By Kennedy Maize Washington, April 2, 2010 -- Greenpeace doesn't like cloud computing. The out-on-the-edge environmental group also doesn't much care for Apple's upcoming IPad computer platform, which adds to…
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Rare earths—some 17 elements (some scarce and some abundant) found in Earth’s crust by themselves or combined with other chemicals—may be a major hurdle in the renewable energy supply chain.…
What do Gmail, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook have in common? Courtesy: IBM They are all examples of cloud computing. And they work well, as Google, owner of Gmail, YouTube, Blogger, and…
The requirements placed on belt conveyors have become increasingly complicated with respect to predictable and reliable operation and the reduction of fugitive, especially dust, emissions. The proven techniques of using…
“Cloud” computing has become the latest buzz in the information technology (IT) world. What does it mean? Is it real? Not easy questions to answer at this point. There’s a…
For decades, the solar energy industry has struggled to become cost-competitive with other sources of power generation. Recent technology innovations and creative ways of installing solar generation are beginning to…
A solar thermal demonstration power plant in Jülich, Germany, that was developed by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), was formally handed over to its…
By Kennedy Maize The Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is declaring that carbon dioxide, a life-giving and ubiquitous atmospheric chemical, is a threat to public health. That’s a completely illogical…
Modern wireless systems improve productivity, monitoring activities, and safety at power plants by enabling the right people to be at the right place at the right time. Wireless technology can…
A key maxim of the military is "train like you fight, and fight like you train." The same applies to emergency response training, which should be a part of a…