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Wrightspeed’s Series Hybrid Retrofit Kit For Garbage Trucks — Making Waste Cleanup Cleaner Than Ever

Good news for our waste haulers and urban environment — Wrightspeed’s new series hybrid powertrain retrofit sets a high standard anywhere waste needs picked up. Wrightspeed’s series hybrid retrofit waste haulers makes sense, saves money, and protects the environment. According to GM-Volt.com, waste haulers that use this retrofit can reportedly be cleaner (all things considered) than

Wrightspeed’s Series Hybrid Retrofit Kit For Garbage Trucks — Making Waste Cleanup Cleaner Than Ever was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Cynthia Shahan | March 31, 2014 | Energy Efficiency |

Political & Economic Consequences Of Imported Energy In Europe

Originally published on ABB. By Hannu Vaananen Europe needs to become more intelligent if it is to stop paying more than one billion USD every day for imported energy The share of imported energy in Europe is growing and every day it pays more than one billion USD for its energy dependency, one that also has

Political & Economic Consequences Of Imported Energy In Europe was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Guest Contributor | March 31, 2014 | Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy |

New Prototype Home That’s Heated & Cooled Entirely By Fermenting Straw

A new prototype home that is heated and cooled entirely through the action of fermenting straw has been created by researchers at Japan’s Waseda University. It might sound like a strange idea — or perhaps even unbelievable — but the concept has actually been around for a couple of decades now, and has been utilized

New Prototype Home That’s Heated & Cooled Entirely By Fermenting Straw was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By James Ayre | March 30, 2014 | Energy Efficiency |

Why Solar Isn’t Enough

By Vic Shao The past few weeks of sunny weather have been paying off, literally, for California’s solar companies. On March 16th the state set a new record by drawing more than 16% of our energy use from solar energy. But even that isn’t enough for those of us that want to see our communities reach net

Why Solar Isn’t Enough was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Guest Contributor | March 30, 2014 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Solar Energy |

Coercivity Of Material Altered By Patterning Surface — Improved Energy Efficiency In High-Frequency Electronics Likely As Result

The coercivity of nickel ferrite (NFO) thin films can be reduced by as much as 80% via the patterning of the surface of the material, according to new research from North Carolina State University. This finding “opens the door” to greater energy efficiency in high-frequency electronics — such as sensors, antennas, microwave-utilizing devices, etc. “This

Coercivity Of Material Altered By Patterning Surface — Improved Energy Efficiency In High-Frequency Electronics Likely As Result was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By James Ayre | March 29, 2014 | Energy Efficiency |

Ukraine Crisis Is Connected To Climate & Energy Policy

Originally published on EnergyPost.eu. By Sonja van Renssen Decisions on a new European climate and energy policy for 2030 are relegated to autumn as heads of state are caught up in the Ukraine crisis. At their spring summit in Brussels, EU leaders gave centre stage to energy dependence. First climate change, then competitiveness, now security of

Ukraine Crisis Is Connected To Climate & Energy Policy was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Guest Contributor | March 27, 2014 | Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Wind Energy |

Solar-Powered KB Home Models In Arizona

Originally published on Green Building Elements. Homes designed with renewable energy options continue to become more common. This press release from KB Homes is great news. New homes are a logical place to feature solar power options where the challenge of financing the cost of renewables can be included in the original mortgage loan. Expansion of popular solar

Solar-Powered KB Home Models In Arizona was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Glenn Meyers | March 27, 2014 | Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy |

Aircraft Engines That Use Less Fuel & Can Last Three Times As Long Via New Nanoparticle Coating

The service life of aircraft engines can be greatly increased, by up to 300%, through the use of a nanoparticle coating, according to new research from University West in Sweden. This nanoparticle coating also allows the temperature within the engine to be raised, which would increase fuel efficiency — resulting in decreased fuel use, and

Aircraft Engines That Use Less Fuel & Can Last Three Times As Long Via New Nanoparticle Coating was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By James Ayre | March 27, 2014 | Energy Efficiency |

Better Building Codes Save Bundles (Chart)

How much money could you and your neighbors save on energy? That depends a lot on the building code, which states (and sometimes cities) can use to set minimum standards for energy efficiency. The U.S. Department of Energy has a nice chart of which state has adopted which code, but the following chart is useful in

Better Building Codes Save Bundles (Chart) was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By John Farrell | March 25, 2014 | Energy Efficiency |

Brighter, More Resilient LEDs Via New Processing Technique

Brighter and more resilient LEDs can be created via the use of a new processing technique developed by researchers from North Carolina State University. The improvements are achieved by coating the semiconductor material gallium nitride (GaN) with a layer of phosphorus-derived acid. “By coating polar GaN with a self-assembling layer of phosphonic groups, we were

Brighter, More Resilient LEDs Via New Processing Technique was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By James Ayre | March 24, 2014 | Energy Efficiency |

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