News tagged with backup generators

Apple says data center will be all green

Apple says its $1 billion data center in Maiden, N.C., will include a second large solar farm to help power the site entirely by renewable energy by the end of this year.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Irene takes out some East Coast cellphone service

(AP) -- Wireless networks fell quiet Sunday in some coastal areas of North Carolina and southern Virginia, but calls were going through in most areas affected by Tropical Storm Irene, the Federal Communications Commission ...

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Jun 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Oldest US nuclear reactor: a 'disaster' in waiting?

A sleepy New Jersey town has popped onto people's radar screens because it has the oldest running nuclear power plant in the United States -- and, some say, the most dangerous.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 17

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 ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (31) | comments 15 weblog