Avatar Posted by libeju8 5600 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: On World Wer Day a look wer-energy tech
A competition held by nonprofit ImagineH2O highlights the close connection between water and energy. ImagineH2O, a not-for-profit company formed to... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Erlenex51 5626 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Waste heat-powered thermoelectrics find investors
Rather than burning stuff to make electricity, a handful of thermoelectric-technology companies are trying to tap waste heat as an energy source. P... read more »
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Avatar Posted by marmonju34 5711 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Smart-grid analytics $4 billion industry
Smart-grid data analytics services will generate $4.2 billion in annual revenue by 2015, according to a report released today by Pike Research... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Tiztaitle 5580 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Restart problems reported Leaf electric cars
Nissan Motor has received complaints from owners that its Leaf electric car on occasion fails to start, posing a potential setback for the automaker... read more »
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Avatar Posted by ulrseballe 5633 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Governments debate Kyo climate dilemma
Governments are looking at ways to keep the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol going beyond 2012 in some form to defuse a standoff between rich and poor nations... read more »
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Avatar Posted by lipnonutae 5591 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Philadelphia Navy Yard solar srage
The Philadelphia Navy Yard is home to the GPIC Energy Innovation Hub. (Credit: GPIC) Philadelphia's revitalization project of its Navy Yard and ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by asbentzzba 5542 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Bosns wind test giant turbine blades
The newly inaugurated Wind Technology Testing Center. (Credit: Matt Bennett/Massachusetts Governor's Office) Boston is now home to the world's lar... read more »
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Avatar Posted by bxikamilia 5718 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: U.S. speed offshore wind efforts
The Obama administration yesterday unveiled plans to begin issuing new offshore wind energy leases as soon as next year under an accelerated approva... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Peplyclere 5689 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: flywheel generator centers?
Active Power is offering an updated version of its flywheel generator specifically designed for backing up microprocessor-based equipment, the compan... read more »
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Avatar Posted by loganwngla 5537 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Study: Meter datas impact depends on collective
(Credit: OPower) Americans who receive meter data on their home energy use reduce consumption on average by 1.8 percent after the first year. Th... read more »
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Avatar Posted by rumerrills 5515 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: IEEE: Solar could challenge fossil fuel years
Solar photovoltaics have the potential to be the most cost-effective electricity source and could even challenge fossil fuels within 10 years. That... read more »
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Avatar Posted by mannuuckasdf 5524 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: GE vests eSolar combed solar gas plants
A pilot eSolar plant which uses sun-tracking mirrors to create heat to make steam which makes electricity through a conventional turbine. (Credit: ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by footballtshirts1 5697 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: U.S. risk of rare earths supply disruptions
The United States risks major supply disruptions of rare earth metals used in clean energy products unless it diversifies its sources of the mineral... read more »
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Avatar Posted by hildehatea 5629 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Next wave of recycling? Check dinner plate
Where most people see a pile of leftovers or yard waste, Paul Sewell sees a revenue stream, delivering energy and valuable nutrients. Sewell is the... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zuezqoel 5676 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: DARPA awards $1.7M ultracap energy storage
Maxwell Technologies already makes an array of ultracapacitors used to aid in powering everything from cars to camera flashes. (Credit: Maxwell Tec... read more »
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Avatar Posted by linksoflondonsale 5634 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Multilayered solar cell boosts efficiency
A Solar Junction wafer of high-efficiency solar cells. Each individual chip can produce about 20 watts. (Credit: Solar Junction) Solar Junction's... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zirenuq2n 5661 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Solar combo generator heats powers
A new type of solar thermal system for homes that can provide heat, hot water, and electricity is being tested in Boulder, Colo., over the next few m... read more »
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Avatar Posted by OliviaPearl 5635 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Jolt of VC money mom-and-pop home efficiency scen
After looking around for home energy efficiency investments for years, venture capital company General Catalyst decided to buy a majority stake in C... read more »
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Avatar Posted by BegePreosse 740216 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Soladigm grabs $30 million self-tinting smart gla
Energy-efficient glass startup Soladigm announced today that it has nabbed $30 million in third-round equity financing, led by DBL Investors and Nano ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by paulsmith385 5730 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Hybrid storage melds battery ultracapacitor
In the geeky world of energy storage, there are well-understood limitations to plain old batteries and to ultracapacitors, devices able to store rel... read more »
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