News tagged with electric energy

A way to reduce the Internet's energy drain

(Phys.org) -- Swiss researchers at EPFL have developed a device intended for monitoring and saving the energy consumed by large data centers. It was developed in collaboration with Credit Suisse, which has ...

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created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Grid realities cancel out some of wind power's carbon savings

(Phys.org) -- Wind energy lowers carbon emissions, but adding turbines to the current grid system does not eliminate emissions proportionally, according to a report by researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory.

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created 8 hours ago | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast