Yahoo will unveil a new data center in Lockport, New York tomorrow that boasts a power-use effectiveness (PUE) ratio of 1.08, which means that 92 percent of the power consumed by the data center goes toward computing functions. Only 8 percent goes to lights and operational equipment. Less than 1 percent of the power gets [...]
FRANKFURT, Germany — It’s a very long shot, but someday there may be cars and buses whose main chemical byproduct is sunscreen. APET, or Advanced Power and Energy Sources Transportation, is touting the idea of using a zinc-air fuel cell to power vehicles. Oxygen and water would be mixed with zinc in a fuel cell [...]
From Wired.com: Product Features Portable and plugs into any outlet with power you can use anywhere in your home Unlike existing micro-inverters, the Sunfish has built-in circuit protection and doesn’t require a dedicated electrical panel No contractors, no installers, no additional wiring, and no drywall to tear out – up and running in about an [...]
Good news for Southern California mass transit users: BAE Systems is planning to develop a zero-emission bus for Southern California regional transit agency, SunLine Transit, under a project to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of fuel cell technology. The company will be serving as systems integrator to deliver the vehicle to SunLine transit in an effort [...]