First Solar announced that it is to construct four solar power plants that will be able to generate a combined 20 MW of AC power for PNM Resources Incorporated. They will be able to power up to 6,700 homes. These new solar projects are in ...
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Images courtesy of Bright Eyes Kickstarter Page To understand technology is to not only the rapidly changing world, but to understand ourselves and our abilities. If people could get over the initial intimidation of learning to program, ...
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Cooper Lighting, a leader at the forefront of transforming the lighting industry and setting an unmatched standard for innovation and reliability, is pleased to announce that three of its LED architectural products have been recognized for ...
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The government has put a £1bn tender for IT services on ice because of hardware problems with the tender process. The four-year Applications Development, Delivery and Support Services (ADDSS) framework was issued in June and open to ...
Search engine giant Google has entered into an agreement with the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) to use 48MW of wind energy from the Canadian Hills Wind Project to power its Oklahoma datacentre. The collaboration is part of Google's ...
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Apple has announced a 7.9-inch version of its market-leading iPad to compete with its rivals in the smaller tablet market. The iPad Mini will come in both Wi-Fi and 4G models, with 16GB, 32GB or 64GB capacity. But with prices starting at ...
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The time has come when our desk jobs, electricity consumption and gym experiences should merge into one. We drive, we sit at our desks, we work out in the gym to replace the excercise that we would have normally gotten during the day, yet ...
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The following considerations are drawn from successful energy efficient lighting projects using LED T8 lamps, and they would help facility managers and lighting contractors achieve a better ROI (return on investment) for their own ...
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Global datacentre traffic will grow four times by 2016 to reach a total of 6.6 zettabytes annually, Cisco Systems' Global Cloud Index has forecast. Cisco Systems' Global Cloud Index also predicted that cloud traffic – a major ...
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Technology is evolving and so are lighting controls. We have left the age of manual controlled lights and are entering the new age of lighting and lighting controls. And London is on board; in a recent lighting overhaul in London plans have ...
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The true hurdle of solar technology is being able to produce solar cells efficiently and at low cost. The present world technology doesn’t make solar cell production a bargain, but a new prototype by researchers at Stanford University ...
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The next instalment in the Joined up Lighting series is set to look at lighting for circadian systems on 6 July. The study of circadian rythems is particularly relevant to the office sector. Photo courtesy of Riegens The event, ...
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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has demanded details of how major banks plan to prevent a repeat of the Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) software glitch in June 2012. The glitch in the CA7 batch process scheduler meant 12 million ...
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Shares in Diamond Foods rose today (18 December) after the Kettle Chips owner reported underlying first-quarter earnings that were ahead of Wall Street forecasts. The US snack group reported adjusted earnings per share of US$0.24 for ...
Simon Davies, founder of Privacy International, has blasted the online gaming industry for inadequately protecting gamblers' privacy and failing to adhere to basic principles of data protection. Further reading Information Commissioner ...
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