energy grids Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:30:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 IBM and ABB Designing More Efficient Insulator for the Electricity Grid https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ibm-abb-silicon-rubber-insulator-20111102/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ibm-abb-silicon-rubber-insulator-20111102/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:30:19 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=21000 IBM and ABB have decided to work together to find a better insulator for the electricity grid. They’ll use IBM’s supercomputers and ABB’s expertise at building grids to develop a new kind of high-voltage insulator that would better withstand the action of the elements. A significant quantity of electricity is being lost in its path […]

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