New products plug you into electric-bill savings
Check your electric bill lately? Did it make you wince? You probably wondered where all those kilowatt-hours went.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 6, 2010
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Long-term carbon dioxide emissions from cement production can be drastically reduced
Global warming and affordable housing are two dominant topics of public debate. Climate protection is achieved by reducing emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). Housing is generated through more housing being ...
Materials Science
Nov 9, 2021
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New fuel cell system generates power on campus
UC Santa Barbara is now host to a unique new energy system that is providing electricity as part of the university's commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability. The new 200-kilowatt Bloom Energy Server is directly ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 21, 2012
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NIST test house exceeds goal; ends year with energy to spare
The net-zero energy test house at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in suburban Washington, D.C., not only absorbed winter's best shot, it came out on top, reaching its one-year anniversary on July ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 1, 2014
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Saudi-led consortium wins Morocco solar energy bid (Update)
(AP)—Morocco awarded a $1 billion contract to build a solar power plant to a Saudi-led consortium on Monday, as part of this country's ambitious plans to harness the sun's energy and reduce dependence on imported fossil ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 24, 2012
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Solar cell shipments in Japan hit record high in April-June
Demand for solar cells has been growing rapidly in Japan with a record generating capacity of 83,260 kilowatts shipped to the domestic market between April and June, up 82.5 percent from the same quarter last year, a private-sector ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 8, 2009
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Study evaluates strategies for generating electricity from hog waste
(Phys.org) —Capturing methane gas from hog farms and piping it into existing natural gas pipelines may be a cost-effective way to meet North Carolina's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS), according ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 26, 2013
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Smart site selection can make hydropower greener
Even though new hydropower dam developments are intended to provide green energy, they can drown areas that are rich in plant and animal species. But this kind of collateral damage can be limited by strategic site selection, ...
Environment
Jan 14, 2021
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Should Ireland fuel its power stations with wood shipped from Australia?
In Ireland, there has recently been some controversy over a proposal to transition a number of the country's dirtiest power stations away from burning peat bogs, which emits even more carbon than coal. Instead, the plan is ...
Environment
Nov 12, 2019
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Making 'the cloud' greener
As the world becomes increasingly digital, demand for data centres is booming - and so too is their energy consumption. Data centres worldwide - many of them providing 'cloud' storage and services - produce around half the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 28, 2013
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