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Storing Renewable Energy in Boxes of Air

By Susan Kraemer Storage is needed to harvest the full yield available from intermittent sources of energy like wind and solar. One of the options is compressed-air storage; till now only possible in underground caverns. But SustainX Energy Solutions; a Dartmouth College start-up that got $4 ...

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Cleantech Business Competition Announces Winners

A California company that designed a personalized residential energy management solution for heating, ventilation and air conditioning won the business plan competition this year in the Cleantech Open. Selected from the 12 finalists, EcoFactor (www.ecofactor.com) will receive $100,000 in seed ...

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California Bans Sale of Energy-Guzzling Plasma TVs

By Timothy B. Hurst In a 5-0 vote, The California Energy Commission today approved the country's first efficiency regulations for TVs of up to 58 inches. The new Appliance Efficiency Regulations will require new televisions sold in California to consume 33 percent less electricity by 2011 an...

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U.S. Residents Fight for the Right to Hang Laundry

By Jon Hurdle PERKASIE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Carin Froehlich pegs her laundry to three clotheslines strung between trees outside her 18th-century farmhouse, knowing that her actions annoy local officials who have asked her to stop. Froehlich is among the growing number of people across ...

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Plug-in Smart Metering: Zerofootprint's TalkingPlug

"What gets measured gets managed." You may have heard that one at work... numerous times. It applies at home, also, and numerous products exist to help you measure your electricity use, and manage it in a more efficient manner. You may have used a Kill-a-Watt, or read about Google Pow...

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Nissan Global EV Chief: Battery Swapping Likely Won't Work in U.S.

By Nick Chambers Editor's Note: This is part one of an exclusive sit down I had with Hideaki Watanabe, Nissan's Division Manager of their Global Zero Emission Business Unit, at last week's U.S. debut of the LEAF in Los Angeles. Part two will be devoted battery leasing, part three to the quietnes...

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