Ausgrid connects smart batteries to grid
Ausgrid has installed 20 energy storage units and will be connecting them to the grid to test whether they can help lower peak demand.
Ausgrid has installed 20 energy storage units and will be connecting them to the grid to test whether they can help lower peak demand.
The pace of change, degrees of complexity, and explosion around the uses of new devices and increased data sources are placing new requirements and new strain on older data centers.
It doesn't matter how many leading-edge sensors it has or how beautiful and stylish it is. If the iWatch doesn't get power right it will fail. Here's two Apple technologies that will set the iWatch apart from competitors.
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The Department of Energy is giving out $47 million in grants to improve energy efficiency features in IT and communications data centers.
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My quest to find companies working on renewable energy storage technology recently led me to International Battery, an Allentown, Pa., company that makes large-format rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
If you really want energy from a seemingly inexhaustable supply, how about taking out the trash?
At just 7mm thick, the new 2.5-inch solid-state drives are perfect for Ultrabooks, but PC upgraders will appreciate capacities up to 960GB.