Tag: Energy Efficiency
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Is the 'Eco' Version of the Cruze, Focus, or Civic Worth Buying?
Is it worth it to buy the "eco" version of these small sedans? What criteria should we use to figure out if it's a good deal?
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Smart Plug Monitors Energy Use of Individual Appliances
A new energy management device tracks the energy use of individual household appliances and can also remotely turn them on and off.
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Solar Powered Micro Data Center Being Tested At Rutgers
Rutgers has installed 160 servers in an SUV-sized building, which will all be run with solar power. It is an experiment to see if this could be done on a broader scale.
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Americans Say Fuel Economy is Most Important Car Buying Factor
According to a recent survey by Consumer Reports, U.S. drivers now care more about fuel economy when shopping for a new vehicle than anything else. 37% said their leading consideration when shopping for their next car will be fuel economy.
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Data Center Energy Management System Can Cut Power Use by 50%
New technology developed by Swiss researchers can monitor and track the energy use of server racks as well as consolidate workloads among servers to slash energy demand.
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Leafully Wins DOE's Apps for Energy Contest
This app shows users their energy consumption as trees instead of just kilowatt-hours, helping people to visualize their environmental impact.
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1/3 of U.S. Homes Now Have Smart Meters
A new report highlights the quick roll-out of smart meters by utilities, stating that half of homes will have them by 2015.
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"Inexact" Computer Chip is 15X More Efficient By Making a Few Mistakes
Researchers have designed a microchip that is faster, smaller and far more energy efficient by allowing it to make occasional errors.
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5 Ways Cell Phones are Helping Environmentalism
Cell phones are now in the hands of more than half the world's population, which has made them one of the most accessible and effective tools for environmentalism.
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Story of Send Shows You How Google Emails Get From Here to There
How does your Gmail get from one place to another? And how energy efficient is the process? Google has created an animation to explain some details.
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Clever Plastic-Free and Low-Tech Ways to Store Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Skip the fridge and plastic bags when storing fruits and veggies. They'll last longer and taste better.
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'Bio Computer' Blends Tech and Organic to Grow Wheatgrass
A self-described geek harvests the waste-heat of a computer tower to grow wheatgrass in his basement.
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Amory Lovins Wants us to 'Reinvent Fire' with 50-Year Energy Plan
Amory Lovins shares with us his multi-decade energy roadmap to get us off oil and coal and switch to sustainable sources.
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US Electrical Grid is Largest Interconnected Machine on Earth, And It Needs Upgrades
At the same time a backlash against smart meters is slowing installations, it becomes more apparent than ever that the electrical grid needs some serious maintenance work.
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LED Bulb Cools Off by Breathing
GE has introduced a 100-watt equivalent LED bulb that keeps cool with "breathing" technology. The breakthrough allows the bulb to be the first 100-watt replacement to fit household fixtures.
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How the Energy Grid Actually Works
Renewables advocate Robert Llewellyn visits the National Grid control center to ask some tough questions.
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Great New Idea For Old Buildings: Radiator Labs Solves The Too-Hot Apartment Problem
This is one of those why-didn't anyone-think-of-this-before ideas that are so simple and so good.
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Airtube Earbuds Play Your MP3 Only When You're Actually Listening
Ever put your iPod in your pocket only to discover later that you never turned it off and it's been running for hours? These earbuds will solve that problem and spare your battery.
