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Intelligent Energy
Archive: 10-2011
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Speed bumps could make renewable electricity
A Maryland-based start-up is harnessing the excess kinetic energy of cars passing over speed bumps with a prototype of its new technology.
October 31, 2011, 6:40 PM PDT | By David Worthington
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Gadget Guilt: If you’re reading this, you’re warming the planet
Our addiction to electronic and digital devices that didn’t exist 20 years is pumping out greenhouse gases at an alarming rate, a British study shows.
October 31, 2011, 9:51 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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CERN’s faster-than-light neutrinos: It’s a Do-Over
The Swiss physics lab says it will send the subatomic particles packing one more time to try to spot mistakes in last month’s blazing discovery.
October 28, 2011, 4:28 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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Facebook plans sub-Arctic data center
Data centers are huge CO2 emitters, and Facebook runs big ones. Its latest solution: cold bytes from northern Sweden.
October 28, 2011, 2:11 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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EU: Solar electricity will help bail out Greece
Greece commits to $21 billion of debt repayment from solar farms that will transmit electricity across Europe. One catch: It hasn’t built the plants yet. Investors welcome.
October 27, 2011, 9:23 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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3D holographic radar: Safer skies and a boost for wind power
Aveillant, a new startup and recent spin off of Cambridge Consultants, has developed tech that will provide accurate radar data and remove a barrier — and a growing criticism — of the...
October 27, 2011, 5:00 AM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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GE’s plan to make rooftop solar more affordable
General Electric has launched two research projects that aim to cut the cost of rooftop solar installations in half.
October 26, 2011, 11:08 AM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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How an innovative furnace could cut solar costs
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has developed an innovative furnace that sharply boosts solar cell efficiency and could ultimately help cut costs.
October 26, 2011, 10:11 AM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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Slowing down antimatter at CERN
Fed up with your clunky old antiproton decelerator? CERN is. It’s building a low-energy model that will trap up to 100 times more particles.
October 26, 2011, 4:57 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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Apple’s secret solar farm
Permits reveal that Apple is planning to build a solar farm that could power its $1 billion data center in North Carolina.
October 26, 2011, 3:15 AM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec