energy efficiency

Feb
04

Scotland: £1 million prize for energy efficiency

Scottish officials this week announced they will be offering a £1 million pound annual prize to encourage innovative new ways
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Jan
26

How green is my data center? Sun says, 'Very'

Sun Microsystems today announced it had finished building its new, über-efficient data center in Broomfield, Colorado. The company says the
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Jan
23

Five incredible eco-shelter designs

Housing is a huge source of carbon dioxide emissions, thanks both to its common dependence on high-polluting (to manufacture) materials
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Jan
20

New Vegas home: luxury minus the energy footprint

The New American Home 2009 that will highlight this week’s International Builders’ Show and Nextbuild in Las Vegas could
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Jan
15

Online gaming could cut world energy consumption

Now here’s a novel energy-saving idea that just might work brilliantly: making efficiency improvements the object of a massive
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Jan
14

Home wind energy claims often just hot air, study finds

Done right, home-based wind turbines can be an effective way to produce energy and reduce your carbon footprint. Sadly, though,
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Jan
09

Scotland misses EU energy standards deadline

Public buildings across Scotland are falling far short of meeting the EU’s Energy Performance Certificate requirements, with most government
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Oct
02

Landlords forced to get rental energy ratings

Greenbang’s landlord doesn’t really care that much about me. I’m still waiting for his ‘mate’ to come
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Jun
20

IFC banks on $145m Chinese energy efficiency

Like feet on Canadian coastlines or men accidentally shooting themselves in the head with nail guns, some things turn up
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Apr
30

Microsoft dishes out funds for power-trimming boffins

Ah, Microsoft. You’ve got to love them. They’ve come up with such great computing innovations as Clippy. You
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