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NuScale's Small Modular Nuclear Reactor -- Reliable, Resilient and Flexible

Jim Conca

NuScale’s SMR is the most resilient and reliable of any energy source, with Black-Start Capability, Island Mode and First Responder Power, not needing external grid connections, capable of withstanding earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, floods, cyberattacks, EMP threats and geomagnetic disturbances.

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Fairphone 2 is the world's first ethical, modular smartphone

Treehugger - Technology

If only we could buy it in North America.

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Crouching Heater, Hidden Pool Pump

Bidgely

This article originally appeared in the May 2-18 issue of Strategies, the magazine of the Association of Energy Services Professionals ( AESP.ORG ). Crouching Heater, Hidden Pool Pump. The unintended consequences of missing appliances when analyzing loads. Utilities collect and analyze energy usage data for various purposes such as fine tuning load predictions, designing demand side management programs, and improving rate allocation models.

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When electronics recycling innovation is strangled by corporatism: The Eric Lundgren story

Living Green Technology

In case you haven't heard, the US government and Microsoft have succeeded in their quest to take down one Eric Lundgren, a force in the electronics recycling industry. How did Lundgren land in this predicament? Did he avoid taxes? Did he mislead consumers? No. All he did was attempt to sell thousands of Windows Recovery Disks to computer refurbishers for 25 cents a pop in an effort to significantly extend the life-cycle of used PCs.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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AGNI Energy Claims Nuclear Fusion Isn't As Far Away As You Think

Jim Conca

A new nuclear fusion reactor may have solved the problems of previous designs. It uses both electric and magnetic fields, and a beam of ions focused on a solid target, each containing half of the fuel and taking advantage of aneutronic fusion, reducing the problems with high neutron radiation.

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2 rallying cries for a green building revolution: Reduce Demand! and Electrify Everything!

Treehugger - Technology

Previously titled "4 reasons why heat pumps are not going to save the planet" which was mean to heat pumps.

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This week?s ten biggest climate innovation stories ? 21 June

Climate-KIC

How can ammonia fertiliser be used to store green energy? Will food waste take over the fashion industry? And despite new EU targets on renewables, energy efficiency and emissions, how well are individual countries performing? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. Batteries boom enables world to get half of […].

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New heat pump technology heats and cools houses at lower cost

Treehugger - Technology

The dual source heat pump uses either the ground or the air as a heat source.

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Artist?s intricate paper sculptures connect humans to corals

Climate-KIC

American artist Rogan Brown creates stunning paper art of the microscopic organisms living inside our bodies that, when scaled up, resemble coral reefs. The art highlights the harmonies between our outer and inner worlds. Coral bleaching is one of the most conspicuous and widespread effects of climate change we see today. It occurs when coral […].