Electricity

Armenia To Supply Energy To Turkey

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:34:43 -0500

Armenia, who is always being underestimated by it's oil rich neighbor Azerbaijan is slowly growing it's market share in supplying electricity to Iran, Georgia and now Turkey, with which a rapprochement policy has been in process.

Microbes turn electricity directly to methane

harminka — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:50:17 -0500

A tiny microbe can take electricity and directly convert carbon dioxide and water to methane, producing a portable energy source with a potentially neutral carbon footprint, according to a team of Penn State engineers.

Nanogenerators produce electricity from running rodents and tapping fingers

harminka — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:30:50 -0600

Could hamsters help solve the world's energy crisis? Probably not, but a hamster wearing a power-generating jacket is doing its own small part to provide a new and renewable source of electricity.

Software could save organizations $19,000 each month

harminka — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:14:18 -0600

Software designed by the University of Liverpool which automatically shuts down computer systems after usage, is saving large organisations up to £13,000 in electricity costs each month.

Shade trees reduce summertime electricity use

harminka — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:09:37 -0600

A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a year. The study, conducted last year on 460 single-family homes in Sacramento, is the first large-scale study to use utility billing data to show that trees can reduce energy consumption.

Plastic as a conductor

harminka — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:30:36 -0600

Plastic that conducts electricity and metal that weighs no more than a feather? It sounds like an upside-down world. Yet researchers have succeeded in making plastics conductive and cutting production costs at the same time.

Greenhouse gas auction revenues can help cut Md. electric use significantly

harminka — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:33:47 -0500

Maryland officials can reduce electricity use in the state significantly by investing revenues from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) cap-and-trade auctions in energy efficiency programs, says a new study from a University of Maryland-led research team. It adds that neighboring states might benefit as well.

More flexible method floated to produce biofuels, electricity

harminka — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:24:03 -0500

Researchers are proposing a new "flexible" approach to producing alternative fuels, hydrogen and electricity from municipal solid wastes, agricultural wastes, forest residues and sewage sludge that could supply up to 20 percent of transportation fuels in the United States annually.

Material may help autos turn heat into electricity

harminka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:21:22 -0500

Researchers have invented a new material that will make cars even more efficient, by converting heat wasted through engine exhaust into electricity.

New electricity transmission in Pacific Northwest to save 85 B annually

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:16:05 -0500

If the top five planned transmission projects in the Pacific Northwest are not built, the region will lose out on $55-85 billion in economic activity and up to 60,000 jobs annually over the next 25 years, according to a report released today at the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) annual summit in Vancouver, BC.

Texas Power, WhiteFence.com Partnership To Benefit Consumers

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:35:20 -0500

One of the fastest growing retail electricity providers, Texas Power, recently announced its partnership with WhiteFence.com, the nation's leading online marketplace for utilities and home services. With the addition of Texas Power to WhiteFence's powerful transaction engine, consumers have access to a fast and free online ordering system to find the best rate plans for Texas Power.

Superconductors get a boost from pressure

harminka — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:56:53 -0500

Superconductors can convey more than 150 times more electricity than copper wires because they don’t restrict electron movement, the essence of electricity. But to do this, the materials have to be cooled below a very low, so-called, transition temperature, which often makes them impractical for widespread use.