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Company makes power bills more understandable, suggests how to save energy

It's often said that knowledge is power. Knowledge about power is what drives Opower, a 5-year-old online customer engagement platform.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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

Scientists track your carbon footprint, step by step

If you're driving your SUV to the farmers market to buy local asparagus and thinking you're making a difference for the planet, - not so fast. You're focused on a detail and ignoring the gas-hogging elephant in the room.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Light bulb with 20-year life unveiled in US on Earth Day

A prize-winning, super energy saving LED bulb from Dutch electronics giant Philips, said to last over 20 years, went on sale online and in stores Sunday to coincide with Earth Day.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (26) | comments 44

A free product to measure carbon footprint

MiserWare, a spin-off company of Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, is launching a free product that allows companies or individuals to measure their carbon footprint in terms of total power usage.

Technology / Software

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fujitsu develops a 2.3kW high-capacity power supply unit for servers, conversion efficiency rate of 94.8%

Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of a power supply unit for servers that features a 2.3 kW power output and achieves a world-leading conversion efficiency rate of 98.4%.

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Novel filter metal-organic framework material could cut natural gas refining costs

A new type of hybrid material developed at the University of California, Berkeley, could help oil and chemical companies save energy and money – and lower their environmental impacts – by eliminating ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Tennessee's urban forests valued in the billions

Tennessee's urban forests, currently valued at about $80 billion, also provide almost $650 million in benefits such as carbon storage, pollution removal, and energy reduction according to a new U.S. Forest Service report.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists save energy by lubricating wood

(PhysOrg.com) -- A little bit of lubrication could make a big energy saving when manufacturing sustainable biofuels and bio-chemicals from timber, according to research published in the journal Green Chemistry this month. ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (14) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

IBM making the Louvre Museum smarter

IBM on Monday revealed an alliance with the venerable Louvre Museum to use sensors, real-time data analysis and other Internet Age tools to make the museum smarter.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fiber optics in computer screens to save energy

(PhysOrg.com) -- A single fiber-optic can light up computer screens. This innovation put in place by L.E.S.S., a recently formed spin-off of EPFL, brings energy savings of 30% while boosting processors.

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Intelligent design: UCI’s new and retrofitted Smart Labs can cut energy use by half

If research labs account for two-thirds of a campus’s carbon footprint, it doesn’t take an Einstein to target them for energy savings. Where the genius comes in is figuring out how to do it, and ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Detroit unsure over the future of green cars

The US auto industry remains unsold over the future of "green cars" such as electrics and hybrids, as carmakers struggle with the first steps in a market most agree shows promise over the long term.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 27

Obama, Clinton to announce energy saving program

(AP) -- Enlisting former President Bill Clinton as a partner, President Barack Obama is announcing a $4 billion effort to increase the energy efficiency of government and private sector buildings, aiming for fuel savings ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

The Nest: A thermostat that's eager to learn in order to help you save

Just in time for the high season of thermostat tweaking comes a nifty, energy-saving household gizmo with some serious tech cred: The Nest Learning Thermostat from Nest Labs, a Silicon Valley startup partially funded by Google ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1