Energy Savings

Can a profit-boosting approach save energy too?

harminka — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:21:12 -0500

Could a business practice usually reserved for boosting profits be used to help turn companies green by reducing their energy use? Writing in the International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage (IJSSCA), researchers in India provide an answer.

Better understanding of optics at atomic scale

harminka — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:50:04 -0500

An advance by North Carolina State University physicists improves our understanding of how light interacts with matter, and could make possible the development of new integrated-circuit technologies that result in faster computers that use less energy.

Electricity and gas consumption at a glance

harminka — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:42:35 -0500

People who want to save energy should always keep an eye on their consumption. The EWE Box offers customers a neat solution: It enables private households to monitor their electricity and gas consumption whenever they want – and save costs thanks to new pricing models.

Low-carbon living takes off in US

harminka — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:35:45 -0500

Cohousing offers a low-carbon lifestyle, and developers are poised for a market that could soon burgeon in the US, according to a new study. Until now, cohousing has occupied a niche market in the US, but the paper by Dr Jo Williams at UCL (University College London) suggests the situation is changing.

Living upside-down shapes spiders for energy saving

harminka — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:15:44 -0500

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Spain and Croatia led an investigation into the peculiar lifestyle of numerous spider species, which live, feed, breed and ‘walk’ in an upside-down hanging position.

Thermoelectric materials are 1 key to energy savings

harminka — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:31:04 -0600

Breathing new life into an old idea, MIT Institute Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus and co-workers are developing innovative materials for controlling temperatures that could lead to substantial energy savings by allowing more efficient car engines, photovoltaic cells and electronic devices.

73% US Workers Want Employers To Be Environmentally Responsible

harminka — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:23:00 -0500

A new poll commissioned by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and conducted by Harris Interactive shows that while U.S. workers want to work for socially and environmentally responsible companies, many are not doing simple things to help their employers conserve energy, such as turning off lights and computers when they are done using them.

Ford Earns Era Award For Conserving Energy

Nymphadora — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:58:15 -0500

Ford Motor Company's actions to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its facilities have earned it the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's coveted ENERGY STAR 2007 Partner of the Year Award in Energy Management. Ford is the first automaker to receive the award two years in a row. The award will be accepted today at a ceremony in Washington D.C.

Sun Hits Key Milestone With 'CoolThreads' Servers

Nymphadora — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:43:27 -0500

Sun Microsystems, Inc.today announced that it has shipped over one million CPU "threads," and passed the half-billion dollar revenue mark for its Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 servers

Brother Launches "Three"Â New Industrial Sewing Machines

Nymphadora — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:40:31 -0600