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Energy researchers show off innovations

Energy researchers show off innovations

...finalists for grants showed off research in many areas, including energy storage, solar power, converting carbon dioxide into fuels, and wind power. Seen here is... Read more

4 March, 2011 by Martin LaMonica

Apple wins patent for solar power tech

...of electronics. The system includes a voltage converter that ensures the available solar power can be converted and used to recharge batteries. The solar panel... Read more

14 January, 2011 by Martin LaMonica

iPads, 3G and yak-friendly kit: What you need to conquer Everest

...s mobile signal isn't reliable enough and is too reliant on solar power - easily disrupted by a few days of cloudy weather - with connectivity... Read more

18 August, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

Google blows $100m on wind farm

...up about 30 square miles. Google recently invested $186m in the Ivanpah solar power plant project now under construction, which is its largest stake in... Read more

19 April, 2011 by Martin LaMonica

Google backs BrightSource solar power plant

The company has secured funding from backers including Google to build a solar energy plant in the Californian desert, which will have a total capacity of 392MW Read more

12 April, 2011 by Martin LaMonica
SOLARCHECKER 2.1

SOLARCHECKER 2.1

...solar radiation at the current location and calculates the ROI for a solar power system on the available roof area.Considering investing in a solar... Read more

14 February, 2011
Bell Labs throws open the doors to its research

Bell Labs throws open the doors to its research

...also working on the powering of mobile masts by combining wind and solar power. The setup pictured above is similar to one currently being trialled... Read more

3 June, 2010 by David Meyer
ARPA-E innovators push clean energy

ARPA-E innovators push clean energy

At the Arpa-E summit in Washington DC, companies presented a variety of energy research projects, from lithium water batteries to flying wings and solar concentrators Read more

10 March, 2012 by Martin LaMonica

OccupyLSX wires up tech for St Paul's protest

In a tent city in St Paul's Cathedral grounds, OccupyLSX has pulled together a network, a petrol generator and the skills of volunteer web developers to gather support for its cause Read more

21 October, 2011 by Ben Woods
Juno soars on five-year mission to Jupiter

Juno soars on five-year mission to Jupiter

Nasa's solar-powered Juno probe blasted off on Friday atop an Atlas 5 rocket as it began its five-year mission to study Jupiter Read more

8 August, 2011 by William Harwood
Nasa displays replica of Mars rover

Nasa displays replica of Mars rover

The space agency has put a life-size replica of the Opportunity Mars Rover on display at an exhibition on the USS Hornet in San Francisco Read more

30 September, 2010 by James Martin
Energy storage systems push boundaries

Energy storage systems push boundaries

Various US companies have entered the race to develop smart grid technology, using different techniques to achieve efficient energy storage Read more

20 September, 2010 by Martin LaMonica
<endeca_term>Solar Power</endeca_term> International 2012 1.0

Solar Power International 2012 1.0

Solar Power International (SPI) is North Americas premier business-to-business event for... Read more

16 May, 2012
<endeca_term>Solar Power</endeca_term> International 2011 1.2

Solar Power International 2011 1.2

Solar Power International (SPI) is North America's largest, most comprehensive solar power... Read more

8 February, 2012
<endeca_term>Solar Power</endeca_term> Terms 1.1

Solar Power Terms 1.1

Solar Power GlossaryWith the huge changes we are experiencing in the environment today... Read more

23 March, 2011

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

2 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

5 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

11 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

12 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

13 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

17 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

17 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

17 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

20 hours ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

20 hours ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

21 hours ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

1 day ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

1 day ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

2 days ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

2 days ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

2 days ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

3 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

3 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

3 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything