Green TVs Getting Greener

If you’ve bought an HDTV in the last few years, chances are that it’s sporting the Engery Star logo that certifies it as a energy efficient device. However, it looks like future HDTVs will be even more efficient. The new Energy Star 4.0 ratings are now in effect. All TVs manufactured as of May [...more]

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May 07 2010
By J. Matthew Zoss

Nation’s Newest Stadium Declared “Green”

Target Field, the new home of the Minnesota Twins, has been declared a “green” building. At a press conference on April 8, the Minnesota Twins announced that Target Field has earned LEED certification status, which stands for Leaders in Energy and Environmental Design. The internationally recognized LEED organization rates architecture projects based on energy savings, water [...more]

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Apr 24 2010
By J. Matthew Zoss

Will The Bloom Box Replace The Grid?

A man who designed a working oxygen farm for Mars turned his efforts toward earth with the new fuel-cell power plant dubbed the Bloom Box. The idealist genius said reverse engineered his work on the oxygen farm, and instead of pumping out oxygen, he pumped it in and created electrical power. CBS talked to [...more]

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Feb 24 2010
By Nick Upton

Even Greener Homes Built From Local Garbage

The green home has long been a dream of the eco-friendly masses and cheaper solar arrays and wind generators have given them a good supplement to the evil grid. But some people are taking green living to another level by using not only recycled materials, but local raw recycled materials. Dubbed “Earthships,” the [...more]

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Jan 23 2010
By Nick Upton

World’s Most Efficient Laundry Detergent On Sale

Here at Technomaly, we’re always looking to bring you the latest and greatest innovations in laundry technology. Today is no exception. Feast your eyes on the… THE WORLD’S FIRST 8X CONCENTRATED LAUNDRY DETERGENT! That’s right. Throw your 2x detergent out the window, and pour your 4x detergent into an estuary, because Method has invented the world’s most [...more]

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Jan 17 2010
By Asterios Kokkinos

1816 Sterling Motor May Drive Solar Energy In 2010

Designed almost 200 years ago, the sterling motor is about to rev up again, and it could mean cost-effective solar energy on a huge scale. The Scientific American featured the novel solar energy plant, scheduled to start up in early 2010 in Arizona. The 1.5 megawatt (MW) demonstration site, known as Maricopa Solar, is set [...more]

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Jan 15 2010
By Nick Upton

Initiative Seeks To Reduce Data Center Energy Usage 1000-Fold

“Imagine the amount of energy it takes for the global communications network to operate for one day. That same amount of power would represent three years of operation in this new network.” That’s Gee Rittenhouse, director of research for Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs, at a launch event today in London. Rittenhouse and crew run [...more]

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Jan 14 2010
By Asterios Kokkinos

Tesla Takes A Cross-Country, Hijinx-Filled Road Trip

Don’t think an electric powered car can survive long drives or tough climates? The folks at Tesla Motors aimed to dispel these myths about the electric car by taking their $100,000 Roadster on a 2,700-mile cross-country road trip from California through Texas and up to Detroit for the currently running North American International Auto [...more]

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Jan 14 2010
By Geoffrey Golden

Department of Energy Offers $47 Million For Green Data Centers

Did you know that industry computer servers account for 1.5% of the nation’s energy use? The Department of Energy did which is why they awarded $47 million dollars to companies who are seeking to improve energy usage in data centers. Energy Secretary Steven Chu awarded cash to 14 projects, including HP’s power supply chain projects, Alcatel-Lucent’s [...more]

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Jan 12 2010
By Asterios Kokkinos

The Minnesota Twins Get Green

Target Field, the new Minnesota Twins ballpark, will capture and reuse rainwater to set a new standard for stadium efficiency. [...more]

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Jan 11 2010
By J. Matthew Zoss