Month: June 2014

Smartphones and tablets may not seem to be designed with the environment in mind, being made of complex layers of plastics, metals and electronics, with chemical batteries. But apps may help you adopt environmentally sensible habits in your daily life. Kit Eaton reviews three apps that can help you adopt environmentally sensible habits in your daily life. Watch Video and Read More 

Energy.gov launches How Energy Works week which aims to break down the inner workings of technologies key to advancing the Energy Department’s mission. To celebrate the launch of How Energy Works, they’re releasing a new entry in the series every day this week. Through in-depth explanations paired with engaging multimedia, you’ll learn the building blocks of four game-changing technologies — including microgrids, particle accelerators, 3D printers and wind turbines. Read More

The fuel cell for homes converts chemical energy into electrical energy. Says Dr. Matthias Jahn from the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Dresden, “One always speaks of a fuel cell system. A single cell doesn’t produce enough voltage to obtain a sufficient electrical power. In a fuel stack, several cells are connected one to the other. Each of them is about the size of a CD. […]

Google, Inc plans a deeper push into the $363.7 billion U.S. power sales market by working on tools that help utilities deliver electricity to homes and businesses more efficiently. It is said that the technology is being developed by Google’s Energy Access team and led by Arun Majumdar, vice president of the company’s energy unit. Google, a big consumer of energy for the computer servers that power its services, is looking […]