Best Smart Light Switches of 2017 – Turn Any Light Into a Smart Bulb
From the outside, smart light switches look just like any other light switch, but inside is a hidden feature. That’s because these smart switches connect to your home Wi-Fi network, which lets you...
View ArticleMicrosoft unveils a beautiful Cortana-powered thermostat
Microsoft is partnering with Johnson Controls to build a thermostat. The software giant unveiled the new GLAS thermostat in a YouTube video today. It’s built by Johnson Controls, makers of the first...
View ArticleTampa Electric Plans Large Solar Power Expansion
Regulators have approved a plan to allow Tampa Electric to expand its solar power generation to carry nearly seven percent of the utility’s capacity while also granting a rate freeze for electricity...
View ArticleNew solution for storing your solar power
Electricity created by residential solar panels can now be more easily stored for later use, such as when the sun goes down or during a power outage.A new generation of lithium-ion batteries that are...
View ArticleLazard: Wind & Solar Power Costs Continue To Fall, Putting Coal & Nuclear At...
Lazard is a global asset management company that tracks the cost of producing electricity, among other things. It uses a measure called the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), which averages the estimated...
View ArticleJapan unveils new technology to generate solar power on water
Japan has abundant dams and reservoirs, which attract many companies to promote solar power plant built on the surface of water. At Yamakura Dam, which is using industrial water supply in Chiba...
View ArticleBattery storage, smart grid and energy efficiency investment tops $1bn
Investment in the battery energy storage, smart grid and energy efficiency sectors has topped $1bn in the first nine months of this year, new analysis has found.In its quarterly global funding and...
View ArticleCritics blast TVA monopoly and urge changes in solar power pricing
A former chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority claims the current leadership of the federal utility is abandoning TVA’s pioneering role in promoting solar power and other renewable energy sources...
View ArticleThis wallpaper is actually a tiny solar panel
Wallpaper seems to be having a moment. Whether conductive or metallic, these wall coverings are definitely not your grandparents’ wallpaper. Now another innovation has emerged, this time out of London,...
View ArticleNatural defense – how the US military is embracing solar power
The biggest solar panel installation in Florida went live this summer, an initiative that will drastically cut CO2 emissions by powering tens of thousands of homes with natural energy.Coronal Energy,...
View ArticleSmart grid tech tested to balance Swedish solar, wind and battery system
E.ON has implemented a solar, wind and battery storage microgrid for a Swedish village.The southern village of Simris, which features 140 households, now gets its power from 500 kW of wind power, 440...
View ArticleIndiana politicians got thousands in gifts while pushing solar law
Colts games. Cigar bars. Cocktail lounges and dinners at Indy’s top spots. It may sound like the life of a top CEO or a major celebrity. But in fact, it’s all in a day’s work for some Indiana...
View ArticleAnnouncing “Project Things” – An open framework for connecting your devices...
Last year, we said that Mozilla is working to create a framework of software and services that can bridge the communication gap between connected devices. Today, we are pleased to announce that anyone...
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