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Bloomenergy! A Clean, Reliable and Affordable fuel cell based Energy Server™ … Anywhere !

Jose Vaz Pinto on March 2, 2010

The Energy Server™, unique on-site power generation system, utilizes an innovative fuel cell technology that leverages breakthrough advances in materials science. Bloom's Energy Server™ is a new class of distributed power generator, producing clean, reliable, affordable electricity at the customer site. Visit Bloom Energy website at http://www.bloomenergy.com/ Built with a patented solid oxide fuel cell technology that converts fuel into electricity through a clean electro-chemical process, rather than a dirty combustion process. These fuel cells are like batteries except that they always run. The Solid Oxide ...

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Keywords energy | ceramic materials | power generation system | solid oxide technology | fuel cells

Joule: The Unit of Measurement of electrical (really all) energy

Shrikant Dhekne on February 11, 2010

********** Hi Jerry, This situation will lead nowhere, with diverse units remaining how cows. During transition years methods need to be evolved. Meters may simultaneously display ...

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Keywords energy | btu | calorie | gj | kj | kwh | mj | tj

Cut down on your TV consumption

Philippa Martin-King on February 15, 2010

California has just voted by 5 to 0 to cut down on the State's TV electricity consumption. The California Energy Commission, based on a ...

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Don't play around with the environment!

Philippa Martin-King on March 8, 2010

That's the new tagline for the Swiss e-recycling campaign which calls on people to take back their electric and electronic toys, devices and economic ...

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Keywords responsibility | energy efficiency | electrical | recycling | trash

Pedalling uphill - energy saving measures

Philippa Martin-King on March 2, 2010

A ski school in the French speaking Swiss resort of Torgon has developed an original way of getting the kids up the baby slope. Using ...

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Saving money on lighting with power quality analyzer

Jerry Rodgers on March 1, 2010

Lighting is a major element of operating costs for most facilities. Lighting costs involve both energy and maintenance. A company was considering replacing its existing ...

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Take care of your energy consumption, as it really pays !

Jose Vaz Pinto on February 17, 2010

Use the more or less Smart Grid solutions already available near you ! It worths the small investment required and reduce energy invoices substantially ! Ecosystem: EcoFactor ...

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Keywords energy | energy efficiency | energy savings | thermostats

Kick a ball... and generate electricity!

Yvonne Flavin on February 13, 2010

I came across this concept quite by chance, thanks to PRI's The World: Technology Podcast Facebook page. Four female engineering students from America's ...

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Keywords renewable | africa | football | havard | led

Why Climate Change is Divisive and Why It Should Not Be

Elizabeth Crenshaw on February 8, 2010

Climate change is frequently referred to as a hot-button issue. It’s a “platform” issue, with political parties taking definite stands on either side. Both ...

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In a lighter vein

Shrikant Dhekne on February 1, 2010

The name wattwatt strikes a ring of familiarity and is seen extremely apt. In Marathi language of western India, a phonetically similar word वटवट (pronounced ...

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Measuring energy consumption

Jerry Rodgers on January 29, 2010

The first step in reducing energy consumption is measuring how much you are using. Energy consumption consists of two primary components, power and demand. Power ...

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Solar Power in Public Transportation

Dean Dowd on January 26, 2010

Solar-powered mass transit is key to U.S. energy sustainability. Did you know that one full city bus can keep 50 or more cars off ...

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Keywords transport | solar energy | solar panels | solar power | transportation

Solar scooters in Rio de Janeiro

Yvonne Flavin on January 22, 2010

We're hearing a lot of talk about electric cars but not so much about two-wheeled vehicles. Those of us who live and work in ...

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Keywords transport | scooter | green electricity | brazil | solar power

Smart meter plans threatened?

Philippa Martin-King on January 14, 2010

It seems that the British plans to install smart meters is threatened by consumer fears. Householders are worried that employees of utility companies could use ...

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Keywords at home | smart meter | utility companies

Harvesting energy from other devices to power up

Philippa Martin-King on January 13, 2010

At CES 2010, RCA was showing a prototype of a handheld energy-harvesting battery designed to convert energy transmitted in a Wi-Fi signal into DC power ...

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Keywords appliances | wifi | battery | charger

New MicroPhotoVoltaic Cells for Solar Concentrators

Jose Vaz Pinto on January 13, 2010

"Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that are expected to be less expensive and have greater efficiencies than current photovoltaic collectors ...

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Keywords energy | mems | energy efficiency | renewable energy | solar power

2010 - year of the electric car and a little food for thought

Philippa Martin-King on January 12, 2010

The 2010 Detroit and LA motor shows have a concentration of electric cars. These are either hybrid, where they are differentiated into two categories of ...

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High Amp service versus low

Aple Newtons on January 9, 2010

So you only pay for the electricity you use, we all 'know' that. However, the question is, is there a small amount - due to increased ...

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Keywords at home | service | Amp | cost | efficiency

Cleantech - Top ten green universities in US and top 10 countries

Philippa Martin-King on January 6, 2010

A long while back, I mentioned the LED lighting in the city of Ann Arbour in one of my pulses. It's no surprise then ...

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Times Square New Year's Eve Ball goes green

Yvonne Flavin on January 1, 2010

And to continue our "pedal power" series, here's another one that caught my eye on the Engadget website the other day. I'm afraid ...

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Keywords energy | bicycle | new york | leds lighting

Fixing a vibrating transformer

Jerry Rodgers on January 1, 2010

I ran into an interesting problem a few weeks ago so I am sharing in case it helps anyone else. A client in a large ...

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Stores photovoltaïques et éoliennes productrices d'eau

M. Denis Bloud on December 21, 2009

Nouvelle page sur les stores photovoltaïques et sur les éoliennes productrices d'eau de condensation: http://dbloud.free.fr/eauli... (brevet industriel à saisir ...

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Keywords at home | bioélectronique | condensation d'eau atmosphérique | éolienne | stores photovoltaïques

SmartGrid - Compteurs intelligents

M. Denis Bloud on December 21, 2009

La France va enfin installer, comme d'autres pays, des compteurs intelligents permettant une autorégulation du réseau par CPL. Ils s'agit des ...

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Keywords energy | autorégulation du réseau | compteurs intelligents | smart grid | smart meters

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March 11, 2010

Electrifying transport

The Geneva Motor Show opened its doors last week. The tendency for cars is definitely towards alternative fuels and particularly electricity.

Jeremy Clarkson, famous for his Top Gear series on the BBC television, sends out a periodical driving bulletin in which he and other journalists cover “dynamic Driving news and views, including videos, photo galleries and buying guides”.

The 8 March one in my inbox talks of this being “the best, most interesting, most dynamic and most important motor show I can remember”. Apparently, there have been a few.

“The Geneva show opened last week and runs until next Sunday, and if you have a passion for cars and an interest in where we will be going over the next five years, you could do a lot worse than travel to Switzerland and wander around the vast exhibition centre.”

That said, this month, e-tech has reviewed electric transport together with some of the existing and future means for storing, transmitting and using electrical energy:

What’s going on in fuel cell development?
Hydrogen trains of tomorrow - switch locomotives
Electric cars and the Best Place project
Conformity assessment of electric vehicles
New X-ray security systems in airports.

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