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Ocean energy for Ireland = horse with a furlong start

Philippa Martin-King on August 15, 2008
Thomas C. Foley, who's US Ambassador to Ireland recently said this: "If I came up to you and said I knew how to get ...

Honda Looking to "Super" Lithium-Ion Battery for Future Hybrids

Kristen Lee on August 13, 2008
One common complaint about batteries currently used in hybrid electric vehicles is that they're only powerful enough for small, light vehicles.  As early as ...

Slowly turning green

Bill Thompson on August 12, 2008
  An interesting survey into attitudes towards green computing from CDW's ITMonitor shows that while the majority of US "IT decision makers" think green issues ...

Are we becoming more energy efficient by using electrical products?

Katharine Pearson on August 5, 2008
I recently heard that using a Dishwasher at home actually saves energy compared to traditional washing-up...  to which my first reaction was that it was ...

'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution

Jose Vaz Pinto on August 1, 2008
Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system A breakthrough of the MIT Solar Revolution Project mimic essence of plants energy storage system, in a ...

Philippe Starck Democratic Ecology personal wind turbine

Jose Vaz Pinto on July 25, 2008
Philippe Starck , the well known designer, presents an eco solution: a personal wind-turbine, called Democratic Ecology . The claim is that a single windmill can generate ...

Fresno, CA Airport Boasts Solar Record

Kristen Lee on July 24, 2008
If I asked you which airport is the "greenest", what would you say? You might get the answer if you've heard of Fresno Yosemite ...

EARTHING IN INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS: Myths and Facts

Gaurav Pandey on July 22, 2008
Myth: More water, less resistance; It is observed that in some installations, to bring down the earth resistance value, buckets and buckets of water is ...

ALF: Accuracy Limiting Factor

Gaurav Pandey on July 22, 2008
Accuracy Limiting Factor a very important term for Electrical Design Engineers but unfortunately, not much attention is paid to this factor. This term is associated ...

Dynamic Demand

Simon Leach on July 17, 2008
One of my keen interests at work is "Dynamic Demand" and demand side management. In order to maintain supply in an electric grid network, power ...

toxicity of fluorescents

Gary Vergine on July 15, 2008
OK, cfls are nasty when broken and need to be disposed of carefully. Do 'ordinary' long tube fluorescents have the same stuff in them ? Are ...

Energy Efficiency Programs - Alive and Well in Brazil

Everson Pedro Burg on July 15, 2008
Energy Efficiency Programs - Alive and Well in Brazil Mention Brazil and one might think of Rio de Janeiro, Carnaval, soccer (the country has won the ...

Standby => Yearly electricity savings equivalent to annual consumption of Denmark

Philippa Martin-King on July 10, 2008
EurActive reports today that its special regulatory committee has approved rules to reduce the energy consumption of electrical appliances used in homes and offices. The ...

Carbon Credit: Discrediting efforts

Ahmad Mukhtar on July 1, 2008
International market has started looking at carbon quota exchange with an ambition in order to "fine tune" the disciplines, however the other side of the ...

renewable energy

About 2 years ago i could have a chance to at a distillation unit where i found the spent wash after utilised for the bio-gas ...

How Much is a Solar Rooftop Array Worth to You?

Kristen Lee on June 25, 2008
SunRun, a San Francisco-based company which "installs and operates residential solar systems" is trying to break down the price barrier and make solar arrays more ...

The enabling effect of ICT

Philippa Martin-King on June 23, 2008
"When it comes to emissions, ICT is on a par with aviation." That's how the Economist has described Information & Communication Technology in a recent ...

Green Data Centres

Bill Thompson on June 22, 2008
(or Centers for those who prefer North American spellings) There's an interesting interview on O'Reilly and Associates' news pages [ http://news.oreilly.com ...

SMART 2020: Emissions down by 15 per cent with intelligent tech use

Toby Johnson on June 20, 2008
Transformation in the way people and businesses use technology could reduce annual man‐made global emissions by 15 per cent by 2020 and deliver energy ...

Compulsory electricity labelling in Upper Austria favours renewables

Philippa Martin-King on June 19, 2008
In Upper Austria it's mandatory on each electricity bill, for energy suppliers to state the source of electricity being invoiced and how it was ...