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<title><![CDATA[City power plant waste heat fuels district heating]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>VanessaVex</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--To modernize a 1940s power plant for better efficiency, its owner turned to an underground steam pipe system designed in the 19th century.Operators of the Kendall Station power plant here are planning to construct a pipeline to ship excess steam from the plant to heat buildings in Boston and Cambridge. The pipeline, which will cross the river near the mouth of the Charles River, will add capacity to the existing underground district heating system and lighten the plant's environmental impact.During a tour of the facility last week, the companies involved said they hope to get permitting this summer for the upgrade which will boost plant efficiency to more than 90 percent. The plant tour was organized for former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm who was in Boston to discuss energy policies with area officials.Cogeneration goes underground for efficiency (images) The Kendall Station is a combined heat and power system, which is one of the most efficient ways to use energy. By tapping into the district heating pipe network, the plant will be able to increase the amount of steam that gets used for heating, said executives from Veolia Energy, which operates 22 miles of the district heating system.&quot;No district heating network should be without a combined heat and power plant,&quot; said Bill DiCroce, the chief operating officer of Veiolia Energy North America, which operates a number of district heating grids. &quot;Your district becomes a portal for a sustainable energy project.&quot;Combined heat and power, or cogeneration, systems can come different sizes, even for individual homes, but the basic idea is the same. A fuel is burned to generate electricity and the heat from that process is used either for space heating or an industrial process that requires heat. The Kendall Station burns natural gas to drive room-size turbines that generate up to 256 megawatts of electricity. The hot gases from those turbines are then directed to a &quot;heat-recovery boiler&quot; that makes steam. In this case, the steam is piped through a district heating loop.Right now, some of that steam is piped to Boston and Cambridge to provide heating for the Massachusetts General Hospital and other commercial customers. Veolia's Energy plan is to build a second 20-inch pipeline to serve others, including universities and high-rise buildings, said DiCroce. Rules an impasse Diverting all of its steam into the district heating system, which the company hopes to start doing by next winter, to increase efficiency will be the equivalent carbon reduction of taking 60,000cars off the road while not producing other air pollutants, he said. In addition, it will mean that the plant will stop discharging hot water into the Charles River.The plant, operated by GenOn Energy, now uses cold water from the river to condense most of the steam it produces. It then discharges that cooling water into the river at a higher temperature than it came in. Operators now monitor water temperature and the number of dead fish per day to gauge any detrimental effect on the ecosystem. Because it's a very efficient use of energy, officials are supportive of the plan. But building an additional pipeline to connect to the district heating system is complicated because it involves, federal, state, and city officials and multiple agencies, said Jim Hunt, the chief of Environmental and Energy Services for the city of Boston. &quot;Everybody wants to do this,&quot; he said. Combined heat and power (CHP) systems are already routinely used for both power plants and industrial facilities. Nearby Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example, has its own CHP system that it uses to power and heat its campus.The efficiency improvement over separate power generation and heat is significant. A commercial facility can convert about half of fuel to useful energy, whereas a combined heat and power facility that makes use of waste can have efficiency of more than 80 percent, DiCroce said.A number of cities in the U.S. have these underground district heating, but cogeneration coupled with a local distribution loop is far more developed in many European countries, DiCroce said.One of the barriers to CHP is the higher cost of building a system with equipment that both generates electricity and makes use of waste heat. In the U.S., there are also regulatory barriers, DiCroce said. Combined heat and power technology doesn't always benefit from clean-energy incentives and utilities are reluctant to let other companies provide heat to their large customers. &quot;You can't cross the street to serve customers. It becomes very challenging,&quot; he said. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google to launch new social network at SXSW]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>VanessaVex</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Updated at 10:20 a.m. PT: Sources within Google deny that anything will be launched at SXSW this evening and say that the ReadWriteWeb report is inaccurate.When it comes to social networks, Google has not managed to garland itself in too much glory. Critics suggest Google doesn't quite understand what makes people buzz.And yet an interesting report has emerged that says Google might be using an event at SXSW this evening to launch--or, at least, preview--a new social network.According to ReadWriteWeb, Google's social network is to be called Circles. At its heart it purportedly has something that seems crucial in today's socially networked world--privacy.The idea seems to be that this social network will allow you to share every part of your being--namely