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Wind energy
Wind energy involves the use of wind turbines to convert kinetic energy into mechanical energy that is used to produce electricity. Turbines can be used for applications large and small, from battery charging and auxiliary power to grid-connected "farms" for commercial electric power.
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Animation: Eagles football stadium to run on renewable energy
The Philadelphia Eagles recently announced plans to power Lincoln Financial Field with renewable energy, including wind, solar and dual-fuel generated electricity. SmartPlanet shows you digital...
2 | December 15, 2010 4:46pm
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Utility giant embraces a future with renewables
California utility giant PG&E has made it one of its business goals to invest in clean energy. In the last few years, the company has signed contracts with renewable energy providers in the areas...
August 4, 2008 10:50am
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Khosla VC details transformative 'green' tech
At the Nordic Green conference in Menlo Park, Calif., Khosla venture capitalist Jim Kim discusses why the most significant clean tech R&D is occurring at the university level instead of at large...
3 | April 28, 2010 11:59am
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Will cheap oil affect green innovation?
At a Churchill Club event in Santa Clara, Calif., Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, calls on the government to require using alternative...
1 | February 12, 2009 2:58pm
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Animation: Eagles football stadium to run on renewable energy
The Philadelphia Eagles recently announced plans to power Lincoln Financial Field with renewable energy, including wind, solar and dual-fuel generated electricity. SmartPlanet shows you digital...
2 | December 15, 2010 4:46pm
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Where is energy efficiency today?
At the GoingGreen Silicon Valley 2010 conference in San Francisco, Morgan Stanley Managing Director and Head of Clean Energy Investment Banking Kevin Genieser, Virgin Green Fund Partner Anup...
2 | October 21, 2010 3:31pm
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Intersolar 2011: How Germany will reach its 2020 energy goals
Extending and modernizing an electric grid with renewable energy sources is the key component of a low-carbon energy strategy, says Katharina Reiche, Germany's state secretary for the environment,...
3 | July 13, 2011 12:06pm
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Real time monitoring of your energy consumption
Would you conserve energy if you could monitor your consumption by the hour? Lucid Design Group has developed new software that provides users with instant feedback on how much energy they're...
8 | August 24, 2010 9:02am
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3 tests to improve energy efficiency in your home
How do you know if the ducts in your house are leaking air and if so what you should do about it? SmartPlanet visits the home of real estate specialist Rita Gatlin who is focused on making her...
6 | July 7, 2010 8:56am
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Analyst: Home energy dashboards aren't 'wave of the future'
Will consumers adopt energy dashboards in their homes? Eric Wesoff, a senior analyst with Greentech Media, takes the contrarian point of view that these devices may not be the wave of the future...
4 | October 12, 2010 3:16pm
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Intel's prototype for smarter energy management
Want to know much power your Xbox is hogging every day? SmartPlanet correspondent Sumi Das looks at a concept energy management device from Intel that tracks consumption of all the appliances in...
7 | August 19, 2010 9:24am
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The cost of creating solar cells
At the Always On Venture Summit in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a panel of solar energy executives debates whether or not silicon prices will fall as the industry matures. While they all think margins...
1 | December 4, 2008 1:28pm
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Greening highways and homes
Dan Kammen directs the Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on greening our homes and highways from both a science...
3 | May 29, 2009 11:34am
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How IBM is making the data center more energy-efficient
Sponsored: By 2030, data centers will represent 12 percent of the total energy use on the planet, but IBM is working to reduce energy consumption by building more energy efficient data centers....
1 | September 24, 2009 9:47am
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Track down the energy hogs in your home
Tired of scratching your head and wondering why your electricity bill is so high every month? SmartPlanet's Sumi Das takes a look at Visible Energy's UFO Power Center, which can help you conserve...
August 10, 2011 5:01pm
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Saving energy with a press of a button
Home energy management systems may finally be heading mainstream. Energy Hub's CEO, Seth Frader-Thompson predicts that every home in the U.S. will utilize some form of energy management within 10...
November 16, 2011 11:05am
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How the U.S. should embrace nuclear energy
At the GoingGreen Silicon Valley conference in San Francisco, Matthew Trevithick, a partner at venture capital firm Venrock, proposes what the U.S. should do if it is serious about using nuclear...
9 | October 18, 2010 9:12am
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Three green technologies set to transform energy
At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, NRG Energy CEO David Crane discusses how smart meters, distributed-solar projects, and plug-in electric vehicles could potentially cause disruptive change...
3 | March 27, 2012 1:28pm
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The Green Enterprise: PG&E
Correspondent Sumi Das looks at how PG&E is working to deliver clean energy to its customers. Innovations include a unique solar installation at the company's headquarters, a hybrid-electric...
1 | March 10, 2008 11:24am
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The Green Enterprise: Frog's Leap Winery
Green strategies are at the heart of operations at Frog's Leap Winery. Innovations include a solar installation on the vineyard grounds, a LEED-certified hospitality center and geothermal...
July 15, 2008 10:23am
