Business
A Ph.D. student at EPFL studied the use of automated control systems for blinds and electric lighting to regulate the amount of daylight in an office, and found that such systems can cut a building's energy demand and stimulate ...
Jan 5, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The Western Interconnection is an electric grid that connects power from Canada down to Baja California, and from the Great Plains to the Pacific. It also represents an electric system in transition: a steady increase in ...
Feb 1, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has celebrated the ribbon-cutting of its new Microgrid in a Box, which was deployed in partnership with the Fall River Electric Cooperative at its hydropower plant in rural Idaho.
Jul 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Governments and car manufacturers are investing hundreds of billions of dollars on electric vehicles. But while the electric transport revolution is inevitable, the final destination remains unknown.
Jun 10, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Sitting on the northwest coast of the island of Java, Jakarta is home to some 10.5 million people. As the economic, cultural and political center of Indonesia, the city will undergo significant transformations as the country ...
Jan 6, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The high global gas price has quadrupled the wholesale energy price for consumers across the UK over the last six months, with those on default tariffs paying by direct debit likely to see their average annual bill rise by ...
Apr 8, 2022
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Engineering
We all know the feeling. You're on your way to an important appointment when disaster strikes. A glitch in the transport matrix leaves you waiting for a train that never arrives, or in bumper-to-bumper traffic with little ...
Oct 22, 2019
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Engineering
This year's heightened drumbeat of extreme weather shows us how little time we actually have to slash emissions.
Sep 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The race to decarbonize passenger cars and light-duty trucks in the U.S. is accelerating. Battery electric vehicles accounted for almost 6% of all new vehicle sales in 2022, up from close to 3% in 2021, and demand is outstripping ...
Feb 2, 2023
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Security
A top Biden administration official says the government is undertaking a new effort to help electric utilities, water districts and other critical industries protect against potentially damaging cyberattacks.
Apr 2, 2021
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