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Virtual desktops provides large computer energy savings and are becoming easier to deploy. Great for schools and offices!
Virtual desktops provides large computer energy savings and are becoming easier to deploy. Great for schools, universities and offices! Most of the time only a small fraction of a computer's power is being used. If you took a office or school ...
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Appliances for the smart grid
General Electric is developing "smart" appliances that can integrate with "smart meters" and thus potentially schedule loads in a way that reduces maximum demand. With time of use pricing in place, the GE system will use pricing information to schedule loads ...
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How plummeting PV prices will greatly change the electricity distribution network
I attended a workshop today in Melbourne run by iGrid, a consortium of universities and the CSIRO preparing a model of the intelligent energy grid of the future. Its been identified that peak demand, which is rising faster than electricity consumption, ...
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Voltage reduction could save 15 million tonnes of greenhouse gas – part 2
A few months ago I wrote a blog posting about how tighter regulation of electricity supply voltages could save Australia 15 million tonnes of greenhouse gas a year. However a comment on that posting suggested ...
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LED lighting – the way of the future
If LED lighting continues to develop as fast as it has over the last five years, within ten years it may well be the main form of lighting in use across the world. And lighting in new buildings may look ...
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Measurement number one for Wesfarmers in reducing their carbon emissions
Earlier today I interviewed Cameron Schuster, Sustainability Manager of Wesfarmers Limited. Wesfarmers owns Coles, Bunnings, Kmart, Officeworks, Target and a large number of other businesses. Cameron’s says the following three things are critical to any organisation wishing to cut their carbon ...
