News tagged with energy consumption
Related topics: energy , energy efficiency , power consumption , greenhouse gases , greenhouse gas emissions
IBM Hot Water-Cooled Supercomputer Goes Live at ETH Zurich
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM has delivered a first-of-a-kind hot water-cooled supercomputer to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), marking a new era in energy-aware computing. The innovative system, dubbed ...
Jul 02, 2010 |
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Enterprise PCs work while they sleep - saving energy and money - with new software
Personal computers in enterprise environments save energy and money by "sleep-working," thanks to new software called SleepServer created by computer scientists from the University of California, San Diego.
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Study sheds light on reducing energy costs
A new research project at the University of Leicester is examining the problem of high electricity prices around the world.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Buzz builds around electric cars as Nissan plans debut
As the Gulf of Mexico disaster casts an ugly spotlight on the pitfalls of global oil dependency, Japan's auto giants are moving into high gear in a drive to mass-market electric cars.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 20, 2010 |
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Simple tools to do a home-energy audit -- and save
For many homeowners, electricity use is highest during the summer -- that means steeper energy bills are just around the corner.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 16, 2010 |
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Cutting the Internet's carbon footprint
Over the last 20 years the Internet has grown from almost nothing to something of enormous economic and social value. But in the meantime, its consumption of electricity, which currently stands at 3% to 5% of the global ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Cars and Sprawl: Chicken or Egg?
(PhysOrg.com) -- It may have taken a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to direct the general public's attention to automobile use and how it affects everything from the environment to obesity.
May 27, 2010 |
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FSU researchers work to help mobile devices keep going and going...
So, your smart phone lets you play music, send text messages, check e-mail, surf the Web, access apps and play games, but somehow it's not quite smart enough to keep from running out of juice when you actually ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 25, 2010 |
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National Oceanography Centre turns to the sea to save energy
The National Oceanography Centre in Southampton is conserving energy and reducing its carbon footprint - by harnessing the cooling power of seawater.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 17, 2010 |
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Mitsubishi Electric launches 'smart grid' pilot project
Mitsubishi Electric launched Monday a "smart grid" pilot project that aims to boost the stability of electricity supplied from weather-dependent sources such as solar and wind power.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 17, 2010 |
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UN report stresses the need to provide access to clean energy to the world's poor
Access to sustainable energy and increased energy efficiency is a prerequisite for achieving the MDGs.
May 07, 2010 |
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World record in current intensity achieved with distribution cables
Researchers at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain, and the firms Labein Tecnalia and Nexans, coordinated by the electrical company Endesa, have constructed a 30m cable and the terminals needed to connect it to the network ...
May 06, 2010 |
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Water cooling for supercomputers unveiled in Switzerland
Swiss researchers on Thursday unveiled a water-cooling system to cut the heat generated by a supercomputer, thereby significantly reducing its carbon footprint.
May 06, 2010 |
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Canada broadcaster seeks to revolutionize energy consumption
Imagine loading your dishwasher after supper and walking away, allowing radio-activated technology and your energy provider to figure out when it would be cheapest to wash your dishes.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 02, 2010 |
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Sharp Introduces Eight New LED AQUOS TVs with Built-in Blu-ray Disc Recorder
Sharp Corporation will introduce into the Japanese market eight models in the DX Series of LED AQUOS LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Disc recorders (52V-, 46V-, 40V-, and 32V-inch screen sizes).
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 21, 2010 |
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