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Intelligent Energy
Archive: 01-2012
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DOE outlines funding for small nuclear reactors
The Department of Energy has outlined how it will fund the design and development of small nuclear reactors as a way to combat climate change and create U.S. jobs.
January 20, 2012, 3:23 PM PST | By David Worthington
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EV startup Coda jumps into energy storage biz
Coda Holdings, which will launch its electric sedan next month, is starting a new business aimed at energy storage for the power grid.
January 20, 2012, 1:04 PM PST | By Kirsten Korosec
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Bioengineering e.coli to turn seaweed into fuel
Scientists at Bio Architecture Lab tinkered with the superbug e.coli and turned it into a microbe that can turn the sugar in seaweed into fuel, and maybe even renewable chemicals.
January 20, 2012, 10:31 AM PST | By Kirsten Korosec
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Hydropower: Queen gets screwed. Bristol’s next.
What’s good for Her Majesty could also be good for the common folk of Britain.
January 20, 2012, 5:59 AM PST | By Mark Halper
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Car’s ‘glass’ roof by day becomes interior light at night. Oh OLEDs!
How have we driven without this? Chemical and lighting giants BASF and Philips team up to add style and light to tomorrow’s automobiles, from dusk to dawn. What’s it look like to you?
January 20, 2012, 2:48 AM PST | By Mark Halper
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Map: Majority of U.S. clocked above-normal wind speeds in 2011
A renewable energy risk analysis firm took meteorological data and produced a map that shows much of the United States was blowin’ in the wind in 2011.
January 19, 2012, 12:41 PM PST | By Kirsten Korosec
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Which states keep their thermostats higher?
Startup EnergyHub made a startling discovery when it pulled data from the 100,000 thermostats connected to its management software.
January 19, 2012, 9:55 AM PST | By Kirsten Korosec
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Up on the roof: 500 megawatts of solar in China. That’s a big roof.
Solar installations of that size normally sprawl across the ground. But a Chinese logistics company is electrifying 33 million square feet atop warehouses. It plans to sing its song in the U.S. too.
January 19, 2012, 5:13 AM PST | By Mark Halper
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Obama blocks Keystone XL project
The Obama Administration has concluded that the Keystone XL pipeline is not in the U.S. national interesting. A political showdown over the issue is probable going into the 2012 elections.
January 18, 2012, 8:37 PM PST | By David Worthington
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GE’s solar strategy: Partner with wind developers
One of General Electric’s wind turbine customers has come back for more. But this time it’s for 23 megawatts of thin-film solar panels.
January 18, 2012, 12:18 PM PST | By Kirsten Korosec