Jan 25 2011

What Do You Want Obama To Say?

Tag: Energy,Healthcare System,Inventions,Nanotech,Public Transportation,Smart Grid,Transportation Infrastructure — Tracy Staedter @ 5:24 pm
The State of the Union Address airs tonight. What are some specific science and tech topics you hope Obama touches upon?

Aug 03 2010

Is Solar Power Worth It?

Tag: Alternative Fuels,Alternative Power Sources,Carbon Emissions,Carbon Footprint,Conservation,Electricity,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Fossil Fuels,Green Science,Green Tech,Off The Grid,Renewable Energy,Smart Grid,Solar Power — Cristen Conger @ 9:26 pm
It's not yet competitive with coal, but its value goes deeper than dollars and cents.

Jul 13 2010

Electric Vehicles Won’t Bring Down the Power Grid

Tag: Carbon Emissions,Electric Cars,Electric Vehicles,Electricity,Smart Grid,Utilities — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 2:02 pm
The extra load will be relatively slow to grow, predictable and highly localized in its early years.

Jul 08 2010

Smart Tech Halts Heat Wave Blackouts

Tag: Electricity,Energy Efficiency,Green Electronics,Green Tech,Smart Grid — Alyssa Danigelis @ 2:18 pm
While waiting for smarter grid systems, this hot spell is the perfect time to avoid blackouts with smarter tech at home.

Jun 22 2010

Is the Smart Grid a Dumb Idea?

Tag: Electricity,Green Your Electricity,Smart Grid — Robert Lamb @ 7:51 pm
Despite some criticism, many experts think we've chosen the right direction for energy production, transmission, distribution and usage. We just have to fine-tune how we're going to get there.

May 18 2010

Bill Nye the Science Guy Visits the Friday News Feedbag

Tag: Animals,Archaeology,Carbon Footprint,Feedblog,Robots,Smart Grid,Smart Homes,Solar Power,Zero Waste — Jorge Ribas @ 3:36 pm
Bill Nye... yes... THE Bill Nye the Science Guy is on this week's show, talking about everything from the Large Hadron Collider to his "green-off" with Planet Green's Ed Begley, Jr. Listen to him on this week's Friday News Feedbag!! ...

Feb 25 2010

Bloom Energy Server Could Bring Microgrids Online

Tag: Alternative Fuels,Alternative Power Sources,Electricity,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Fuel Cells,Smart Grid,Utilities — Tracy Staedter @ 12:22 am
I'm seeing news everywhere about Bloom Energy's announcement today of its Energy Server, a new kind of fuel cell that can generate clean energy. So I did a little poking around and here's what I found. First, just a refresher: ...