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Energy Efficiency and Calling in the Dogs

A recent report from the ACEEE points out that the basic principle of reward as incentive is missing when it comes to energy efficiency…

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Efficiency Could Cut World Energy Use Over 70 Percent

A study by Cambridge researchers shows that approximately 73 percent of global energy use could be eliminated simply by implementing…

Research

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The Fantastical Promise of Reversible Computing

Reversible logic could cut the energy wasted by computers in the form of dissipated heat to zero. The concept is currently theoretical,…

Industry and Business

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Ultra-Efficient SmartHome for Cleveland

SmartHome Cleveland will be 90% more efficient than a typical home, thanks to its heavily-insulated SIPs wall system, high-performance…

Industry and Business

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Automakers Show Interest in an Unusual Engine Design

A new type of engine that stores compressed air could improve fuel economy by as much as 50 percent.

Industry and Business

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Dynamic Chilling Goes Big Time

A new partnership between Optimum Energy and Johnson Controls offers energy management for central chilled water plants that are used to…

Industry and Business

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250,000 Swedes Heat a Building with Their Bodies

Human body heat from Stockholm's Central Station is providing as much 25% of the heat for a nearby green building.

Industry and Business

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Want to Learn About Smart Grid? Don’t Call Your Utility

A recent thesis by an undergraduate at Purdue University found that many utility call centers can’t answer basic questions on the smart…

Industry and Business

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A New Energy Storage Option: Gravity Power

Start-up Gravity Power has developed a new, high-efficiency method for storing energy that uses gravity to pump pistons in deep, water-…

Industry and Business

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A New Energy Storage Option: Gravity Power

Start-up Gravity Power has developed a new, high-efficiency method for storing energy that uses gravity to pump pistons in deep, water-…

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A Test Bed for Smart Buildings

French company Schneider Electric has built a campus of interconnected buildings as a test bed and proving ground for advanced sensor,…

Industry and Business

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GE Announces “Power Your Home” Challenge

GE has launched the second phase of its Ecomagination Challenge with the aim of finding the best ideas in energy efficiency and…

Industry and Business

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Intematix: Using Phosphor to Revolutionize LEDs

Intematix has developed an LED product that separates blue and white light; the design allows for more flexibility with lighting quality…

Industry and Business

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Institute for Energy Efficiency Designs Lamps for Schoolchildren Around the World

The Institute's Unite to Light Program is featured by the Santa Barbara Independent.

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Capturing Energy With GE’s Dynamic Braking System

The ecomagination team at GE is pushing renewable energy limits with heat capture and hybrid dynamic braking on trains.

Industry and Business

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Southwest Glides Down Path To Fuel Savings

Southwest Airlines has unveiled a new set of guidelines for flight paths and landings that has resulted in fuel efficiency gains of 5 to…

Industry and Business