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• Humor, Innovation

  Get Your Waffle On

  01.20.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Get Your Waffle On

  The ultimate waffle maker for geeks – it turns out waffles in the shape of a keyboard! What will we think of next? Who knows, but I do know I love waffles. As a matter of fact, I made a batch from scratch this morning for the family, Belgian style, and they were delicious! If […]

• Energy, Innovation

  A Really Green House

  01.19.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on A Really Green House

  Earlier this year, a company called Lorax Development (Yes, inspired by the Dr. Seuss tale of the same name) opened a home to the public they developed in the Mission District (San Francisco) called the Clipper House. This is a traditional Victorian row house in the neighborhood that has been remodeled, not a new home […]

• Energy, Innovation

  More Demand Management

  01.16.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on More Demand Management

  Via Earth2Tech: Demand management, the business of intelligently managing power use, especially during peak energy-use hours, can pay for itself in a matter of months. But now with some utilities offering incentives to commercial and industrial power users, demand management systems can give a return on investment almost immediately. That’s the case with a $250,000 […]

• Energy, Innovation

  Geothermal Heat Pumps

  01.15.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Geothermal Heat Pumps

  Image Credit: WFI Industries One of the most overlooked and effective geothermal technologies is the heat pump. As shown in the diagram above, the technology can be used for heating and cooling and depending on the annual temperature variance from the base earth temperature, annual savings vs. conventional HVAC equipment can be as high as […]

• Energy, Innovation

  PHEV Prius in 2010

  01.14.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on PHEV Prius in 2010

  PHEV Prius outside Buck’s in WoodsidePhoto Credit: Business 2.0 Via Cleantech.com: Tokyo-based Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) said it plans to start selling plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2010. That would put the new cars in direct competition with the Chevy Volt from Detroit’s General Motors (NYSE: GM), another plug-in hybrid expected to be released that year. […]

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