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Coming soon: World’s 1st high-capacity clean-energy hub
They’re calling it the world’s first high-capacity “Renewable Energy Hub” … a system that will connect the US’ three major electricity grids so clean wind and solar energy can flow more easily to...
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If wishes were biofuels, we’d all be energy-independent
Critics of environment- and efficiency-focused government regulations like to portray such laws as trampling on people’s freedoms: the freedom, for example, to buy the most inefficient light-bulb...
View ArticleThe 3 things standing in the way of sustainability
In an earlier post, we asked if it would be possible to power the world with clean energy. The United Nations believes it’s possible. So does the International Energy Agency (IEA). So what’s the...
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Great idea: Send politicians to energy school
What do career politicians know about energy efficiency, renewables and low-carbon technology? The answer, in many cases, is (notwithstanding the occasional exception like German Chancellor/physical...
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Forget the politicians: Vote for your favorite energy innovations
You can’t turn an energy-technology dream into reality by voting for it, can you? Or maybe you can. For the first time, the US Department of Energy (DOE) is using a social media strategy similar to...
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There will be energy … or trade wars … or something
The year 2012 might not see the fulfillment of any ancient Mayan “prophecy” of the end of the world, but it does appear to be signaling a different “end time” … one marking the end of business-as-usual...
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US Energy Department’s top expense? Hint: It’s not solar
Contrary to what all the flak it gets from political critics suggests, the US Department of Energy (DOE) does not, in fact, spend most of its money on so-called solar debacles or electric-powered...
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Why are the lights out? Blame the squirrels and trampolines
Power outages are no laughing matter. But some of the causes of power outages? Well, consider some of the stranger things blamed for blackouts in the US last year, as summed up in the Eaton...
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‘Green Button’ takes aim at home energy bill blues
Why should we have to wait for some smart grid of the future to access information about our home energy use, whenever and wherever we want it? All the data’s already there, somewhere inside your...
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Flip side of the resource curse: The efficiency curse?
What’s not to like about energy efficiency? Every little improvement we can make in that area is a bit more energy saved, a bit less carbon sent into the atmosphere, right? Wrong. As good a thing as it...
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Germany’s no-nukes plan leads to gas pains
Germany’s already an undisputed powerhouse in renewable energy, but it will need to become even more innovative now that it aims to quit nuclear power by 2022. Up until last year, Germany operated 17...
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Philippines look for smarter, ‘future-ready’ electricity
What will it take to provide reliable electricity to more people across the Philippines? The country’s largest distributor of electrical power sees an answer in better, smarter computing and smart-grid...
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Panasonic: Smart homes are key to an energy-efficient Japan
Following its release earlier this year of a system that links energy creation and storage for the home, Panasonic is moving ahead with plans to develop a full-scale Smart Home Energy Management System...
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Solar panel study shows it’s OK to be a copycat
Sometimes, keeping up with the Joneses can be a good thing … especially if the Joneses have just put up solar panels on their roof. Researchers from Yale and New York University have found that people...
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Powerful tech combo could cut city electricity use by 40 percent
Information and communication technologies (ICT) could help cities reduce their electricity use by 30 to 40 percent, according to a European research project. The ENERsip project found that combining a...
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German capital aims for 100% local, green energy
Interesting energy developments in Germany’s capital: even as cash-strapped cities and government agencies elsewhere in the world continue to sell off public assets to corporate owners, citizens in...
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US Energy Department’s top expense? Hint: It’s not solar
Contrary to what all the flak it gets from political critics suggests, the US Department of Energy (DOE) does not, in fact, spend most of its money on so-called solar debacles or electric-powered...
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Why are the lights out? Blame the squirrels and trampolines
Power outages are no laughing matter. But some of the causes of power outages? Well, consider some of the stranger things blamed for blackouts in the US last year, as summed up in the Eaton...
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‘Green Button’ takes aim at home energy bill blues
Why should we have to wait for some smart grid of the future to access information about our home energy use, whenever and wherever we want it? All the data’s already there, somewhere inside your...
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Flip side of the resource curse: The efficiency curse?
What’s not to like about energy efficiency? Every little improvement we can make in that area is a bit more energy saved, a bit less carbon sent into the atmosphere, right? Wrong. As good a thing as it...
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