The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power inspect nearly 100 drinking water reservoirs and storage tanks due to concerns over improper ...

Thermal stratification in water storage tanks refers to the natural formation of distinct temperature layers within the tank, where warmer water tends to reside above cooler water. This phenomenon is ...

Editor's Note: Julian Hunt, the lead researcher on this study, has contacted us to say the figures quoted in the original press release, as well as the research paper and subsequently this piece, are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In 2014, in the middle of a severe drought ...

During natural disasters, blackouts, or a water advisory issued by your local government, having access to fresh, potable water is an absolute necessity. In addition to your other emergency supplies, ...

Engineers know that there are three major parts of a large-scale energy system: generation, storage, and delivery. Each stage has unique characteristics and there’s often some overlap and interplay ...

To get off the grid with home solar, you need to be able to generate energy when the Sun's out, and store it for when it's not. Normally, people do this with lithium battery systems – Tesla's ...