News tagged with backup electricity
Japan suspends waste water nuclear operation
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Saturday halted an operation to clean highly contaminated waste water at a crippled Japanese nuclear plant due to higher-than-expected radiation levels.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 18, 2011 |
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Solar power generation around the clock
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Californian company, SolarReserve, is developing a solar power system that can store seven hours' worth of solar energy by focusing mirrors onto millions of gallons of molten salt, allowing ...
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Nov 05, 2009 |
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Novel battery system could reduce buildings' electric bills
The CUNY Energy Institute, which has been developing innovative low-cost batteries that are safe, non-toxic, and reliable with fast discharge rates and high energy densities, announced that it has built an operating prototype ...
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May 08, 2012 |
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Honda unveils demonstration test house that features Honda Smart Home System
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled a house Honda built in the city of Saitama, Japan, for the demonstration testing of the Honda Smart Home System (HSHS). The house features HSHS, which comprehensively controls in-house ...
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Apr 30, 2012 |
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Japan's mistakes: Head of disaster review panel says assurances led to complacency
Assurances of the absolute safety of Japanese nuclear plants lulled the public and government into a false sense of security that was shattered a year ago when an earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima ...
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Mar 28, 2012 |
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Solar water heaters use 1/3 energy, Progress Energy study finds
Progress Energy customers saved an average of $235 a year by switching to solar thermal water heater, representing an average annual savings of 63 percent on the water heater portion of their power bill.
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Mar 28, 2012 |
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Green jail to demonstrate power of microgrids
(PhysOrg.com) -- When the next “big one” hits northern California, chances are good that the power will be knocked out across large swaths of the Bay Area. But one place that is likely to stand unaffected ...
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Mar 21, 2012 |
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Delicate rescue saves stranded $1.7B US satellite
Air Force ground controllers delicately rescued a $1.7 billion military communications satellite last year that had been stranded in the wrong orbit and at risk of blowing up - all possibly because a piece ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2012 |
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Fukushima lesson: Prepare for unanticipated nuclear accidents
A year after the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, scientists and engineers remain largely in the dark when it comes to fundamental knowledge about how nuclear fuels behave under extreme conditions, ...
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Mar 08, 2012 |
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Head for the clouds, feet firmly on the ground
Computer engineers in the US writing in the International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems have reviewed the research literature to get a clear picture of cloud computing, its adoption, use and th ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 05, 2012 |
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SPIDERS microgrid project secures military installations
When the lights go out, most of us find flashlights, dig out board games and wait for the power to come back. But that’s not an option for hospitals and military installations, where lives are on the ...
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Feb 22, 2012 |
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New research on Japanese quake ominous for Pacific Northwest
Scientists are still unraveling last year's giant Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and some of what they're finding doesn't bode well for the Pacific Northwest.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2012 |
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