Data servers, the hardware that power cloud computing and other Internet-based services, generate a significant amount of heat. What if the heat generated by data servers were to be harnessed (more…)
In recent notices, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the availability of new grants for advances in photovoltaic (PV) solar panel and energy efficiency technology. Both new programs reflect the federal government’s continuing determination to support (more…)
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In chaos theory, a small change in one part of an interconnected system can have large repercussions when carried all the way through a resulting chain of effects. The celebrated example is that a butterfly fluttering its wings in China could change global weather conditions just enough (more…)
On July 27, 2011, a collection of leading United States business groups (Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Business Roundtable, Coalition of Service Industries, Emergency Committee for American Trade, Information Technology Industry Council, National Association of Manufacturers,
National Electrical Manufacturers Association, National Foreign Trade Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, United States Council for International Business) urged increased efforts to (more…)


