Archive for category Power Saving

Denso’s Air Conditioning System Customizes Your Car Aircon and Saves Gas

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Power Saving on May 8, 2012

Did you ever fight the driver of a car because he wanted to turn on the air conditioning and you didn’t, afraid that you might catch a cold? Or the other way around? No need to worry from now on – everybody in the car can enjoy their own, personalized air climate thanks to Denso [...]

30% Less Fuel Consumption for Cargo Ships of 2016

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Power Saving on April 26, 2012

First, they looked at cars to reduce fuel usage. Then they looked at airplanes. Next thing you know, they’ve taken to the sea to make some overconsumption cuts! The Wind Challenger Project from the University of Tokyo has returned to the basics in an effort to bring down the amount of fuel large merchant vessels [...]

This Earth Day, Philips Unveiled Lightbulb With 20-Year Lifespan

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Power Saving on April 23, 2012

Would you pay 50 bucks for a light bulb? No. But would you pay 50 bucks for one that lasts 20 years? I guess you would! And now you can: thanks to the renowned company Philips, who wanted to really pitch in for Earth Day (this past Sunday the 23rd), buyers can now go online [...]

Smartphone App Compares Different Heating Fuels, Saves Money and CO2

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Power Saving on April 17, 2012

Mobile device applications were designed to make our lives better, so this is what Heating Fuel Comparison is doing these days: offering us valuable information on how to best heat our home. That is if you have an Android or an Apple device. Developed by NDSU Extension Service, the app allows you to draw a [...]

New Fuel Efficient Truck Developed by Japanese Company

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Power Saving on April 11, 2012

You know it’s only a matter of time before all cars go electric; but what about trucks? Now that’s a good question! Apparently, that’s about to happen too at some point, since now we have the truck Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp (MFTBC) designed. The thing eats about 10% less gas. The reason it’s [...]

New Supermarket Scanner Scans Objects Instead of Barcodes, Saves Paper, Time and Energy

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Green Electronics, Power Saving on April 3, 2012

Now here’s something that some may consider has nothing to do with the green purpose of our website, but I think it actually has a lot. It’s Toshiba’s new scanner that recognizes objects (fruits and vegetables, in this example) and instead of using paper-wasting barcodes, knows which is which and puts them on your supermarket [...]

Excess Human Body Heat Used to Keep Buildings Warm

Posted by Mircea Sandru in New Inventions, Power Saving on March 31, 2012

Already being used in many places around the world, the idea of using human body heat to keep buildings warm during cold seasons gains popularity very fast. After many studies engineers concluded that excess body heat could slash carbon emissions in urban areas by one third, if collected and used properly. You may have noticed [...]

Google Uses Recycled Wastewater to Cool Douglas County Data Center

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Power Saving, Water Purifiers on March 20, 2012

A new Google initiative wants to recycle wastewater to cool its hot Douglas County, Georgia data center. By collaborating with the local water authority (The Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority – WSA), Google will not only avoid using freshwater for cooling purposes, but will also partially clean the wastewater (30%), thus helping the community use [...]

New MIT Research Produces “Free Light” From Bulbs

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Power Saving on March 8, 2012

What if light bulbs were as efficient as they should? There will be those of you who say: “Well, aren’t they already?” Actually… no, they’re not: they demand more electricity that would be needed to produce light and they shed the rest as heat. However, thanks to an MIT research team, that’s all about to [...]

ThyssenKrupp’s New Greener Elevators Produce and Save Energy

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Power Saving on February 21, 2012

40 percent of the energy used by the US economy goes in buildings. $400 billion per year. These are the numbers provided by the US Department of Energy and the basis for Obama’s “Better Buildings Initiative” that passed in 2011. Though more efficient planning for new constructions is part of the deal, the main focus [...]

Georgios Vatistas Reinventing 40 Times More Efficient Heat Exchanger

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Power Saving on February 16, 2012

Heat exchangers are being used in everything from refrigerators, air conditioning units to car heaters. However, they have had limitations in what their efficiency is concerned. Not anymore – reinventing the wheel, Georgios Vatistas improved the heat exchanger and made it some 40 times more efficient than the traditional model. This could mean huge energy [...]

Doyle Doss's BluBox Thermal Fan Takes Heat Down to Your Feet, Saves Money

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Power Saving on January 23, 2012

The warmest (and most expensive) air in your home (or small business) is lazily floating around above your head looking for some way to escape. This is especially true if you make your heat with a Single Point Source (wood burning stove, floor furnace, wall furnace, etc.) or you have high ceilings, or (who would [...]

The LED Market to See Considerable Increase by 2021

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Green Electronics, Power Saving on November 30, 2011

The latest report from Pike Research shows that LED lighting will capture 52% of the Commercial Building Market by 2021. The price for these light-emitting diodes has already begun to decline. The researchers believe that the lighting industry will change significantly during the next five years than it has in the previous 50. Currently, the [...]

Stamford, Connecticut to Install Energy-Efficient LED Streetlights

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Power Saving on November 7, 2011

In order to reduce global warming and help curb costs, the city of Stamford, Connecticut is planning to install energy-efficient LED streetlights. This way, the municipality will save more than $146,000 every year. This initiative is part of a country-wide energy efficiency and conservation project. The city has also received an Energy Efficiency and Conservation [...]

New Japanese Polarization Plate Decreases LCD Power Consumption by 30%

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Power Saving on October 26, 2011

Future LCD displays will be some 30 percent more efficient thanks to a new polarization plate invented by Teijin DuPont Films, a Japanese company. The new panel improves the backlight brightness by 50 percent. The new plate uses only the light that’s polarized in a certain way, letting the rest get reflected to the side [...]

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