Thursday, June 26th, 2008
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ZigBee is a global architecture that creates wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, today announced public availability of its ZigBee Smart Energy public application profile. ZigBee Smart Energy provides utilities and technology suppliers an easy-to-use wireless standard for developing products that improve energy management and ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
One liter of fuel would supply the UK enough energy for an entire year if efficiency in the car industry had risen at the same rate as it did in computer technology, according to the calculations made by highly regarded British computer scientist.
The efficiency gains would have extended the life ...
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
In April 2008, Americans drove 1.4 billion fewer highway miles than they did a year earlier, according to the most recent Federal Highway Administration's "Traffic Volume Trends" report. This is more than double the difference in highway miles traveled in March 2008 and the same time period in the preceding ...
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
The language of conservation is getting a much needed overhaul courtesy of an international team of conservationists who are trying to standardize the discipline's language. The project plans to ground the discipline's problems and tools field in a framework of well defined concepts.
The new system applies at every level of ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
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The Ruwais Desalination Plant in the United Arab Emirates is part of an industrial complex roughly 200 miles west of the capital city, Abu Dhabi. Ruwais generates 700 megawatts of electric power when operating at capacity.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is the primary owner of the facility and plans to ...
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