Renewable Energy and Clean TechRenewable and Clean Tech
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No hero phone? No matter.
CNET Reviews Editor in Chief Lindsey Turrentine explains which products get her team excited even during a slow hardware release week. Hint: They have magnets, and one is a bag full of speakers.Originally posted at From the Editors
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SpaceX launch scrapped in last-second drama
Engineers hope to resolve an engine problem that triggered a computer-ordered launch abort at the last possible moment Saturday, delaying a critical test of the commercial spacecraft.Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge
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Verizon's and Comcast's data caps: Who wins and who loses?
Comcast and Verizon Wireless each announced changes to their broadband data caps this week, but while Comcast is offering consumers more flexibility, Verizon's will likely result in higher prices.Originally posted at News - Mobile
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Microsoft opines: Vista was 'cheesy'; three devices too many
Microsoft has ditched Aero Glass for the Windows 8 desktop.Originally posted at News - Business Tech
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CoPilot GPS review: You can argue with free
ALK Technologies free CoPilot GPS app offers downloadable maps, but route guidance is extremely hobbled due to lack of turn graphics and voice prompts.Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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Google brings further tweaks to Gmail
Company announces changes meant to "continue to bring people front and center in Gmail." Google+ is of course part of the equation.Originally posted at News - Internet & Media
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LG Optimus Slider let's you text like a fiend
Let your fingers do the talking with Virgin Mobile's LG Optimus Slider.Originally posted at Dialed In
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Sony comes clean on worldwide Android 4.0 tablet update
Sony continues to mess up with Android updates. Will the company ever figure it out? Crave investigates the madness, and even finds some light at the end of the tunnel.Originally posted at Crave
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Turn photos into sketches on iOS
There are tons of apps that add retro effects to your images, but another group of photography apps turns your images into art.Originally posted at iPhone Atlas
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Add floating IM windows to your Android tablet
Tablets offer a lot of screen real estate to enjoy your favorite Web sites or apps, so why not making chatting with friends easier at the same time.Originally posted at How To
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49.9-MW Hudson Ranch I Geothermal Plant Unveiled in California
EnergySource hosted the unveiling of its 49.9 Hudson Ranch I geothermal plant, now renamed John L. Featherstone Plant – a geothermal innovator in the Salton Sea area, today in Imperial Valley, California. Commissioned on March 9th, it is the first geothermal plant to go online in the Salton Sea area in 20 years. Recognizing the area's huge potential capacity of reportedly up to two gigawatts, EnergySource expects to start drilling for its 49.9 Hudson Ranch II project this summer and hopes to start construction in 2013.
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Will Chinese Solar Module Tariffs Restore Balance to the Industry?
In the quest to "level the playing field," the 31 percent anti-dumping tariff announced Thursday was a good start, said SolarWorld President Gordon Brinser, but even more is needed to bring the industry back into balance.
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Apple to Power 3 Data Centers with 100 Percent Renewable Energy
Greenpeace advocates gathered outside of Apple's Cupertino headquarters early this week dressed as iPhones and iPods, declaring their outrage about the company's lack of clean energy use. They projected social media messages from supporters on the side of the building:
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Energy Efficiency: What Are the Laggards Thinking?
Why do some states avoid creating policies that encourage consumers and businesses to save energy? What’s the psychology of the laggards?
A new report by the American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy sheds some insight as it examines the states that consistently fall behind in the organization’s annual energy efficien
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Energy Efficiency: What Are the Laggards Thinking?
Why do some states avoid creating policies that encourage consumers and businesses to save energy? What’s the psychology of the laggards?
A new report by the American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy sheds some insight as it examines the states that consistently fall behind in the organization’s annual energy efficien
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NLP Solar Sales Training Live Webinar May 30th & 31st
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The Forest's Treasure: A Profitable Solution to Woody Waste
When forests are logged, managed or selectively trimmed so they'll be less susceptible to raging fires, there are usually huge piles of stumps, branches and other wood debris left laying on the ground. Now a group of researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle is developing a portable technology to turn these waste piles into treasure troves by converting them into biochar—charcoal made from plant material that can be burned for energy or applied to soils, where it helps plants grow.
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Are IT Data Centers Emerging as a 'Killer App' for Green Power? Part 1
Last month, Greenpeace launched a series of coordinated protests at Amazon, Apple and Microsoft locations to draw attention to the companies’ use of GHG intensive fuels in powering their data centers. The protests were a follow up to their recently released report, “How Clean is Your Cloud,” which criticized the companies fo
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31 Percent Anti-Dumping Tariffs Announced for Chinese Solar Panels
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday announced stiff anti-dumping tariffs of around 31 percent on crystalline silicon solar panels imported from China, leading to a new round of concerns on how the duties will impact the growing American solar industry.
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Domestic Module Manufacturing: PV Globalization or Political Vote-Seeking?
Despite 2011 having been a particularly challenging year for PV cell and module manufacturers, new small-scale module manufacturing facilities continue to be implemented, especially in emerging markets. In some cases, these companies/facilities are either aligned to local government policies or are implemented purely as diversification strategies. Other examples are joint-ventures between private and government entities. Such JV's are intended to represent "national" centers-of-excellence to serve domestic or regional market demand.
