Posts tagged U S Department
DOE strips its Energy Star labels off LG fridges
Dec 31st
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The U.S. Department of Energy has finally made good on its threat to take its label off of certain refrigerators made by Korean giant LG Electronics. The move is indicative of the DOE’s new, tougher approach to energy efficiency standards and certification.
In the last few years, the Energy Star name seemed to mean less [...]
Smart Grid spending boom to top $200B by 2015
Dec 28th
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If there was one breakout business within the cleantech sector this year, it was the Smart Grid. Companies working toward the construction of a cleaner, more efficient electrical grid have multiplied, offering new ways to connect homes and businesses to utilities, to transmit more data, and to use less energy overall. The industry [...]
Big Chevy Volt news expected on Jan. 7
Dec 24th
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Apparently General Motors still has some surprises in store when it comes to its highly-anticipated Chevy Volt. The company says it will be announcing something big on Jan. 7 during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
There are several things this could mean. First, the company could put a definite date on [...]
Flat World Knowledge adds funding, launches open-source textbooks for the blind
Dec 14th
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Flat World Knowledge, provider of free, open-source textbooks intended to lower mounting book prices for college students, has come out with two pieces of news. First, it added about $2.5 million in funding last month, bringing its total raised to $10.5 million. And second, it just forged a partnership with Bookshare, to make [...]
