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IT efficiency firm 1E has released a new version of its Nomad Enterprise software that further minimizes the amount of data sent across wide area networks (WANs) and reduces network bandwidth requirements. According to the company, version 4.0 of the software offers additional stability during the data transfer process
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The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has launched a $74-million smart-grid initiative supported in part by a Smart Grid Investment Grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The initiative involves the installation of capacitor banks and phasor measurement units (PMUs) on the bulk transmission system throughout the state.
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A new smart-grid industry group aims to promote the benefits using distribution automation and smart meters to improve voltage conservation for utilities. The Smart Grid Voltage Conservation Alliance (SGVCA) is being launched by charter members Elster, Entergy, ABB and Survalent. Quanta Technologies will work with the alliance to help validate
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Just in time for July 4 holiday travelers, the Pew Clean Energy Program has launched a video to raise awareness of the benefits of increasing the fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to as high as 60 miles per gallon (MPG) by 2025. The US Environmental Protection Agency
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In a perfect world, we’d pursue any technological advancement and scientific achievement worth pursuing, no matter what the cost. But we can’t afford that attitude in today’s far-less-than-perfect society. The US Fed and the Bank of England, among other institutions practicing quantitative easing, can’t continue to
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Australia’s TransGrid aims to improve the efficiency of its nearly $6 billion in electricity assets with the help of software from Mincom. Under a deal worth $7.2 million, TransGrid will use Mincom software to manage assets, human resources, supply chains and field operations. TransGrid, one of the largest
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A British Gas Green Streets community in Tackley, Oxfordshire, has plans to cut its energy use by 25 per cent using a variety of technologies and efficiency strategies. The community has revolutionised the way it generates and uses energy thanks to solar panels and a ground-source heat pump installed by
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A student team from Université Laval in Quebec, Canada took home the Internal Combustion First Prize in the fifth annual Shell Eco-marathon Americas this past weekend with a best run of 2,564.8 miles per gallon in the Prototype class. It’s the third year in a row the
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While most home appliances have become more efficient over the past 30 years, the average US household today uses many more consumer electronics than before — in particular, personal computers, televisions and related devices, according to data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) in the latest update to its
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HP has introduced its EcoSMART portfolio, which the company says can help customers reduce costs by up to 30 per cent and, with the support of HP Managed Print Services, reduce energy by up to 80 per cent. HP EcoSMART fleet and console software options deliver real-time performance information to
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Retroficiency this week announced its launch as a spinout company from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It also unveiled its energy efficiency identification and qualification (EIQ) platform, which systematically analyses the potential benefits of thousands of commercial building energy efficiency measures. Retroficiency’s platform is available immediately to energy service
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Last year’s devastating BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by corporate decisions that valued time and money savings over safety and good business practices, according to the government commission investigating the disaster. That finding holds a greater lesson for businesses in general, not just those