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New Market Research Report on Global Coal-fired Power Generation Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Coal-fired Power Generation Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

11 Aug 2014

Southampton Project Aims to Improve Energy Efficiency, Cut Costs and Reduce Carbon Emissions in the UK

Southampton researchers are aiming to improve energy efficiency, cut costs and reduce carbon emissions in the country’s non-domestic buildings.

11 Aug 2014

Fraunhofer Develops Information Technology to Improve Efficiency of Water Power Generation Systems

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB in Ilmenau are developing information technology to make water power generation systems more efficient.

7 Aug 2014

Culver-Stockton College Installs Telkonet EcoSmart Energy Management System

Telkonet, Inc., a leading developer of the EcoSmart Energy Management Platform featuring EcoCentral Virtual EngineerTM, is pleased to announce the Company's EcoSmart Energy Management System has been installed in Culver-Stockton College's Johnson Hall.

6 Aug 2014

Methanol-Fuelled Home Generator System in Off-Grid Residential Application Launched by Ballard and Anglo American

Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum, the world's largest primary producer of platinum, today announced the launch of a field trial of a methanol-fuelled home generator system in an off-grid residential application.

6 Aug 2014

Lake Junín National Reserve in Peru Contaminated with Heavy Metals

Hydraulic engineering is increasingly relied on for hydroelectricity generation. However, redirecting stream flow can yield unintended consequences. In the August 2014 issue of GSA Today, Donald Rodbell of Union College-Schenectady and coauthors from the U.S. and Peru document the wholesale contamination of the Lake Junín National Reserve by acid mine drainage from the Cerro de Pasco mining district.

5 Aug 2014

Save Energy, Protect the Planet by Turning off Lights

Most of us believe that turning off the lights when you leave a room saves energy, reduces the emission of carbon and is the “green” thing to do. We see ads telling us this; we put stickers on wall plates in public places telling us to turn off the lights; increasingly there are motion sensors that turn off the lights after a few seconds of no activity.

4 Aug 2014