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San Francisco Gets Smart with Green Technology
Walk down Pier 96 on San Francisco Bay, and you will hear the roar of a great, big, smelly machine. No matter how odd it looks, it organizes close to 750 tons of waste every day, turning them into neat cubes of plastic, paper and metal. This is part of San Francisco’s efforts to use technology and ingenuity to turn the city into one of America’s greenest. This is a move adopted by most... [Read more]
Google’s Green Efforts Increasingly Homegrown
Internet search engine giant Google, has taken on the challenge to be greener and has started developing their own green technology. The reason behind this move is because Google could not find sufficient investment opportunities to achieve their goal of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a technology to find a renewable energy source for electricity that is cheaper than coal. Therefore rather... [Read more]
Solar Powered Skins for iPhone and iPod Touch
iPhone and iPod users will soon have a new way to charge their Apple gadgets and reduce their carbon footprint at the same time. This is will be possible thanks to the newest iPhone and iPod accessory by NovoThink. The company has released a skin with an integrated solar cell that is capable of charging a device using 100% solar power. The company states that 2 hours of direct sunlight will give the... [Read more]
New Energy Star for TVs Calls for Better Efficiency, Smaller Sizes
On September 3, 2009 the Energy Star for TVs standards was released forcing manufacturers to up efficiency and keep sizes at high priority if they want the coveted label. In May 2010, the Version 4 sticker insists on a 40 percent increase in efficiency over TVs sold, while the Version 5 sticker due to come out in May 2012 requires a 65 percent increase. These new ratings reflect energy consumed when... [Read more]
Electric Car-Charging Network Expands
Ecotality, a Scottsdale, Arizona firm has linked up with Nissan and BP America, securing a $108 million in federal and state grants this summer to build networks of electric car charge stations in major metropolitan markets. The State of California recently meted out $8 million to Ecotality to deploy its network in San Diego, which is one of five designated test regions. The others are Nashville, Phoenix/Tucson,... [Read more]
Growing Green Curtains Reduces Energy Usage
A Japanese company, Kyocera, a ceramic manufacturer, has devised a new way of reducing their air-conditioning usage; draping their exterior walls and windows with vegetables and plants. Attached to a grille, they block direct sunlight to the factories and offices of the company. This ensures cooler temperatures within the organization reducing the usage of air conditioning even in summer months. Kyocera... [Read more]
Solar Power from Space: Moving Beyond Science Fiction
The biggest issue with solar power is consistency. There is no part of the United States that is cloud free, providing a continuous stream of sunlight, 365 days a year. Thus the problem arises in storing the collected energy for those sunless periods, including night. The solution: Launch solar panels in to space and beam the power back to earth. Although it sounds far-fetched and something out of... [Read more]
Reasons for Going Green – Use Solar Power to Save the Environment
Solar energy and going green are constant topics of discussion. Trying to live in an environmentally friendly manner has now become an important matter. Being energy efficient is one way that you can help and can also help you save a lot of money. – Save money – solar power will save money you normally spend on electricity. – Increase in home value – an installed solar power... [Read more]
Harness Home Solar Power for a Better Environment
More people are turning to solar energy due to the rising cost of oil in the world market, leading to gas heating becoming more and more expensive. Most people associate solar energy with harnessing power from the sun to generate electricity to run appliances. This is just one aspect of it. The concept of solar energy encompasses so much more. While it can product direct heat for homes, it can also... [Read more]
The Environment – Thinking Globally and Acting Locally
“Think globally and act locally” urges individual to take think about the health of the entire planet and take action in their own communities. The thinking behind this is that if enough people do it, it will become a global phenomenon. The WWF states that the world needs to apply six solutions when it comes to energy. These six elements include improving energy efficiency, developing alternative... [Read more]