items tagged with Energy
Australia to host global energy decentralisation event
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy generation
2008-10-19 23:27:14
Australia is to host a distributed energy conference in November, organised by the CSIRO. The event, hosted in Sydney, will focus on ways to generate renewable and other sources energy closer to the places that use them.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy generation
2008-10-19 23:27:14
Australia is to host a distributed energy conference in November, organised by the CSIRO. The event, hosted in Sydney, will focus on ways to generate renewable and other sources energy closer to the places that use them.
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How to save 12 percent on your power bill instantly
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-10-14 18:56:41
In a typical household, over 12 percent of the power bill goes on the small amounts of power consumed by devices in standby mode. Are you a gamer? Well ratchet that figure up considerably further. TrickleStar have a device to save that waste. iTWire spoke to co-founder Bernard Emby recently.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-10-14 18:56:41
In a typical household, over 12 percent of the power bill goes on the small amounts of power consumed by devices in standby mode. Are you a gamer? Well ratchet that figure up considerably further. TrickleStar have a device to save that waste. iTWire spoke to co-founder Bernard Emby recently.
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Change the world with Google's Project 10^100
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-09-24 16:53:43
Got an idea that might make a big difference to a lot of people if only you could find the funding to start putting it into action? One of Google's tenth birthday projects has $US10 million to spend on five such ideas.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-09-24 16:53:43
Got an idea that might make a big difference to a lot of people if only you could find the funding to start putting it into action? One of Google's tenth birthday projects has $US10 million to spend on five such ideas.
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Bigger Bang Theory: Einstein’s Telescope dwarfs Large Hadron Collider
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-09-14 05:38:27
The Large Hadron Collider has got the world talking about life, the universe and everything. Oh, and black holes and death, of course. Just wait until people hear about it's big brother: the International Linear Collider...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-09-14 05:38:27
The Large Hadron Collider has got the world talking about life, the universe and everything. Oh, and black holes and death, of course. Just wait until people hear about it's big brother: the International Linear Collider...
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Big Fizzle: The Large Hadron Non-Collider
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-09-10 05:06:04
It is nicknamed the God Particle, and that's what the Large Hadron Collider hopes to create. That's what all the fuss is really about. That's what isn't happening today, or tomorrow, or any time real soon...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-09-10 05:06:04
It is nicknamed the God Particle, and that's what the Large Hadron Collider hopes to create. That's what all the fuss is really about. That's what isn't happening today, or tomorrow, or any time real soon...
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Adaptec joins the green team with energy-saving RAID controller
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-09-03 16:31:24
Updated versions of Adaptec's RAID controllers deliver power savings by taking advantage of green features in the latest drives. Energy use by the drives can be cut by up to 70 percent, the company claims.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-09-03 16:31:24
Updated versions of Adaptec's RAID controllers deliver power savings by taking advantage of green features in the latest drives. Energy use by the drives can be cut by up to 70 percent, the company claims.
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Google pours nearly $11 million into geothermal power
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2008-08-19 19:53:29
Google has continued its investments in alternative energy sources by injecting nearly $US11 million into enhanced geothermal systems.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2008-08-19 19:53:29
Google has continued its investments in alternative energy sources by injecting nearly $US11 million into enhanced geothermal systems.
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New energy order arrives: photosynthesis produces Hydrogen from sea water
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2008-08-18 23:03:56
Scientists at Monash University in Australia, together with Princeton University and the CSIRO, have discovered a new way to produce Hydrogen from water using artificial photosynthesis. The process, which uses chemicals found in plants, works even under low light conditions and with ordinary sea water, according to the lead researcher.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2008-08-18 23:03:56
Scientists at Monash University in Australia, together with Princeton University and the CSIRO, have discovered a new way to produce Hydrogen from water using artificial photosynthesis. The process, which uses chemicals found in plants, works even under low light conditions and with ordinary sea water, according to the lead researcher.
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Biofuel green credentials: DEBUNKED!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2008-08-14 05:52:33
A new report from the UK Renewable Fuels Agency admits that only 19 percent of biofuels meet environmental standards...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2008-08-14 05:52:33
A new report from the UK Renewable Fuels Agency admits that only 19 percent of biofuels meet environmental standards...
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Power company offers rebate for Mac energy-saving utility
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-08-05 01:33:13
Canadian utility BC Hydro is offering its business customers a $C6 rebate for every Macintosh running the third-party Power Manager utility. While Mac OS X's Energy Saver allows for one automatic start up or wake event and one shutdown or sleep per day, Power Manager is considerably more flexible.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-08-05 01:33:13
Canadian utility BC Hydro is offering its business customers a $C6 rebate for every Macintosh running the third-party Power Manager utility. While Mac OS X's Energy Saver allows for one automatic start up or wake event and one shutdown or sleep per day, Power Manager is considerably more flexible.
