Electric power Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:23:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 New Low-Speed Wi-Fi Technology Could Help Smart Grids Evolve Faster https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ultra-link-technology-20110722/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ultra-link-technology-20110722/#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:23:29 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=19569 A company called On-Ramp Wireless invented a technology that uses the same frequencies Wi-Fi network cards use, but modulates the signal in such a manner that it doesn't get distorted by noise, such as the surrounding networks. On the contrary, the Ultra-Link Processing technology can send signals to up to 45 miles and even uses much less power to do that, enabling savings in what concerns both energy and equipment deployed on the field by utilities.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ultra-link-technology-20110722/feed/ 0 19569 Helix-Shaped Vertical Wind Turbines Will Power GSM Towers in Africa & US https://www.greenoptimistic.com/helix-shaped-vertical-wind-turbines-will-power-gsm-towers-in-africa-us-20091001/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/helix-shaped-vertical-wind-turbines-will-power-gsm-towers-in-africa-us-20091001/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:36:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4608 Too often, regardless of the energy sources being used, the GSM transmission towers' power fails, because of various reasons: theft, heavy rain/snow, disturbances in the grid lines. Helix, a San Diego-based wind company, is working on a wind turbine that is designed to power base stations in hard to reach, remote locations from Africa and the US.

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