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Solar and oil: New energy helps extract old in California
Think about the uses solar energy can be put to, and what comes to mind? Solar panels for making electricity, certainly. Solar thermal for heating water. Solar chargers for powering up cellphone and...
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Learn how to save money with LED leasing
A growing number of business owners are coming to understand that energy-saving, efficient technology is good for the bottom line. But at a time when enterprises — commercial or otherwise — are...
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Echelon, Oracle target the new challenges facing EU utilities
As the European Union rolls out smart electricity meters and other grid-modernizing technologies, utility companies are facing more challenges than ever. To help them better manage outages, bring on...
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Made-in-Canada wind energy: Small but growing
Canada is now generating more than 4,600 megawatts of electricity from wind power, enough to power more than one million homes … which sounds like quite a bit until you realize that’s just 2 percent of...
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Design entries wanted for Architecture at Zero … as in energy
What better way to revive an industrial infill site in urban California than to use it as site for showcasing an innovative, zero net energy (ZNE) building design? That’s the motivation behind a new...
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ABB controllers drive zero-emissions data center in Iceland
ABB’s programmable logic controllers are helping to run what is believed to be the world’s first zero-emissions data center, a facility in Iceland that gets its electricity from hydropower and...
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Convergys, Plug Smart partner for real-time EV charging data
Convergys and Plug Smart are teaming up to provide real-time rating, billing and data management support for electric vehicle charging stations. The partnership pairs Zephyr, Plug Smart’s charging...
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With more jobs a goal, US to fast-track grid modernization projects
The Obama Administration says it is fast-tracking seven proposed electricity grid modernization projects to “speed the creation of thousands of construction and operations jobs.” The projects are...
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UK deploys sensor ‘army’ aimed at building a better energy grid
GE and the UK-based electricity network distribution operator Western Power Distribution (WPD) plan to measure demand and voltage data across southwest England and south Wales to develop “templates”...
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Electronic skin could enable ‘smart’ prosthetics
The concept of electronic skin might sound far-fetched, but it’s closer to becoming a reality with a wide range of potential uses. So-called smart gloves, for example, could allow medical students to...
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