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Posted on December 17th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, ENERGY USES, ENVIRONMENT, GOVERNMENTS, STATS SURVEYS CHARTS | No Comments »
Yet another automotive gas-electric hybrid technology looms The energy crisis has certainly catalyzed a great deal of thought about how we harvest all that energy we previously wasted. The petroleum-burning internal combustion engine has traditionally leaked energy from the exhaust system in the form of heat, but new ThermoElectric Generator (TEG) research at Purdue University [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: BY-PRODUCTS, CLEANING, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, FUEL, HEAT TRANSFER, POLUTION EMISSIONS, POWER GENERATION, SAVE ENERGY | No Comments »
RavenSkin insulation stores up daytime heat for release when temperatures drop RavenBrick, the company that brought us the smart tinting RavenWindow, has added to its folio of temperature regulating building materials with RavenSkin. Unlike traditional insulation that blocks all heat equally, this innovative wall insulation material absorbs heat during the day to keep the interior [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, EQUIPMENT, HEAT TRANSFER, HEATING, SAVE ENERGY, SOLAR, STORAGE | No Comments »
Sahara Solar Breeder Project aims to provide 50 percent of the world’s electricity by 2050 This is ambition with a capital A. Universities in Japan and Algeria have teamed up on a project that aims to solve the world’s energy problems. Called the Sahara Solar Breeder Project, the plan is to build manufacturing plants around [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Henry
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Boeing to mass-produce record-breaking 39.2 percent efficiency solar cell When it comes to solar cells, everyone is chasing the highest conversion efficiency. Although we’ve seen conversion efficiencies of over 40 percent achieved with multi-junction solar cells in lab environments, Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab is bringing this kind of efficiency to mass production with the announcement of [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, MANUFACTURING, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, SOLAR | No Comments »
Vibration &Energy Harvesting: Powering Up the Battery-Free World Oct 31, 2010 23:58 ideyoshi Kume The amount of electricity generated by vibration is proportional to the frequency and amplitude of the vibrator, which means that maximizing both will easily increase output. Because of the way vibration-based generators work, however, fine adjustment is needed to ensure they [...]
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Posted on November 9th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: BATTERY POWER, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, POWER GENERATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESEARCH EXPLORE, SAVE ENERGY, VIBRATION | No Comments »
Simple Savings in fork lift use When ecoBiz Participant Australian Country Choice transported goods between their warehouse and factory, their forklift had to travel around the entire factory to reach the adjacent warehouse. They decided to build a new door in factory next to their warehouse. This simple measure means the forklift travels a more [...]
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Posted on October 12th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: BOTTLED GAS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, FUEL, MANUFACTURING, SAVE ENERGY, TRANSPORT | No Comments »
ECO FRIENDLY HOME DESIGN ARTICLE by Cynthia Booth New Jersey school of architecture professor presents us how to construct an environmental-friendly home with limited funds Did you know 2 New York based architects designed an asymmetrical home with a fixed cost of $250,000? Architects and Jersey City residents Richard Garber (assistant tutor at the Newjersey [...]
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Posted on September 13th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: ECO ISSUES, ECO REPORTS, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, GEOTHERMAL, HEAT TRANSFER, INSULATION, SAVE ENERGY, THERMAL | No Comments »
Spray-on film turns windows into solar panels Imagine if all the windows of a building, and perhaps even all its exterior walls, could be put to use as solar collectors. Soon, you may not have to imagine it, as the Norweigan solar power company EnSol has patented a thin film solar cell technology designed to [...]
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Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: BUILDINGS, BY-PRODUCTS, COATINGS, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, HEAT TRANSFER, MATERIALS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES | No Comments »
Energy storage system to top up peak electricity supply The amount of power drawn from the electricity grid can vary greatly at different times of the day. It usually peaks in the early evening for a couple of hours after the mass exodus from school and work, while short-lived spikes are also common after major [...]
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Posted on August 13th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: ELECTRICITY, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, GRID SYSTEMS, POWER GENERATION, SAVE ENERGY | No Comments »
