


4. Passive Solar Design for the Home (PDF)
   This fact sheet provides homeowners with an introduction to passive solar design, which is also called climatic design. It explains how they can use windows, walls, and floors to collect, store, and d  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


5. Financing an Energy-Efficient Home (PDF)
   A fact sheet that explains the basics of energy-efficient home financing.   Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


6. Solar Heating and You (PDF)
   This fact sheet for use with primary school classes describes what solar collectors are and how they work, passive solar rooms, flat-plate collectors, and why one should use solar heating systems. Mak  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


7. Sunspace Basics (PDF)
   Sunspaces in a home can provide supplemental space heating and a healthy environment for plants and people. This publication addresses basic elements of sunspace design, including design consideration  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


8. Loose fill Insulation (PDF)
   Loose-fill insulation consists of small particles of fiber, foam, or other materials. These small particles form an insulation material that can conform to any space without disturbing any structures  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


9. Insulation Fact Sheet (Web Page)
   This fact sheet will help you to understand how insulation works, what different types of insulation are available, and how much insulation makes sense for your climate. There are many other things yo  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


10. Cooling Your Home Naturally (PDF)
    This fact sheet describes some alternatives to air conditioning which are common sense suggestions and low-cost retrofit options to cool a house. It first describes how to reflect heat away from roofs  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


11. A Bioethanol Process Development Unit: Initial Operating Experiences and Results with Corn Fiber Feedstock (Journal article) (PDF 801 KB)
    Interest in bioethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks for use as an alternative fuel is increasing, but near-term commercialization will require a low cost feedstock. One such feedstock,   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


12. Learning About Saving Energy (PDF)
    Targeted to children and schools, this publication provides a simple overview of ways to reduce energy use. A brief glossary and resource list are included.   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


13. Advances in Glazing Materials for Windows (PDF)
    This fact sheet focuses on improvements in window efficiency and performance through advances in glazing materials.   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


14. Landscaping for Energy Efficiency (PDF)
    This consumer-oriented publication explains how cost-effective, well-designed landscaping improvements can dramatically cut home heating and cooling costs, as well as provide communities with benefits  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


15. Cooling Your Home with Fans and Ventilation (PDF)
    This fact sheet discusses how to keep a home cool using natural ventilation, attic ventilation, mechanical ventilation, fans, whole-house fans, and evaporative or swamp coolers.   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


16. Saving Energy with Electric Resistance Heating (PDF)
    Electricity is a versatile but precious energy source that we need to use wisely and conserve whenever possible. This publication provides an introduction to the different types of electric heating th  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


17. Moisture Control in Homes
    Properly controlling moisture in your home will improve the effectiveness of your air sealing and insulation efforts, and vice versa. Thus, moisture control contributes to a home's overall energy effi  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


18. Automatic & Programmable Thermostats (PDF)
    In order to maximize energy savings in your home without sacrificing comfort, you can install an automatic setback or programmable thermostat that will adjust the temperature for you. This fact sheet   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


19. Energy-Efficient Windows (PDF)
    Windows can be a major source of heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer. This informative fact sheet provides tips on reducing energy loss through windows, including caulking and weathers  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


20. Selecting a New Hot Water Heater (PDF)
    This Fact Sheet provides information about hot water heaters and how to select one for your home.   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


21. A Consumer's Guide: Heat Your Water with the Sun (PDF)
    This publication introduces consumers to solar heating technologies, and guides them through the basics of the technology and how to purchase it for the home.   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


22. Geothermal Heat Pumps Make Sense for Homeowners (PDF)
    Geothermal heat pumps are one of the most efficient ways to heat and cool a home and provide hot water. More and more homeowners are discovering the benefits of these systems, which tap the relativel  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


23. Energy Savers - Tips on Saving Energy & Money at Home
    Provides consumers with home energy and money savings tips such as insulation, weatherization, heating, cooling, water heating, energy efficient windows, landscaping, lighting, and energy efficient ap  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


24. Clean Cities Mobile Sites Reference Card
    Mobile Sites reference card with information about mobile station locator, fuel economy estimates by model year, and truck stop electrification locator.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


25. A Guide to making Energy-Smart Purchases (PDF)
    Being more energy efficient can be as simple and inexpensive as buying and installing caulk and weatherstripping or as complicated and expensive as building a state-of-the-art, energy-efficient house  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


26. Photovoltaics: Basic Design Principles and Components
    This publication will introduce you to the basic design principles and components of PV systems. It will also help you discuss these systems knowledgeably with an equipment supplier or system installe  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


27. Small Wind Energy Systems for the Homeowner (PDF)
    If you live in a rural or remote location, this publication will help you decide whether a wind system is practical for you. It explains the benefits, helps you assess your wind resource and possible   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


28. Elements of an Energy-Efficient House (PDF)
    A fact sheet that explains the elements of an energy-efficient house.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


