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The Hidden Dangers of Smart Energy Meters

The Public Accounts Committee and the Consumers’ Association were right to raise the issue of the cost of ‘smart’ electricity meters, but by not stripping away the misinformation that surrounds smart meters.

25 Jan 2012

Innovative Chip Blocks Leakage of Standby Power in Eco-Friendly Smart PCs

MotomoTechWon, a company based in Korea, has developed a smart PC that does not consume any standby power. The energy and environmental-friendly device company has adopted green technology for developing the new 'SAVE PC' eco-friendly computer with 'Standby Power Cutoff Apparatus for Computer'(SPCAC) chip.

20 Jan 2012

Gary McDaniel Elected to Catacel Board of Directors

Northeast Ohio-based Catacel Corporation has elected Gary McDaniel to its five-member board of directors. McDaniel's has wide-ranging expertise within the petroleum refining and industrial gas processing sectors, coupled with a proven track record of growing start-up/early-stage companies.

17 Jan 2012

Joliet Junior College Saves Energy Costs with LED Flat Panel Lighting Products

Joliet Junior College, a comprehensive public community college serving over 35,000 students, has installed energy efficient LED lighting products on its campus.

17 Jan 2012

Arbon Energie Use Siemens Software to Design Smart Grid Business Stratetgy

Jointly with Siemens Infrastructure & Cities, the Swiss power provider Arbon Energie AG is devising its future Smart Grid business strategy on the basis of the new consulting and analysis tool "Smart Grid Compass".

15 Jan 2012

Tri Cascade Introduces Energy Gateway Thermostat for Home Energy Management

Tri Cascade has introduced a novel energy management system for homes. The elka 700-10 is an energy gateway thermostat that features an energy in-home display.

11 Jan 2012

Industrial Humidifier has Better Energy Efficiency than Steam for Building Applications

Smart Fog has declared that its top selling product, the ES100, an industrial and commercial humidifier has 90% better energy efficiency when compared to steam for duct mount and building applications.

10 Jan 2012

IBM Data Centers Receive EC Honors for Energy Efficiency

IBM has received energy efficiency status for 27 of its data centers in Europe. The European Commission (EC) awarded this honor based on the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centers.

7 Jan 2012

Solar Innovations Develops Hydronic Heating Systems for Glass Structures

The Pine Grove, PA-based Solar Innovations, a manufacturer of customized commercial and residential skylights, greenhouses, sunrooms and conservatories, has launched Hydronic Heating Systems that use water to conduct heat while working concurrently with solar thermal panels.

4 Jan 2012

Solar3D Develops Solar Cell Design with Higher Efficiency

Solar3D, a developer of a 3D solar cell technology designed to yield the maximize conversion of the sun’s light into electricity, has announced that a new solar cell design could yield a high efficiency of 25.47%, a significant improvement over the existing technology.

4 Jan 2012