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365 Main details SF outage problems

365 Main details SF outage problemsOh the cure is simple...[B]"At 1:47 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24, 365 Main's San Francisco data center was impacted by a power surge caused when transformer breakers at a local PG&E power station unexpectedly opened. PG&E has still not determined what caused the breakers to...

Tags: Manufacturing, e-GEN, outage, solar array, PG&E Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-01

Google unveils plans for solar array

Google unveils plans for solar arrayCosted?"The system costed Google"? [b]COSTED[/b]? For shame.cost.Is this news?Seriously? Is this news? Google puts a couple solar panels on their roof an this make the news?Its about time that someone starts to look at what else is going on in...

Tags: Google Inc., solar array, carbon dioxide

Discussion threads 2006-10-16

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Solar powered airplane: ready for take-off?

RE: Solar powered airplane: ready for take-off?the other specification of it is Four elecric motors will power this air plane and the motors get their juice from an array of lithium polymer battery cells which are charged by the high efficiency solar cells on the wings and stabilizercan this thing...

Tags: Solar Powered

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Tracking efficiency

Array Technologies has been in the solar tracking business for a couple decades. And using GPS systems for solar tracking is nothing new. GPS itself is now an ancient tech dating back to 1993. Hell, it's older than even the public-access Internet. GPS itself is a...

Tags: Panel, Array, GPS, Handhelds, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Tracking the sun for more efficiency

Two solar energy companies are partnering to provide a system that not only captures solar energy but tracks the path of the sun to maximize efficiency. Array Technologies Inc., which makes innovative solar tracking systems, announces that its DuraTrack HZ™ solar tracker has been selected for Suntech’s Reliathon Utility...

Tags: Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-21

The new way to get rooftop solar installed: standard-sized shingles

DOW is beginning to market its new solar shingles. They can be integrated into the standard-sized asphalt shingle roofs common over much of America. The DOWâ„¢ POWERHOUSEâ„¢ Solar Shingles are photovoltaic solar panels in the form of shingles. The groundbreaking technology from Dow Solar Solutions DSS...

Tags: Photovoltaics, The Dow Chemical Co., Dow Solar Solutions, Powerhouse Solar Shingle, Powerhouse Shingles, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-05

General Electric appliances strive for 'net-zero energy homes'

General Electric appliances strive for 'net-zero energy homes'average home-owners are screwedMost cannot drop $30K on solar panels. The rich people buy panels, drop consumption from the power grid. Electric company compensates buy raising rates to the remaining (non-rich) customers. So the rich get richer and the poor learn to read...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Solar Heating, Earthships, net-zero energy home, energy home, General Electric Co., winter

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

General Electric appliances strive for 'net-zero energy homes'

General Electric has unveiled a research project that intends to help homeowners cut annual energy consumption to zero by 2015. GE plans to "combine on-site power generation through solar panels or wind turbines with energy-efficient appliances and on-site...

Tags: Appliance, General Electric Co., Home Product, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Justifying non-removable batteries

Justifying non-removable batteriesNon-Removable Battery"hot-swapping" the battery isn't the only reason to replace a battery.Rechargeable batteries have a limited useable lifespan, and degrade over time less available energy per recharge such that that macbooks 7 hour battery life will slowly decline to 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 , 0. ...

Tags: Engineering, battery, non-removable battery, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Motorla Clutch i425 (Boost Mobile)

Photo gallery:Motorola Clutch i425If you like Nextel's features, but can't afford the services plans, you'd be wise to consider Boost Mobile. Sort of a Sprint Nextel younger brother, Boost offers similar phones and services at a cheaper price. And now with the new Motorola Clutch i425, Boost also gets its...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, battery cover, multipage, Motorola Clutch, phone, Boost Mobile, i425

Product reviews 2009-06-16

Casio Exilim C721 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Casio Exilim C721 Verizon WirelessCasio may be better known for its slim Exilim cameras than its mobile handsets in the U.S. The only Casio phones available in the U.S. have been the G'zOne series of handsets, all of which are ruggedized and built to withstand the elements. The G'zOne...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Verizon Wireless, Casio Inc., Exilim C721, Casio Exilim C721, CASIO EXILIM, phone, camera

Product reviews 2009-06-10

Green boom busted?

Green boom busted?Silly thing about investorsThey want a guarantee of a return. And unfortunately this alternative energy thing is a tough nut to crack. The only forms of energy that seem to work reliably and cheaply other than burning things are wind, which is still not so reliable because the...

Tags: Taxes, Personal finance, Right Now IT, alternative energy, tax

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Another status symbol for the eco-traveler: Big Sur hotel goes solar

Tourists traipsing Highway 1 in California this summer in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac will be able to stop by the state's largest hotel-sited solar installation, which has just gone live at the Post Ranch Inn. The installation includes a 990-panel, 210-watt photovoltaic array, which is owned...

Tags: Hotel, Public Relations, Manufacturing, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-05-04

News to know: Firefox, Palm, AT&T, Sprint, Facebook friends

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.1 beta 3 "done," Firefox 3.5 beta 4 due April 14 Sam Diaz: Palm to SEC:...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Palm Inc., Mary Jo Foley, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sprint Communications, Sam Diaz, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Mice, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals

Blog posts 2009-03-11

Atlantic City bets big on solar. Really big.

How green is the convention center housing your next big business conference? Increasingly, the Garden State is becoming the Solar State, and the folks in Atlantic City are betting that will be a selling point to their advantage for selling space in their relatively young convention center. ...

Tags: Solar Energy, Convention, Atlantic City, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-03-06

The sun's a moving target

Solar panels tracking sun at WCWD. Courtesy Solar Power Partners. Tracking the path of the sun seems simple enough, until you imagine moving huge solar panels so they collect the maximum rays all day long. Now, not so simple. But a...

Tags: Installation, Solar Energy, kW, KWh, WCWD, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-02-20

Google cripples Google Apps Standard and pushes Premier

Google cripples Google Apps Standard and pushes PremierGuess whatThe party is over. Google like everybody else have to start making money and profit.Without profit, they will just pop like the rest of the Internet Bubble did.They are not immune.RE: Google cripples Google Apps Standard and pushes PremierWow, a cloud...

Tags: cloud computing, Google Inc., Google Apps, Google Apps Standard

Discussion threads 2009-01-15

Motorola i365 - black (Nextel)

If there ever was a Nextel phone, the Motorola i365 would be it. Big, burly, and bulky, the i365 looks as if it could withstand just about anything. Make no mistake: this is a serious phone for making voice and push-to-talk PTT calls. There's no camera or music player, and...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Motorola Inc., I365, phone, Nextel Communications Inc., Motorola i365

Product reviews 2008-09-25

High-tech trifecta dabbles in solar technology

High-tech trifecta dabbles in solar technologybigger pictureRoof-top solar array + plug-in electric car = gasoline-free commuting. Woohoo!RE: High-tech trifecta dabbles in solar technologyYou missed Google dumping a ton of money into solar last week ....

Tags: solar technology, High-tech

Discussion threads 2008-06-17

Images: Supersize solar power

Utility-scale solar power plants--using everything from giant reflective dishes to plastic balloons--are changing the look of solar power.Parabolic troughs, one of which is shown here, have been around for 25 years, and the technology will be around for at least another 25. Parabolic troughs reflect sunlight to heat liquid carried...

Tags: Electricity, Solar Energy, Trough, Photovoltaics, Plant, mW, Solar Power Plant, Arizona Public Service, BrightSource Energy, Concentrator, Stirling Engine Systems, Infinia, It', SolFocus, What', Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-05-26