Smart grid innovations
Smart grid could reduce emissions 12%. Imagine if home appliances worked like a Tivo with customer preferences built into it. Third parties, with customer permission, could monitor usage and bid on services.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Category Energy conservation
Pecan Street Project. More than smart grid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC5a3Wv2OsQ&feature=player_embedded The Pecan Street Project [in Austin TX] is a community-wide collaboration to fully reinvent the energy delivery system. It’s more than a smart grid project. Pecan Street is an ambitious effort to empower customers and innovators to use the…
Ice energy storage trial starts in California
Ice makers will be installed on roofs of 1,500 buildings in southern California. They will make ice using cheap wind power at night, then use coolant chilled by the ice during the day to power the air conditioning. This will…
Efficiency First rallies US small businesses to support Home Star jobs bill in DC
Every now and again, an idea or concept or product comes along, spreads out all over the place and sets a new standard. Take, for example, ATM machines or UPC Barcode or even the internet; looking back, it’s hard to…
MIT unveils plane that uses 70 percent less fuel
Their D-series plane, nicknamed the “double bubble”, is a possible replacement for the 737. They designed it for NASA, who wants much higher efficiency airplanes by 2035. Conventional airplanes utilize a single fuselage design, while the D-series uses two partial…