status updates, photos, and videos--with a very specific group of friends (hence the name &quot;Circles&quot;), rather than with the great unwashed and unfiltered.The report suggests that Google might be at least offering a sneak peek of this concept tonight, at an event co-hosted by the ACLU, an organization that feels there is nothing mutually exclusive between privacy and freedom.Just how might these new Circles work(Credit:CC Fillmore Photography/Flickr)Philosophically, it would appear that this idea recognizes the fundamental truth that we are not one personality to everyone. As we connect to different social groupings, we offer a different side of ourselves--the side that we feel most comfortable showing to that group. It may well be that after some time within a particular group, we feel better about revealing some of our more hidden traits. But that is our choice. One that this purported social network seeks reportedly to respect.If Google Circles truly is as described in what is still a speculative report, one possible danger is that it will turn out to be complicated. It's hard enough in the real world to work out who your friends are. Worse, one day someone is your friend, and the next, they're someone you used to know.Managing all the different permutations online might require a considerable amount of aforethought, accuracy, and alertness. These are things that don't necessarily rhyme with a world that is increasingly lazy and laissez-faire. Still, the heart of the idea seems a very interesting one and one can only hope that it also puts pressure on Facebook to consider how much easier its own privacy controls have truly become. It will also put additional pressure on Google to consider even more carefully its own attitude to privacy, given such difficult snafus as the &quot;Oops, we appear to have recorded some e-mails over Wi-Fi&quot; incident.I have contacted Google for confirmation of Google Circles and all who sail in it and will update should I hear from the company.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple giving $100 refund on recent iPad purchases]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>VanessaVex</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The new iPad means a $100 discount for recent first-gen iPad buyers.(Credit:James Martin/CNET)If you bought theiPad very recently, you may qualify for a $100 refund.Apple is offering $100 back to customers who purchased the iPad at its former price, an Apple customer-service rep confirmed to CNET today. The refund, which will be applied to a person's credit card, applies to all versions of the first-generation iPad.Of course, there is a catch. According to the customer-service rep, Apple is offering the $100 refund only to those who purchased the last-gentablet within 14 days of yesterday's announcement of the iPad 2. The customer-service rep wouldn't nail down a date, but the cut-off would seemingly be February 16.The iPad 2, which comes with two cameras, a dual-core processor, and either a black or white finish, is scheduled to hit store shelves March 11 for a starting price of $499.Apple also said yesterday that it has started selling first-generation iPad models for $100 less than their previous price tags. Online customers who already made their purchase must call Apple customer service to process the refund, the customer-service rep said. In-store purchasers must bring their receipt with them to the brick-and-mortar to get their money back.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[T-Mobile announces Galaxy S 4G and 3D-capable G-Slate tablet]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>VanessaVex</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[T-Mobile  has finally come clean on its latest flagship devices, a 4G version of  Samsunga4a4s Galaxy S phone, and LGa4a4s G-Slate Android tablet, which will  try to differentiate itself from the crowd with 3D recording and  playback capabilities.The  news comes only a few days before the Mobile World Congress event in  Barcelona, where many competitors will also be touting their latest and  greatest phone and tablet hardware.The  Galaxy S 4G is basically a suped up version of T-Mobilea4a4s existing  Samsung Vibrant phone. It supports T-Mobiles 4G HSPA+ network at speeds  up to 21Mbps (around ten times faster than its 3G network), and it will  feature a front-facing camera with Qik video chat software built-in. The  battery also appears to be slightly larger than its predecessor, likely  compensating for the more power hungry 4G connection.In short, if youa4a4ve been holding out for a new T-Mobile phone, the Galaxy S 4G looks to be your dream device.As for LGa4a4s Slate, this is the first time wea4a4ve received any solid details on the device, other than its brief appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show last month. Like most tablets on the horizon, it sports a 1 gigahertz  dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, but its real claim to fame is its 3D  capabilities. The 8.9-inch G-Slate can record 3D video using its rear  stereoscopic camera and users can play back the video using 3D glasses.  It joins devices like Fujifilma4a4s 3D HD camera that can easily create 3D video, although Ia4a4m not convinced that this is something that consumers actually want.T-Mobile  says we can expect the Galaxy S 4G later this month and the LG G-Slate  some time in Spring. Pricing for both devices has yet to be announced.Previous Story: OnLive launches its PlayPack library of games for $9.99 a monthPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: 4G, Android, G-Slate, Galaxy S, HSPACompanies: Lg, Samsung, T Mobile          Tags: 4G, Android, G-Slate, Galaxy S, HSPACompanies: Lg, Samsung, T MobileDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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