SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Revamping existing data centers can achieve energy efficiency close to those built from scratch to be greener, according to an early report Thursday from Accenture, which analyzed results of case studies backed by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group.

The energy savings explored, if widespread, could prevent the …

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The Stella concept has an electric powertrain.

(Credit: Subaru)

Subaru announced today a follow-up to its R1e electric mini-car, a bigger electric car built on its Stella platform. The Stella is a four seat car sold in Japan, narrow but tall. The electric Stella concept uses a 40 kilowatt electric …

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Dell on Wednesday said its server power supplies have met an industry target of 92 percent efficiency.

Its servers comply with the 80 Plus benchmark of making power supplies 92 percent efficient when a server is at 50 percent load, explained Albert Esser, Dell’s vice president of power and …

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NEW YORK–You can’t avoid the bubble question when it comes to clean-tech investing. Get used to it: with a massive movement of capital into the sector projected in the future, people are bound to fret.

It’s understandable. Billions of dollars worth of venture capital have gone into this …

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Algae’s clout as a fuel feedstock seems to grow every day.

Inventure Chemical and Seambiotic announced this week a joint venture to create biofuels from algae fed by a coal-fired power plant.

An open pond for growing algae in Israel.

(Credit: Seambiotic)

Based in Seattle, Inventure Chemical has a …

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NEW YORK–Economic and policy problems have placed a few potholes in front of the fast-growing clean technology business.

Forecasts for clean-technology adoption all point upward these days, buoyed by high double digits growth rates in sectors like wind and solar power over the past several years.

But a panel of …

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Computer running a little slower than it should be?  Have you thought about upgrading, but weren’t really sure where to start?
One of the easier, and first, things you can do to get an extra boost is by adding computer RAM.  Adding RAM to your computer can help speed up the boot process, programs that you […]

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