News tagged with energy infrastructure
Cisco outlines strategy for Smart Grid infrastructure
May 18, 2009 |
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Continuing its expansion into lucrative business niches, Cisco Systems on Monday will announce its entrance into the smart grid infrastructure market, which the company estimates will grow to $20 billion a year within the ...
Sunlight turns carbon dioxide to methane
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Dual catalysts may be the key to efficiently turning carbon dioxide and water vapor into methane and other hydrocarbons using titania nanotubes and solar power, according to Penn State researchers.
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Hotspots in developing countries will fuel demand for global energy
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Developing countries use proportionally less energy than industrialized nations, but this could soon change.
The viability of hydrogen transportation markets: Chicken or egg?
Sep 11, 2008 |
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Hydrogen may well be the new gasoline. But where's the nearest "gas" station where you can pull up and refuel your energy-efficient vehicle? Will hydrogen stations be strategically convenient—located on street corners and ...
Tilting at wind farms
Jan 07, 2009 |
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A way to make wind power smoother and more efficient that exploits the inertia of a wind turbine rotor could help solve the problem of wind speed variation, according to research published in the International Journal of ...
Clemson researchers study energy savings with electric cars and IntelliDrive technology
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Clemson University researchers have been awarded a $470,000 National Science Foundation grant to study making plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) more efficient to reduce fossil fuel use.
Philips Designs the 'Light Blossom,' an Intelligent Street Light Concept
Oct 17, 2008 |
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Designing nighttime lighting solutions for urban areas presents a challenge for city planners. Too much light results in light pollution - not just limiting the enjoyment of stargazers, but also interfering ...
High speed broadband will create energy bottleneck and slow Internet
Nov 25, 2008 |
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A surge in energy consumption resulting from increased uptake of broadband will further slow Australia's Internet, says University of Melbourne research to be presented this week at the Symposium on Sustainability of the ...
'Smart' fridges stay cool by talking to each other
Jan 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- 'Smart' fridges that run on renewable electricity and are capable of negotiating the most energy efficient way to keep food cold have been developed by researchers from CSIRO’s Energy Transformed ...
Iowa State researchers to develop national energy/transportation model and plan
Nov 20, 2008 |
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You're starting with working equipment full of expensive parts. So you don't want to throw everything away and start over. You want to put together just the right combination of existing parts and new pieces ...
In Disaster-Prone Areas, Construction Needs a New Approach
Mar 23, 2009 |
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In regions that have been devastated by hurricanes and other natural disasters, public officials should pursue a new direction in infrastructure projects, one that focuses on more durable designs and a greater ...
Magazine touts NJIT idea to harness clean energy for NYC
Jul 14, 2009 |
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An NJIT architecture professor with an architecture student has designed a network of modular floating docks to harness clean energy for New York City. The proposal was featured this week in Metropolis magazine.
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