ARPA-E is modeled after DARPA and financing one groundbreaking energy innovation after another. Arun Majumdar, the agency's director, talks about some of the projects it's funding, from biofuels grown on electrodes to air conditioners ...READ»
Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Brian Parsonnet led the development of the Ice Bear, a device that is attached to commercial air conditioners and uses ice to store energy, making cooling more efficient and easing the burden on the electric grid.READ»
Sir James Dyson has made a mint selling the story of his dogged pursuit of the vacuum cleaner that "never loses suction." But Dyson's newest product doesn't suck. It blows.READ»
We recently reported on a study from Johnson Controls showing that 78% of U.S. office workers feel that their productivity is lowered when the temperature is uncomfortable. The company suggested that individual workstation ...READ»
Mitchell Mechanical has been serving the heating and cooling
needs of metro-Atlanta and North Georgia since 1992. We pride
ourselves on our knowledgeable staff and our customer first approach.
Our technicians receive ...READ»
Data centers are the hidden energy vampires of the computer industry, using about 1.5% of all power in the United States. With energy consumption expected to double to 100 billion kilowatt hours (a $7.4 billion cost in energy bills), ...READ»
A couple of weeks ago we heard about plans for a solar-assisted Toyota [NYSE:TM] Prius, and now it seems Nissan [NASDAQ:NSANY] is jumping on the solar bandwagon as well. Reports about the Prius suggested it would feature solar ...READ»
