
Ice Storage system saves school $85,000 - Electricity Forum News
Whereas typical school designs today use 3 watts / sq. ft., FRHS uses only 1.6 watts / sq. ft. Projected over the life of the building, energy savings from the building's mechanical, …
Flatscreens should have energy labels: FTC - EF News
For instance, a 65-inch flat-screen TV can consume between 135 watts and 433 watts, depending of the options and brands. Similarly, a 52-inch LCD model can use between 115 watts to 329 …
Winds too fickle at Boston City Hall - EF News
The microturbine planned for City Hall's roof, donated by Southwest Windpower of Flagstaff, Ariz., will produce only 1,800 watts, less than 2 percent as much as the Local 103 wind turbine.
TVA plant signals start of nuclear renaissance - EF News
Knoxville-based TVA — the country's largest public utility, serving 8.7 million consumers in Tennessee and six surrounding states — also expects to decide by late summer if it will …
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Last year TVA estimated the value of two of its nuclear plants at well above their insured limit -- Watts Bar at $6 billion and Browns Ferry at $2.8 billion. TVA Director Bill Baxter said the …
Gadgets to go green at Electronics Show - EF News
The specification now sets maximum levels for power consumption when the computer is on but idle — previously, Energy Star dealt only with the ability to enter "sleep" mode. There won't …
Saudis building solar-powered desalination plant
Saudi Arabia receives 7,000 watts of sunshine per square meter on an average day of 12 hours. The initiative aims at reducing the cost of desalination to less than 40 U.S. cents per cubic …
Electricity Forum News - TEPCO Establishes Compensation Plan
TEPCO establishes compensation plan - The Electricity Forum“Meltdown” is not a scientific term and the definitions for it vary, though generally a “partial meltdown” refers to the …
A back-end solution to an energy crisis - EF News
A kilowatt is the amount of electrical capacity needed to supply 10 light bulbs, each rated at 100 watts. To boost the power output to the higher figure, the farm plans to mix manure from its …
Electricity Forum News - Battery In A Drum Rolled Out
GERMANY - A lithium-titanium battery pack in a rolling white drum can supply 300 watts of power from a 1 kilowatt-hour reserve. That's enough to power a computer workstation for 2 or 3 days, …