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Household Energy Use to Triple by 2030, Due to Power-Hungry Electronics
The IEA says in a new “Gigawatts and Gadgets” report that electricity consumption from power-hungry electronics could cause household energy use to triple by 2030. That means increased greenhouse gases from electric generation, and increased electric bills for creating that power.
New steer on electric cars
The drive to grow biofuels for transport has focused on converting crops to ethanol which can be used in internal combustion engines. However, that is the wrong approach, according to a study published today in the journal Science: it is much more efficient to convert biomass to electricity for battery-powered vehicles.
Energy chiefs urge action on carbon
Chief executives from Europe's biggest energy companies have urged EU leaders to take swifter action to support low-carbon electricity, as member states tried to overcome differences on a €5bn ($6.6bn, £4.7bn) proposal to bolster energy infrastructure.
Consumers want energy use info, but don’t want to pay
While most US residents say they’re concerned about their home energy costs, only a small number are willing to pay upfront to gain access to real-time and detailed information about their energy consumption, according to a new survey released today by Oracle.
Does a Big Economy Need Big Power Plants?
This evolution made sense at first, because power stations were costlier and less reliable than the grid, so by backing each other up through the grid and melding customers’ diverse loads, they could save capacity and achieve reliability. But these assumptions have reversed: central thermal power plants now cost less than the grid, and are so reliable that about 98 percent to 99 percent of all power failures originate in the grid. Thus the original architecture is raising, not lowering, costs and failure rates: cheap and reliable power must now be made at or near customers.
UK/Europe power prices
The Anglo-Dutch steel producer, which this week announced the elimination of 2,500 jobs at its UK plants, says the surge in British electricity prices from £24 a megawatt hour to £75 MWh over the past five years has been greater than "virtually anywhere else in Europe". If that is so, Britain's liberalised energy market is serving its users ill.
Electricity broadcasting technology may make electrical wiring history
London, January 5 (ANI): A ground-breaking technology that broadcasts electricity may render electrical wiring ancient history, say its inventors.
The device called WiTricity beams power to laptops, mobile phones and stereos without cables or sockets.
‘Energy crunch’ looming?
The Commons’ business and enterprise committee said just as the government had intervened to support the banks, it needed to step in to ensure energy companies invested in new power stations and gas storage facilities.
How to unplug yourself from the grid
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"I HAVEN'T paid an electricity bill since 1970," says Richard Perez with noticeable glee. He can afford to be smug. While most of us fretted over soaring utility bills this year, he barely noticed. Nor is he particularly concerned about forecast price hikes of 30 to 50 per cent in 2009.
Perez, a renewable-energy researcher at the University at Albany, State University of New York, lives "off-grid" - unconnected to the power grid and the water, gas and sewerage supplies that most of us rely on. He generates his own electricity, sources his own water and manages his own waste disposal - and prefers it that way. "There are times when the grid blacks out," he says. "I like the security of having my own electricity company."
New device harnesses the power of slow water currents
US engineers are working on a device that could harness the power of slow-moving water currents in oceans and rivers to generate electricity.
Energy industry is running out of steam
That is why Mr Miller believes large pools of money will flow into the sector in the coming years to invest in the US’ ageing distribution infrastructure and much-needed new capacity. He said private capital will fill the gap developing from companies lack of access to public equity and debt markets, and to meet new energy and infrastructure needs, enabling deals to go through.
How Internet-Enabled Appliances Can Save You Time & Money « Earth2Tech
the industry needs more open standards and devices needs to work with utilities in all locations.
Maria Energia: A New Web? "Super Grid" May Connect Africa, Europe
The newly formed Mediterranean Union - created to promote cooperation among the nations bordering the Mediterranean region - is considering the idea of a "Super Energy Grid" that would link Africa and Europe.
Report: Lighting the way to greener retail | Greenbang
Replacing environmentally unfriendly fluorescent tubes with digital lighting in refrigerated display equipment drastically lowers energy consumption
EcoGeek - Technology for the Environment
seems like just yesterday I was talking about smart grid stuff. There’s more news: Tendril Networks, a smart grid start-up, has announced all the goods on its networked in-home energy display, called Tendril Residential Energy Ecosystem (TREE).
IBM Moving Smart Grids Up on the To-Do List | Green News | Eco News
IBM is putting smart grids on their front burner by preparing a technical framework that will help to efficiently and effectively put new technology into the old electricity distribution grid.
Solutions & Sustainability - July 30 | Energy Bulletin
The Indonesian government and state electricity company are demanding industries spread out their electricity demand by moving away from traditional work-weeks.
Data Centers Will Follow the Sun and Chase the Wind « Earth2Tech
Now
Andrew Hopper
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head of the Cambridge University Computing Lab, is working on a solution that
could help reduce the demand data centers place on the grid.
DC pilots smart meters | Greenbang
the company believes that billing strategies could be used to adjust the way people use power. If there’s a lot of capacity on the power grid then make it cheaper, etc.
Free Electricity by Using Yoghurt Pots | Wave power | The Green Optimistic
The water wheel produces one to two kilowatts of power and generates at least 24 kilowatt hours of sustainable green energy in a day, just less than the average household’s daily consumption of around 28 kilowatt hours. It should cost around £2000 to install, and will pay for itself inside two years.
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