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Intelligent Energy
Archive: 05-2012
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LEDs to dance at European Championship soccer
Euro 2012 soccer kicks off soon in Poland and Ukraine, pitting 16 nations in huge tournament. You’ll know it when you see it, not just from the round ball and men in shorts. Let’s go...
May 24, 2012, 4:15 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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How stiffer pavement could save millions of barrels of oil
Want to save fuel? A recent study by MIT says roads made with stiffer pavement could do the trick.
May 24, 2012, 3:02 AM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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Parachutes are for sissies: Stuntman descends 2400 feet in wingsuit, lands in cardboard boxes
He walks away smiling. Watch the latest in carbon free aviation from the British countryside.
May 23, 2012, 5:38 PM PDT | By Mark Halper
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Cogenra Solar’s Next Big Move: Solar Cooling
The Khosla Ventures-backed California startup developed a solar system that produces electricity and hot water. Now, it’s added solar cooling to the list.
May 23, 2012, 8:53 AM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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Beijing limits flies in public restrooms to 2
Fact is stranger than fiction. Fly trading scheme next, similar to carbon credits? Could Great Wall men’s room sell its allocation to Forbidden City?
May 23, 2012, 8:18 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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How a U.S. company is railroading solar in China
This is the way to do it. All aboard the Solar Express. Keep an eye out for the saucy girl.
May 23, 2012, 4:35 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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Solar power helps college cope with budget cuts
A New Jersey community college is reclaiming nearly US$1 million annually in budget cuts by meeting most of its energy needs with solar power. Funding will go to student activities and services.
May 22, 2012, 4:16 PM PDT | By David Worthington
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CleanStar’s plan to use ethanol to clean up cooking
A startup aims to tackle environmental, economic and public health problems in Mozambique’s capital by changing what fuel people use to cook food.
May 22, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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UK wants consumers to fund nuclear through higher utility bills
Ratepayers would spend more at first, but energy costs would decline in long term, Energy Secretary says. Would this be enough to draw investors to build new plants? Maybe not.
May 22, 2012, 2:37 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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U.S. Navy turns to online gaming to solve energy woes
The US Navy is running a massive online game to crowd source ideas from the public on how it can increase its operational efficiency through a smarter energy policy.
May 21, 2012, 7:10 PM PDT | By David Worthington