Posts tagged: energy
Steven Chu puts clean energy on faster learning curve
DOE chief says research will reshape the future of energy, enabling electricity grids that run on renewable energy and batteries and vehicles that are both more efficient and powerful. [Read more]
ADATA’s Energy Efficient DDR3L RDIMM Server Memory Runs at 1600MHz
Memory maker ADATA has recently announced the introduction of a new line of high performance RDIMM memory for cloud business solutions, which was designed to deliver improved levels of energy efficiency.The new DDR3L DIMMs require just 1.35V in order to operate and are available as 4GB or 8GB modules supporting ...
Smart lights save energy without changing bulbs
Startup Enlighted says its distributed sensor-based lighting controls cut energy from lighting by about 60 percent. [Read more]
Toshiba SSDs Win Grand Prize for Excellence in Energy Efficiency Award
Toshiba gained recognition during a competition recently held in Japan, by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy from the Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ).The agency conducted some tests to see which solid state drives really excelled at power saving, and the results led to Toshiba's MKx001GRZB b... (read ...
Higgs boson hunt aided by energy boost
The world's largest particle accelerator is ramping up its beam energy in hopes that scientists will learn definitively this year whether the last undiscovered particle in the Standard Model of Physics exists.
75-Inch Mitsubishi LaserVue TV Named Most Efficient ENERGY STAR
Of all the companies that deal in large TVs, Mitsubishi has turned out to be the most efficiency-minded and has the recognition to prove it.The company's 75-inch LaserVue TV, a beast of a flat-panel television set, has earned the Most Efficient ENERGY STAR designation for 2012.The reason for this ...
Google gets Greenpeace props for work on energy
Greenpeace tries to cast some light on the energy sources behind data centers and commend IT companies that advance clean energy and efficiency through tech. Facebook and Apple aren't quite there yet, it says.
Mapping New York City’s energy hogs
Columbia University researchers create an interactive map of the energy use from New York City's buildings with the hopes of identifying potential efficiency improvements and shared on-site energy systems, such as solar.
UN report calls for ‘ever-green’ energy revolution
A high-profile UN panel headed by the presidents of Finland and South Africa hopes to spark an "ever-green" energy revolution later this year in Brazil using a general roadmap it presented Monday on how world leaders could wean the world off fossil fuels.
Green on Green Crime: Energy Efficient Windows Melt Toyota Prius
National Association of Home Builders has promised an investigation into heat-glare from window treatments
Energy-efficient windows are melting my Prius, woman says
A California woman complains that her neighbor's energy-efficient windows reflect hot beams of light that melt plastic features on her Prius.