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MIT chemists report storing method of solar power
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-08-01 08:47:35
The two Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemists have discovered a better way to extract hydrogen from water, and to store hydrogen and oxygen in fuel cells when the Sun isn’t shining, using an improved technique called electrolysis.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-08-01 08:47:35
The two Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemists have discovered a better way to extract hydrogen from water, and to store hydrogen and oxygen in fuel cells when the Sun isn’t shining, using an improved technique called electrolysis.
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Scouts recycle Telstra's old solar panels
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy generation
2008-08-01 02:32:04
Scouts Australia has received an environmentally sound 100th anniversary gift - doubly so, as the 500 solar panels and 245 regulators presented by Telstra are recycled equipment.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy generation
2008-08-01 02:32:04
Scouts Australia has received an environmentally sound 100th anniversary gift - doubly so, as the 500 solar panels and 245 regulators presented by Telstra are recycled equipment.
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IBM dominates Green500 supercomputer list
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-07-24 18:55:26
IBM has smashed its competitors in the latest Green500 list of the most energy-efficient supercomputers, which shows that performance and running costs need not be diametrically opposed. The latest list shows that other supercomputer vendors are struggling to compete with IBM in the bang per Watt stakes.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-07-24 18:55:26
IBM has smashed its competitors in the latest Green500 list of the most energy-efficient supercomputers, which shows that performance and running costs need not be diametrically opposed. The latest list shows that other supercomputer vendors are struggling to compete with IBM in the bang per Watt stakes.
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Texas plans to blow itself green
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy generation
2008-07-22 11:01:40
State officials in Texas gave the initial go-ahead to construct the largest wind-power project in the United States. The $4.93 billion project will add to Texas being the number one state in wind power.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy generation
2008-07-22 11:01:40
State officials in Texas gave the initial go-ahead to construct the largest wind-power project in the United States. The $4.93 billion project will add to Texas being the number one state in wind power.
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NASA maps potential ocean areas for “green” wind power
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy storage
2008-07-12 11:13:32
NASA scientists have been developing ocean maps for almost ten years using the NASA QuikSCAT satellite. The maps are now being used to find ocean areas where winds could produce an abundance of electrical energy.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy storage
2008-07-12 11:13:32
NASA scientists have been developing ocean maps for almost ten years using the NASA QuikSCAT satellite. The maps are now being used to find ocean areas where winds could produce an abundance of electrical energy.
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Nightclub powered by dancing feet opens in London
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-10 07:28:19
Claiming to be the first eco-nightclub in the UK, the Club4Climate at Bar Surya in London generates its own electricity from the dance floor and plans to donate any surplus power to local residents.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-10 07:28:19
Claiming to be the first eco-nightclub in the UK, the Club4Climate at Bar Surya in London generates its own electricity from the dance floor and plans to donate any surplus power to local residents.
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Australian Government gas bags back gas over green hybrids
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-07-08 05:20:23
Like most drivers these days, I've been exploring options for cutting costs which still enable me to run a car. It has been a surprise to discover that the Australian Government elected last year partially on its green credentials is actually more friendly to big oil than alternative energy.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-07-08 05:20:23
Like most drivers these days, I've been exploring options for cutting costs which still enable me to run a car. It has been a surprise to discover that the Australian Government elected last year partially on its green credentials is actually more friendly to big oil than alternative energy.
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Sharp’s solar powered LCD TV is the way of the future!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-07 04:16:39
Japanese electronics powerhouse Sharp is showcasing its “Zero Emission House” with one of the highlights being a low power consumption prototype 26-inch LCD TV. If desired, it can fully powered by a similarly sized solar panel connected to a battery system that stores the electricity generated by the sun, giving you power even if “off the grid”. Cool!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-07 04:16:39
Japanese electronics powerhouse Sharp is showcasing its “Zero Emission House” with one of the highlights being a low power consumption prototype 26-inch LCD TV. If desired, it can fully powered by a similarly sized solar panel connected to a battery system that stores the electricity generated by the sun, giving you power even if “off the grid”. Cool!
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Hydrogen is not a renewable energy source
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-07-06 00:17:37
Telstra has installed a hydrogen powered fuel cell in its Melbourne headquarters as part of its renewable energy programme. A commendable initiative, but let's be clear about this, hydrogen is not an energy source, let alone a renewable one.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-07-06 00:17:37
Telstra has installed a hydrogen powered fuel cell in its Melbourne headquarters as part of its renewable energy programme. A commendable initiative, but let's be clear about this, hydrogen is not an energy source, let alone a renewable one.
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World's oil reserves might be much larger than estimated
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: End of the Fossil Fuel Order
2008-06-21 10:40:11
According to British oil expert Richard Pike, the amount of oil still to be pumped out of the Earth could be well underestimated by the oil companies due to their conservative statistic methods.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: End of the Fossil Fuel Order
2008-06-21 10:40:11
According to British oil expert Richard Pike, the amount of oil still to be pumped out of the Earth could be well underestimated by the oil companies due to their conservative statistic methods.
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