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Space heaters : repairs and utilities.

Description: "This Technical Manual provides information on construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of Army space heaters used in the zone of interior."
Date: June 1946
Creator: United States. War Department.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Partnerships for technology introduction -- Putting the technologies of tomorrow into the marketplace of today. Report to Congress on Sections 127 and 128 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992

Description: This report to Congress was prepared on behalf of the Secretary of the US Department of Energy (DOE) in response to Sections 127 and 128 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), Pub. L. 102-486. In preparing the report to the Congress, DOE has assessed the national and regional energy savings potential of products already on the market and those that will be available to consumers by the late 1990s. The Department has also examined the present cost-effectiveness of these emerging appliances as… more
Date: April 1, 1995
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Space Heaters, Computers, Cell Phone Chargers: How Plugged In AreCommercial Buildings?

Description: Evidenceof electric plug loads in commercial buildings isvisible everyday: space heaters, portable fans, and the IT technician'stwo monitors connected to one PC. The Energy Information Administrationestimates that office and miscellaneous equipment together will consume2.18 quads in 2006, nearly 50 percent of U.S. commercial electricity use.Although the importance of commercial plug loads is documented, its verynature (diverse product types, products not installed when buildinginitially constru… more
Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: Sanchez, Marla; Webber, Carrie; Brown, Richard; Busch, John; Pinckard, Margaret & Roberson, Judy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Space heater]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 6, 1981, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Church fire]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 4, 1979, 5:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Heater 11]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: unknown
Duration: 2 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Pollutant Emission Factors from Residential Natural Gas Appliances: A Literature Review

Description: There is a need to reduce air pollutant emissions in some U.S. urban regions to meet federal and state air quality guidelines. Opportunities exist for reducing pollutant emissions from natural gas appliances in the residential sector. A cost-benefit analysis on various pollutant-reducing strategies is needed to evaluate these opportunities. The effectiveness of these pollutant-reducing strategies (e.g., low-emission burners, energy conservation) can then be ranked among themselves and compared … more
Date: August 1, 1996
Creator: Traynor, G.W.; Apte, M.G. & Chang, G.-M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Krakow Clean Fossil Fuels and Energy Efficiency Project

Description: Interim results are presented from testing and analytical activities for establishing the current level of emissions from existing equipment. Cost estimates for conversions or replacements are included. A public relations effort has been defined to inform the citizens of Krakow about the project and provide the means for public attitudes to be measured and incorporated into project decision-making.
Date: November 1, 1993
Creator: Pierce, B. L. & Butcher, T. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: CPSC]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 11, 1981, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Natural Gas Furnance]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 7, 2005
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Combustion Equipment Safety; BTS Technology Fact Sheet

Description: Combustion appliances that use fuels like natural gas, propane, oil, kerosene, or wood can be more efficient and effective at heating than electricity. However, careful installation is required to ensure safe and efficient operation. This fact sheet addresses problems posed by combustion equipment and provides suggestions for furnaces and water heaters, unvented space heaters and fireplaces, and stoves and ovens. Installation, combustion closet design, causes of and prevention of backdrafting a… more
Date: November 7, 2000
Creator: Institute, Southface Energy & Tromly, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Performance of polish home stoves

Description: Most of the city of Krakow, Poland is heated by either the central district heating system or single-building boilers, gas or coal-fired. In addition, concentrated in the older, central part of the city, there are many traditional, coal-fired tile stoves. It is currently estimated that there are 100,000 such stoves in Krakow with an annual coal consumption of 130,000 metric tons. These are felt to be important contributors to Krakow`s air quality problems. It his been estimated that there are a… more
Date: June 1, 1994
Creator: Jaszczur, T.; Lewandowski, M.; Szewczyk, W.; Zaczkowski, A. & Butcher, T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Residential Electricity Demand in China -- Can Efficiency Reverse the Growth?

Description: The time when energy-related carbon emissions come overwhelmingly from developed countries is coming to a close. China has already overtaken the United States as the world's leading emitter of greenhouse gas emissions. The economic growth that China has experienced is not expected to slow down significantly in the long term, which implies continued massive growth in energy demand. This paper draws on the extensive expertise from the China Energy Group at LBNL on forecasting energy consumption i… more
Date: May 18, 2009
Creator: Letschert, Virginie; McNeil, Michael A. & Zhou, Nan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Fire Safety]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story by Sherry Woodard about fire safety during the winter, discussing the various types of ways people try to keep warm that could be dangerous and cause a fire or poisoning. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: December 15, 1989, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Heat Alternative]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about heat alternatives to keeping the house warm showing people using oven fires and an interview with a woman about the alternatives. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: December 23, 1989
Duration: 1 minute 04 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fire prevention]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 4, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Impacts of changing residential oil burner technology

Description: This paper presents trends in oil-fired residential heating appliance design that take advantage of recent research which promises significantly lower pollutant emissions, improved performance, and efficiency.
Date: May 1, 1992
Creator: Butcher, T.; McDonald, R.; Krajewski, R.; Celebi, Y. & Andrews, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Developing, Testing, Evaluating and Optimizing Solar Heating and Cooling Systems

Description: The objective is to develop and test various integrated solar heating, cooling and domestic hot water systems, and to evaluate their performance. Systems composed of new, as well a previously tested, components are carefully integrated so that effects of new components on system performance can be clearly delineated. The SEAL-DOE program includes six tasks which have received funding for the 1991--1992 fifteen-month period. These include: (1) a project employing isothermal operation of air and … more
Date: November 1, 1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Weather fire]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 6, 1982, 5:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Ft W fire]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a Fort Worth octogenarian being sent to the hospital with severe burns after accidentally setting herself on fire in her home.
Date: January 14, 1964
Duration: 59 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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A Study of a Diesel Engine Based Micro-CHP System

Description: This project, funded by New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA), investigated the potential for an oil-fired combined heat and power system (micro-CHP system) for potential use in residences that use oil to heat their homes. Obviously, this requires the power source to be one that uses heating oil (diesel). The work consisted of an experimental study using a diesel engine and an analytical study that examined potential energy savings and benefits of micro-CHP systems for… more
Date: August 31, 2010
Creator: Krishna, C. R.; Andrews, J.; Tutu, N. & Butcher, T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: APBO 86]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the fight between airlines and the city of Dallas over use of Love field which is getting more bitter by the day.
Date: April 2, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Utility and performance relative to consumer-product energy-efficiency standards

Description: This interim report summarizes work done under the third of six tasks of an investigation of the relative utility and performance of nine consumer products covered by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Task III consisted of developing definitions and methods for quantifying utility and performance based on interviews of people within the energy efficiency standards program and reviews of Federal Register notices and public comments on the program. The definition of utility recommended for … more
Date: July 12, 1979
Creator: Coggins, J.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary market analysis for customer side of the meter thermal-energy storage

Description: An examination is made of the potential market size for thermal energy storage space heating, water heating, and air conditioning in the residential and commercial sector. It is concluded that a significant market for TES could develop over the next 20 years; the analysis considers the electric utility perspective, the perspective, and the expected market in detail. (MCW)
Date: December 31, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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