Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication Systems ESK in Munich in partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute of Industrial Mathematics ITWM in Kaiserslautern and industrial partner embedded brains, have successfully connected power outlets at homes wirelessly using the IPv6 protocol. Hence it is now possible to switch sockets on and off wirelessly using a device compatible with IPv6 such as a laptop PC or a smartphone from any location.
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM researchers have obtained a patent for gypsum boards that can store thermal energy, which will bring down up to 40% of a building’s energy consumption. The boards along with strategies like natural airing and sunlight can bring down energy consumption, especially in Spain where nearly 80% of the energy is imported.
An Energy Savings Performance Contract was offered by Air Force leaders at Tinker. The project will be jointly conducted by Honeywell, Tinker AFB, the Department of Energy, Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency and the Air Force Material Command.
Charter Fuels has displayed autogas-powered vehicles and demonstrated fueling options for fleets and affordable vehicle conversions via the national Alliance AutoGas complete program at the Wisconsin Clean Cities’ Propane in the Park event, which took place in Grafton, Wisconsin on July 25, 2012.
Southern Energy Management (SEM), a sustainable energy company based in North Carolina, has launched ecoHOME program, a new option for builders to construct new energy efficient homes.
The Green Campus Challenge has announced the winning teams in the first edition of challenge that aims to develop and analyze energy efficiency plans in Portuguese Universities.
The International Energy Efficiency Scorecard published for the first time by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), a non-profit organization, has reported that the UK tops in energy efficiency closely followed by Germany, Italy and Japan. Among a total of 12 economies worldwide, the report notes that the US has progressed very little towards better efficiency, placing it in the 9th place.
Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS), a provider of rechargeable, solid-state, thin-film battery solutions has introduced the IPS-EVAL-EH-02 wireless environmental sensor energy harvesting evaluation kit for smart home and building automation applications.
Tecnalia Research & Innovation, a research center has been acknowledged as one of the standards for future factories in Europe.
TopTen USA, a major independent source of consumer data on energy efficient products, has revealed the latest ranking list of the most-efficient computer monitors, which include popular brands such as Dell, Philips, AOC, ViewSonic, Samsung and Acer, to name a few.
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