Corrada’s solar air conditioning system, according to Green Optimist, cuts electricity consumption by 90 percent. The serious heat of the summer is over for much of the country (sorry, Texas... Read more
Apple just filed a patent for a simple, but rather ingenious invention that could cut overall power consumption in any electronic device that depends on a power supply unit (PSU). Apple thin... Read more
As computers, data centers and mobile devices become more powerful, their energy requirements are likewise generally increasing. Possible solutions to the problem include power-saving sleep... Read more
Last month, I wrote about the EcoDog home power monitoring system, which lets you see how much electricity your house is pulling, circuit by circuit. Apart from being fun for energy geeks li... Read more
Fully adopting these technologies could lower projected U.S. energy use 17 percent to 20 percent by 2020 Energy efficiency technologies that exist today or that are likely to be developed in... Read more
The principle of harnessing osmosis has the potential to produce enormous amounts of energy anywhere that salt water and fresh water meet. We looked at some of the approaches to turning this... Read more