When the temperature drops and your space heaters, holiday lights, and kitchen gadgets all run at once, your electrical ...

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The Rhine is the second-longest river in Western Europe, discharging about 100,000 cubic feet of water a second into the North Sea. It snakes through the Swiss Alps and makes up large sections of ...

The pipe that will supply the heat pump, drawing water from the River Rhine in Germany, is so big that you could walk through it, fully upright, I'm told. "We plan to take 10,000 litres per second," ...

On a cold winter's day, being warm and snug under the covers is a formidable temptation. Nonetheless, the day must begin, and up we must rise. The trouble is, keeping our homes as warm throughout the ...

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Electric HVAC systems can help you keep your home comfortable using a fraction of the energy. We spoke to experts to find out just how efficient they are. Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who ...