29. Efficient Air Conditioning (PDF)
    Many people buy or use air conditioners without understanding their designs, components, and operating principles. Proper sizing, selection, installation, maintenance, and correct use are keys to cost  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


30. Elements of an Energy-Efficient House (PDF)
    A fact sheet that explains the elements of an energy-efficient house.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


31. Small Hydropower Systems (PDF)
    This fact sheet introduces consumers to small hydropower systems, and includes information on how the systems work and how to assess a stream site for hydropower suitability.   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


32. Advanced Technology and Alternative Fuel Vehicles (PDF)
    This fact sheet provides a basic overview of today's alternative fuel choices--including biofuels, biodiesel, electricity, and hydrogen--alternative fuel vehicles, and advanced vehicle technology, suc  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


33. Energy Savers Brochure - Cool Summer Tips (Spanish Version) (PDF)
    This is the Spanish version of a tri-fold brochure that provides summertime energy- and money-saving tips for homeowners.   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


34. Energy Savers Brochure - Hot Winter Tips (Spanish Version) (PDF)
    This is the Spanish version of a tri-fold brochure that provides wintertime energy- and money-saving tips for homeowners.   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


35. Decision Tools for Industry CD
    The Decision Tools for Industry CD helps industrial energy managers learn how to use software that can pinpoint energy and cost saving opportunities in their plants. The CD includes training and tools  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


36. Georgia-Pacific's Insulation Upgrade Leads to Reduced Fuel Costs and Increased Process Efficiency (PDF)
    This Steam Challenge Case Study looks at how the company, by insulating steam lines and replacing steam traps, was able to reduce fuel costs, increase process efficiency, and improve plant safety.   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


37. Continuous Commissioning Guidebook with CD
    This guidebook presents a comprehensive process to resolve operating problems, improve comfort, optimize energy use, and identify retrofits for existing commercial buildings.   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


38. Demand-Controlled Ventilation Using CO2 Sensors (PDF 2.3 MB)
    Information on preventing energy losses from over-ventilation while maintaining indoor air quality.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


39. Industrial Insulation For Systems Operating Above Ambient Temperature
    Provides information about the use of thermal insulation on piping and flat surfaces where their operating temperatures are above the temperature of their surroundings. Discusses heat loss, energy sa  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


40. FEMP Focus - Summer 2004 (PDF 4.1 MB)
    Features information about renewable energy and sustainable design, State and Utility Partnership gets geothermal off the ground, federal agencies are designing new buildings to LEED, federal agencies  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


41. A Consumer's Guide to Buying a Solar Electric System (PDF)
    This booklet is designed to guide consumers through the process of buying a solar electric system. It provides basic information about photovoltaic (PV) systems as well as guidelines for choosing inst  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


42. A Consumer's Guide: Get Your Power from the Sun (PDF)
    This publication introduces consumers to photovoltaic technologies and guides them through the basics of the technology and how to purchase PV for their home or business.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


43. A New Biorefinery Platform Intermediate (PDF 77 KB)
    This fact sheet summarizes a U.S. Department of Energy Biomass Program research and development project for Biorefinery Platform.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


44. A Second Generation Dry Mill Biorefinery (PDF 82 KB)
    This fact sheet summarizes a U.S. Department of Energy Biomass Program research and development project for Dry Mill Biorefinery.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


45. Advanced Biorefinery of Distriller's Grain and Corn Stover Blends (PDF 108 KB)
    Fuel ethanol can be produced via the dry milling process, which converts corn grain to ethanol. The co-product, distiller’s grain (DG), is sold as a low-cost, high-protein feed source for livestock.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


46. Advancement of High Temperature Black Liquor Gasification Technology (PDF 66 KB)
    In the pulp and paper industry, black liquor gasification (BLG) can enable the recovery of pulping chemicals and production of syngas from the spent liquor accumulated in the pulping process. The syng  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


47. Agricultural Mixed Waster Biorefinery Using Thermal Conversion Process (PDF 249 KB)
    This Congressionally-mandated project is supporting efforts to develop a demonstration facility that will use the patented Thermal Conversion Process (TCP) to produce fuel, power and chemicals from po  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


48. Big Island Demonstration Project - Black Liquor (PDF 646 KB)
    Black liquor is a papermaking byproduct that also serves as a fuel for pulp and paper mills. This project involves the design, construction, and operation of a black liquor gasifier that will be int  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


49. Biochemical Platform Analysis (PDF 79 KB)
    The objective of this project is to perform analysis for the Biochemical Platform to support the on-going research in biochemical conversion of biomass that will be part of an integrated biorefinery.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


50. Biochemical Platform Processing Integration (PDF 126 KB)
    The objective of this project is to facilitate deployment of enzyme-based biomass conversion technology. The immediate goal is to explore integration issues that impact process performance and to dem  Details Bookmark & Share